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Member of the Scottish Parliament
Gillian Mackay
Scottish Green Party · Member for Central Scot and Lothians West (region)
At a glance Gillian Mackay is a Scottish Green Party regional Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scot and Lothians West (region).
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 2,903 Holyrood divisions on record; Gillian Mackay did not vote in 26. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out. At Holyrood an abstention is a deliberate recorded vote, distinct from not voting at all.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Voting record
The most recent divisions Gillian Mackay voted in. For, Against and Abstain are as recorded.
| 25 Jun 2026 | Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population | Against |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population | For |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population | For |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population | Against |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population | Against |
| 24 Jun 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill – UK Legislation | Abstain |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Scotland Needs Reform: Five Years to 2031 | For |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Scotland Needs Reform: Five Years to 2031 | For |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change | For |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill - UK Legislation | Abstain |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change | Against |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change | For |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change | Against |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change | For |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Affordable Bus Fares | For |
Register of interests
From the Scottish Parliament's Register of Interests. Shown as registered; nothing is added or interpreted.
Controlled transactions1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 4 Jun 2026)
Gifts1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 4 Jun 2026)
Heritable property1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 4 Jun 2026)
Interest in shares1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 4 Jun 2026)
Overseas visits1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 4 Jun 2026)
Remuneration and related undertaking1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 4 Jun 2026)
Voluntary2
- I am a member of Unite the Union. (lodged 4 Jun 2026)
- I am a charity fundraiser with the Rebel Legion UK. (lodged 4 Jun 2026)
Questions
Gillian Mackay has tabled 183 questions in the Scottish Parliament.
Question to be taken in Chamber.
Question to be taken in Chamber.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government when it will implement management measures for inshore Marine Protected Areas and Priori…
To ask the Scottish Government when it will implement management measures for inshore Marine Protected Areas and Priority Marine Features.
Awaiting an answer.
Question to be taken in Chamber.
Question to be taken in Chamber.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on banning the use of Prestwick airport by the US military.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on banning the use of Prestwick airport by the US military.
Awaiting an answer.
Question to be taken in Chamber.
Question to be taken in Chamber.
Awaiting an answer.
Question to be taken in Chamber.
Question to be taken in Chamber.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce a licensing system for local authorities to address the growin…
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce a licensing system for local authorities to address the growing number of vaping shops.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether MSP staff and SPS staff will benefit from the new national ban…
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether MSP staff and SPS staff will benefit from the new national bank holiday introduced to mark Scotland’s participation in the men's football World Cup.
Awaiting an answer.
Motions lodged
| 23 Jun 2026 | 45th Anniversary of MND Scotland | 30 sig. |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Summer of Sport | 1 sig. |
| 26 May 2026 | Anniversary of Single-Use Vapes Ban | 19 sig. |
| 22 May 2026 | Tartan Army App to Offset Carbon Footprint | 14 sig. |
| 20 May 2026 | Motherwell Football Club Secures European Qualification | 16 sig. |
| 16 Feb 2026 | Ending US Military Use of Scottish Airports | 0 sig. |
Speeches
Recent things Gillian Mackay has said in the chamber and in committee, from the Official Report.
