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Voting Record — Sarah Boyack MSP, Edinburgh Central (13956)
Sarah Boyack is currently
Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).
| Constituency | From | To | Party | Rebellions (explain...) | Attendance (explain...) | Teller |
| Lothian |
8 May 2021 |
still in office |
Lab |
votes out of |
votes out of |
n/a |
| Lothian |
15 Jul 2019 |
5 May 2021 |
Lab |
votes out of |
votes out of |
n/a |
| Lothian |
6 May 2011 |
23 Mar 2016 |
Lab |
votes out of |
votes out of |
n/a |
| Edinburgh Central |
3 May 2007 |
23 Mar 2011 |
Lab |
1 vote out of 592, 0.2% |
592 votes out of 606, 97.7% |
n/a |
| Edinburgh Central |
1 May 2003 |
2 Apr 2007 |
Lab |
4 votes out of 1336, 0.3% |
1336 votes out of 1411, 94.7% |
n/a |
| Edinburgh Central |
6 May 1999 |
31 Mar 2003 |
Lab |
3 votes out of 1151, 0.3% |
1151 votes out of 1287, 89.4% |
n/a |
Votes in parliament for which this MSP's vote differed from the
majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MSP was
a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).
See also all votes... attended | possible
This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MSP and each of the policies in the database, according to their
voting record.
| Agreement | Policy |
| 100% |
Homosexuality - Equal rights |
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