Parliament Workbench
Data: Votes to 12 Nov 2026 · Official Report to 12 Nov 2026

Former MSP

Neil Findlay

Lab Was MSP for Lothian (region) 2011–21

At a glance

Votes with Lab99.2%Lab median 99.9%
Turns up to vote88.1%Parliament median 92.9%

5,920 contributions in debates and committees 1,461 motions lodged 2,296 questions asked

Distinctive phrases

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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

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  1. 24 Mar 2021
    ✓ For Carried
  2. 23 Mar 2021
    ✓ For Carried
  3. 23 Mar 2021
    Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill
    Stage 3Bill pageS5M-24271Lab majority: ✓ For
    ✓ For Carried
  4. 17 Mar 2021
    Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill
    Stage 3Bill pageS5M-24381Lab majority: ✓ For
    ✓ For Carried

Broke with their party

11 times →
  1. 11 Mar 2021
    Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill
    S5M-24322Lab majority: ✓ ForAgainst party
    – Abstained Carried
  2. 19 Dec 2019
    Referendums (Scotland) Bill
    S5M-20237Lab majority: ✗ AgainstAgainst party
    – Abstained Carried
  3. 21 Jun 2017
    Agriculture
    S5M-06186Lab majority: ✓ ForAgainst party
    – Abstained Carried

Latest in the chamber

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  1. 24 Mar 2021Public Petitions Committee
    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…

  2. 18 Mar 2021Chamber
    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…

  3. 18 Mar 2021Chamber
    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…

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Seats
Lothian (region) 2011–21