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Voting Record — Shiona Baird MSP, North East Scotland (13950)
Shiona Baird is currently
Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).
| From | To | Party | Rebellions (explain...) | Attendance (explain...) | Teller |
| 1 May 2003 |
2 Apr 2007 |
Green |
11 votes out of 1253, 0.9% |
1253 votes out of 1411, 88.8% |
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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