Bill Bowman

1,943 contributions in debates and committees 423 motions lodged 310 questions asked

• content wish 98
• speak agreed 88
• indicated content 97
• content instruments 83
• reporting ground 85
• draw instrument 76
• instrument attention 76
• procedure raised 52

Words and pairs this MSP uses far more than other members do (TF-IDF over their Official Report contributions), with mention counts.

1. 24 Mar 2021
   Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill

   Stage 3Bill pageS5M-24270Con majority: ✓ For
   ✓ For Carried
2. 23 Mar 2021
   European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill

   Stage 3Bill pageS5M-24238Con majority: ✓ For
   ✓ For Carried
3. 23 Mar 2021
   Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill

   Stage 3Bill pageS5M-24271Con majority: ✓ For
   ✓ For Carried
4. 17 Mar 2021
   Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill

   Stage 3Bill pageS5M-24381Con majority: ✓ For
   ✓ For Carried

1. 11 Mar 2021
   Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill

   S5M-24322Con majority: ✗ AgainstAgainst party
   ✓ For Carried
2. 20 Jan 2021
   Approval of SSI

   S5M-23911Con majority: – AbstainedAgainst party
   ✗ Against Carried

1. 23 Mar 2021Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
   Instruments not subject to Parliamentary Procedure

   Is the committee content with the instruments? No member has indicated that they are not content or that they wish to speak, so that is agreed. With that, I draw this session’s me…

2. 23 Mar 2021Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
   Instruments subject to Negative Procedure

   The final instrument on which an issue has been raised is SSI 2021/151, which provides for 100 per cent non-domestic rates relief for properties with specified uses in the retail,…

3. 23 Mar 2021Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
   Instrument subject to Made Affirmative Procedure

   Agenda item 2 is consideration of an instrument that is subject to the made affirmative procedure, on which no points have been raised. Is the committee content with the instrumen…

Works with

Backs their motions most

• Miles Briggs Con 390
• Annie Wells Con 363
• Jeremy Balfour Ind 361
• Michelle Ballantyne Reform 357
• Peter Chapman Con 344

Whose motions they back most

• Alexander Stewart Con 380
• Michelle Ballantyne Reform 241
• Liam Kerr Con 198
• Annie Wells Con 174
• Peter Chapman Con 163

Most similar sitting MSPs

• Miles Briggs Con 69% similar
• Liam Kerr Con 68% similar
• Alexander Burnett Con 66% similar
• Rachael Hamilton Con 64% similar
• Graham Simpson Reform 62% similar

Similarity blends voting record, motion support and topics.