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Voting Record — Douglas Ross MSP, Highlands and Islands (25531)
Douglas Ross 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 |
| Highlands and Islands |
8 May 2021 |
still in office |
Con |
votes out of |
votes out of |
n/a |
| Moray |
13 Dec 2019 |
30 May 2024 |
Con |
2 votes out of 567, 0.4% |
567 votes out of 1069, 53.0% |
0 times |
| Moray |
9 Jun 2017 |
6 Nov 2019 |
Con |
8 votes out of 424, 1.9% |
424 votes out of 463, 91.6% |
0 times |
| Highlands and Islands |
7 May 2016 |
11 Jun 2017 |
Con |
votes out of |
votes out of |
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 person and each of the policies in the database, according to their
voting record.
| Agreement | Policy |
| 71% |
A stricter immigration system |
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