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Mr Donald Dewar
Former Labour MP for Glasgow Anniesland, Former Labour MSP for Glasgow Anniesland
- Also represented Glasgow Garscadden; Aberdeen South
- Entered Parliament on 31 March 1966 — General election
- Left Parliament on 11 October 2000 — Died
- Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999 — Election
- Left the Scottish Parliament on 11 October 2000 — Died
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mr Donald Dewar voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
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- Never rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time — Scottish executive: Secretary of State for Scotland (Meetings) (5 Oct 2000)
“I last met the Secretary of State, along with other colleagues, last week at Brighton, which is a prosperous watering place on the south coast of England. I spoke to him at length this morning. I will be seeing him in Glasgow tomorrow. Our discussions range widely.”
- Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time — Scottish executive: Secretary of State for Scotland (Meetings) (5 Oct 2000)
“Applause is easily earned these days. I am very familiar with section 23, and regard it as a nuclear option, which no one would want to see used on a regular basis. Of course there is a problem, which John Swinney will be the first to recognise, because there is a code of practice on access to Scottish Executive information that deals with internal discussion and advice. The code holds that...”
- Scottish Parliament: First Minister's Question Time — Scottish executive: Secretary of State for Scotland (Meetings) (5 Oct 2000)
“I am afraid that that explanation was riddled with assumptions that are unsafe and has largely been overtaken by events. Of course, the provisions in section 23 exist. One of the committees—not both—has asked for the production of documents, and so far as I am concerned, I have made it clear that section 23 exists. However, I have tried to explain to Mr Swinney that there are real...”
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- Has voted in 21.06% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation. (From Public Whip)
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