25 Jun 2026 National Health Service Capital Projects (draft)
There are lessons to be learned from this situation, but that will be of little comfort to the staff and patients who are dealing with an old hospital. Right now, it is 30°C in some parts of Monklands hospital, wall trims are held on with …
25 Jun 2026 First Minister’s Question Time (draft)
I appreciate the First Minister’s response. Local issues aside, the most significant impact of the data centres is their combined energy use. If all 24 applications are approved, they will use up to one and a half times the peak energy use…
25 Jun 2026 First Minister’s Question Time (draft)
I am pleased to hear that the First Minister is considering that, because councils are saying that they do not have the necessary guidance to decide on the megaplans. Fife Council has confirmed that the Scottish Government is looking at wh…
25 Jun 2026 First Minister’s Question Time (draft)
Since we raised the issue of hyperscale data centres with the First Minister last week, more than 6,000 people have written to him to back the Scottish Greens’ call for a moratorium. Hundreds of those people gathered outside the Parliament…
24 Jun 2026 Portfolio Question Time (draft)
I am pleased that the minister is getting up to speed on that part of the portfolio.Scotland’s network of marine protected areas was intended to be a vital marine safeguard, but the designation itself does not protect our marine environmen…
24 Jun 2026 Portfolio Question Time (draft)
To ask the Scottish Government when it will implement management measures for inshore marine protected areas and priority marine features. (S7O-00109)
18 Jun 2026 European Union Referendum (10th Anniversary) (draft)
We all know how damaging Brexit has been to our economy and our democracy. I am pleased to hear the minister highlight the human costs, because I think those are tangible things that everybody can realise we have lost.At a time when global…
11 Jun 2026 First Minister’s Question Time (draft)
The violence this week has been stirred up by an online landscape that is designed to promote hate and by social media algorithms that deliver fascist propaganda into people’s news feeds 24 hours a day. The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, …
11 Jun 2026 First Minister’s Question Time (draft)
This is a time when our Parliament must stand together to condemn racists and fascists who seek to divide our communities, and I am heartened by most of the response that we have had so far this afternoon.However, today, The National has r…
11 Jun 2026 First Minister’s Question Time (draft)
I follow others in wishing Steve Clarke, the Scotland men’s team and the tartan army a safe and productive journey in the US.The racist violence that we have seen on the streets of Belfast, as well as in Glasgow and elsewhere in Scotland t…
10 Jun 2026 Portfolio Question Time (draft)
The US Government’s partner in this aggression is, of course, the Israeli Government, which has already been banned from using publicly owned Scottish infrastructure, including Prestwick airport. During the previous parliamentary session, …
10 Jun 2026 Portfolio Question Time (draft)
The US Government’s partner in this aggression is, of course, the Israeli Government, which has already been banned from using publicly owned Scottish infrastructure, including Prestwick airport. During the previous parliamentary session, …
10 Jun 2026 Portfolio Question Time (draft)
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on banning the use of Prestwick airport by the US military. (S7O-00047)
10 Jun 2026 Portfolio Question Time (draft)
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on banning the use of Prestwick airport by the US military. (S7O-00047)
2 Jun 2026 Summer of Sport (draft)
We need to do more work at the national level to promote Scottish football, particularly in the Scottish Professional Football League, outside Scotland, in order to generate more money from TV rights.Falkirk is already selling away tickets…
2 Jun 2026 Summer of Sport (draft)
We all know the evidence about the benefits of physical activity in helping to prevent and manage conditions such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes and reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. The benefits to overall wellbei…
28 May 2026 First Minister’s Question Time (draft)
If it is a wee bit early for cast-iron commitments, the First Minister might not enjoy my next question.The Scottish Greens have already shown that we can work constructively and creatively to raise more money for public services. Income t…
28 May 2026 First Minister’s Question Time (draft)
I appreciate that response from the First Minister and, in a second, I will come on to an idea about how we can deliver more from the public sector. I am sure that the new Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Reform will have plenty of dif…
28 May 2026 First Minister’s Question Time (draft)
The Scottish Greens were the only party at the election to say that we need to use our full taxation powers to raise more money, particularly from the wealth of the super-rich.Today, the Tax Justice Scotland coalition wrote to the First Mi…
26 May 2026 Independence Referendum (draft)
The response to the debate from some members has been predictable. There was not only the earliest mention of Paisley ever from George Adam, but we heard the usual old clichés about independence. For anyone who had their bingo card out, th…
Seat & career
- Central Scot and Lothians West (region) Regional MSP 7 May 2026 – present
- Central Scotland (region) Regional MSP · Dissolution 6 May 2021 – 8 Apr 2026
Allowances
2025 (latest published)
Source: Scottish Parliament (published ~1 year in arrears)
Contact & offices
Source: this MSP's official Scottish Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.