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Member of the Scottish Parliament
Maggie Chapman
Scottish Green Party · Member for North East Scotland (region)
At a glance Maggie Chapman is a Scottish Green Party regional Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland (region).
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 2,903 Holyrood divisions on record; Maggie Chapman did not vote in 11. 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.
Committees
- Criminal Justice Committee Member
Voting record
The most recent divisions Maggie Chapman voted in. For, Against and Abstain are as recorded.
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change | For |
| 23 Jun 2026 | Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill - UK Legislation | Abstain |
| 17 Jun 2026 | Affordable Bus Fares | Against |
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 3 Jun 2026)
Gifts1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 3 Jun 2026)
Heritable property1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 3 Jun 2026)
Interest in shares1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 3 Jun 2026)
Overseas visits1
- No registrable interests. (lodged 3 Jun 2026)
Remuneration and related undertaking2
- Until April 2019 I was Chief Executive Officer of the Scottish Council for Visual Impairment (SCOVI), a charitable organisation which serves as an umbrella body for organisations concerned with visual impairment (of C/o 50 Gillespie Crescent, Edinburgh, EH10 4JB). I spent 21 hours per week in the role and received between £20,001 and £25,000. (lodged 3 Jun 2026)
- Until 30 June 2021 I was the Chief Operating Officer of Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre, a charitable organisation supporting survivors of sexual violence (of 17 Claremont Crescent, Edinburgh, EH7 4 HX). I spent 28 hours per week in the role and received between £25,001 and £30,000 per annum. (lodged 3 Jun 2026)
Voluntary5
- I am Rector of the University of Dundee, having been elected to this role in March 2025. My term of office runs from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2028. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration. (lodged 3 Jun 2026)
- I am a member of Unite the Union. (lodged 3 Jun 2026)
- I am a Board member of the North East Scotland Climate Action Network, a hub organisation that supports and encourages communities in the North East to take local action to tackle to climate emergency. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration. (lodged 3 Jun 2026)
- I am a member of the editorial committee of the Scottish Left Review, which produces a bi-monthly magazine on left politics. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration. (lodged 3 Jun 2026)
- I am a member of the National Executive of Democratic Left Scotland, a political organisation that focusses on the left / radical politics of Scotland. This is a voluntary role, for which I receive no remuneration. (lodged 3 Jun 2026)
Questions
Maggie Chapman has tabled 173 questions in the Scottish Parliament.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that victims and survivors of rape and other serious …
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that victims and survivors of rape and other serious sexual offences can have confidence that their cases will be investigated promptly, thoroughly and with appropriate specialist support, particularly in light of reported increasing numbers of such crimes.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that a number of individual officers might be responsible for inves…
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that a number of individual officers might be responsible for investigating in excess of 200 rape cases alongside other serious offences, (a) whether it has sought information from Police Scotland regarding this and, if so, what information it has received and (b) what assessment it has made of the impact that high investigative caseloads might have on the confidence of victims and survivors in reporting offences.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the workload of officers investigating rape and other ser…
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the workload of officers investigating rape and other serious sexual offences; what its position is on whether current staffing levels are sufficient to ensure timely, thorough and trauma-informed investigations, and what plans it has to publish guidance regarding officer workload to support the effective management of such cases.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that Police Scotland officers investigating rape and s…
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that Police Scotland officers investigating rape and serious sexual offences have sufficient time and resources to deliver trauma-informed investigations and maintain meaningful communication with victims throughout the investigative process, and what measures are in place to ensure that victims and survivors of rape receive appropriate support where investigations are delayed because of investigative capacity or workload pressures.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that people seeking to use Monifieth Beach do not exp…
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that people seeking to use Monifieth Beach do not experience a repeat of the recent health warnings and instructions to stay out of the sea due to high levels of E coli.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking, in partnership with other public agencies, to ensure that wate…
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking, in partnership with other public agencies, to ensure that water treatment infrastructure and sewerage systems are fit for purpose and any associated contamination of rivers and seas is addressed.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting SEPA in carrying out water quality testing and investigations in D…
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting SEPA in carrying out water quality testing and investigations in Dundee and Angus.
Awaiting an answer.
To ask the Scottish Government how much Transport Scotland has spent on (a) rail feasibility studies, (b) options appra…
To ask the Scottish Government how much Transport Scotland has spent on (a) rail feasibility studies, (b) options appraisals, (c) business cases and (d) other related development work in (i) Aberdeen, (ii) Aberdeenshire, (iii) Angus, (iv) Dundee, (v) Edinburgh and (vi) Glasgow in each year since 2007.
Answer · Stephen Flynn · 16 Jun 2026
I refer the Member to the answers to the Parliamentary Questions S7W-00859 and S7W-00860 on 16 June 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.
