Former MSP
Neil Findlay
At a glance
5,920 contributions in debates and committees 1,461 motions lodged 2,296 questions asked
Distinctive phrases
All speeches →- mesh 229
- room ensure 26
- blacklisting 55
- civilise 20
- west lothian 159
- sport everyone 33
- nhs lothian 118
- john hospital 37
Words and pairs this MSP uses far more than other members do (TF-IDF over their Official Report contributions), with mention counts.
Recent votes on bills
All 1,438 votes →- 24 Mar 2021✓ For Carried
- 23 Mar 2021✓ For Carried
- 23 Mar 2021✓ For Carried
- 17 Mar 2021✓ For Carried
Broke with their party
11 times →- 11 Mar 2021– Abstained Carried
- 19 Dec 2019– Abstained Carried
- 21 Jun 2017– Abstained Carried
Latest in the chamber
All 5,920 →-
Continued Petitions
I thank everyone for their helpful comments. It is of course up to this committee to request that the next health committee takes on the petition and carries out an inquiry, and I…
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Drug Deaths and Harms
I want to take the opportunity to rip her knitting again for a wee while. Can the minister tell us in what other area of social policy what is described as an “ageing cohort” woul…
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First Minister’s Question Time
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I raise this point in relation to the reply that I received from the First Minister earlier. A number of mesh-injured women went through al…
Works with
Backs their motions most
- Jackie Baillie Lab 547
- Bill Kidd SNP 524
- Jeremy Balfour Ind 518
- Miles Briggs Con 516
- Iain Gray Lab 368
Whose motions they back most
- Jackie Baillie Lab 299
- Elaine Smith Lab 200
- Angela Constance SNP 146
- Lewis Macdonald Lab 124
- Monica Lennon Lab 124
Most similar sitting MSPs
- Neil Bibby Lab 64% similar
- Jackie Baillie Lab 63% similar
- Mark Griffin Lab 61% similar
- Monica Lennon Lab 60% similar
- Daniel Johnson Lab 59% similar
Similarity blends voting record, motion support and topics.
Career
Full career →- Seats
- Lothian (region) 2011–21