Motions lodged
| 17 Jul 2026 | Nae Pasaran, Resisting Fascism and Defending Democracy | 19 sig. |
| 14 Jul 2026 | Friends of St Fittick’s Park Outdoor Classroom Coordinator | 1 sig. |
| 9 Jul 2026 | Proposed closure of Dundee Botanic Gardens | 14 sig. |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population | 1 sig. |
| 16 Jun 2026 | NESCAN at London Climate Week | 4 sig. |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Commending Child Human Right Defenders' Call for Restrictions on Vapes | 15 sig. |
Speeches
Recent things Maggie Chapman has said in the chamber and in committee, from the Official Report.
25 Jun 2026 Prison Population (draft)
No, not just now.Prison reform should allow us to do the upstream work that we know will help people to avoid prison in the first place. The Scottish Government’s penal policy advisers have cited evidence from the Edinburgh study of youth …
25 Jun 2026 Prison Population (draft)
Our prison system is not working. Like so many other institutions, including our national health service and our schools, prisons reflect the society that they serve. That society is deeply unfair and profoundly unequal. Schools struggle t…
24 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill (draft)
Inaudible.—the need to protect Scotland and the UK from hostile states, and, as it is framed, the bill covers state threats, it is ultimately individuals who will be investigated, prosecuted and convicted under the new offences that it cre…
24 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill (draft)
Inaudible.—the need to protect Scotland and the UK from hostile states, and, as it is framed, the bill covers state threats, it is ultimately individuals who will be investigated, prosecuted and convicted under the new offences that it cre…
23 Jun 2026 STV North News (draft)
I agree with that point. The abrogation of duty under that licence agreement is a real concern, and I will say a little bit more about that in a moment.We know that the north of Scotland, as such a diverse part of our country, needs dedica…
23 Jun 2026 STV North News (draft)
I thank Jack Middleton for securing this debate. I was pleased to support STV workers in the last session, when plans to cut STV North were first announced, and I remain as resolutely against these cuts and behind those workers now as I wa…
18 Jun 2026 Universities (draft)
I thank the minister for taking an intervention—he has been generous with his time. Although universities are already obliged to comply with two elements of the fair work agenda, it is clear that that is not happening and that that has no …
18 Jun 2026 Universities (draft)
I hear what the minister says about the wider financial constraints that the sector is facing. If universities decide that job cuts are the answer—I do not believe that they should be—surely the Government would expect them to do the appro…
18 Jun 2026 Universities (draft)
I remind members of my entry in the register of members’ interests: I am the rector of the University of Dundee and a member of the university court.A less than five-minutes-long Teams call with no opportunity to respond is how staff at th…
17 Jun 2026 Law Officers (draft)
I am pleased to speak in support of the motion recommending the appointment of Ruth Charteris KC as Lord Advocate and BJ Gill KC as Solicitor General for Scotland.Before I turn to the appointments before us, however, I will take a moment t…
17 Jun 2026 Law Officers (draft)
I am pleased to speak in support of the motion recommending the appointment of Ruth Charteris KC as Lord Advocate and BJ Gill KC as Solicitor General for Scotland.Before I turn to the appointments before us, however, I will take a moment t…
16 Jun 2026 Decision Time (draft)
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. I am not sure whether my vote was recorded; I would have voted no.
16 Jun 2026 Aberdeen’s Union Street and Glasgow’s People’s Palace (Investment) (draft)
The welcome investment in Our Union Street should not simply regenerate buildings but empower communities and ensure that the wealth created by Union Street’s revival is retained locally for the benefit of the people of Aberdeen.Will the m…
4 Jun 2026 General Question Time (draft)
So, what support is the Scottish Government providing to ensure that public services are not drawn into costly disputes and inconsistent and discriminatory practices?
4 Jun 2026 General Question Time (draft)
Organisations such as the Equality Network and LGBT Youth Scotland have warned that implementing the guidance will inevitably require people to make assumptions about who is and who is not a woman based on appearance, which will set back e…
4 Jun 2026 General Question Time (draft)
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to address reported concerns that implementing recent Equalities and Human Rights Commission guidance on single-sex spaces will put at increased risk both transgender people and cisge…
3 Jun 2026 National Health Service (draft)
I welcome the cabinet secretary and her ministers to their new roles.I begin by recognising the extraordinary dedication of our health and social care workers across Scotland. Every day, doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, porter…
28 May 2026 Point of Order (draft)
On a point of order, Presiding Officer. In my haste to ask my first question of the session at First Minister’s question time, I did not put on the record my entry in the register of members’ interests. I am rector of the University of Dun…
28 May 2026 First Minister’s Question Time (draft)
The First Minister will remember the publication of the Gillies report last year, which contained recommendations about university governance and financial management, including on issues of transparency and staff engagement.Today, Aberdee…
14 May 2026 Oaths and Affirmations (draft)
I affirm the sovereignty of the people of Scotland and hereby declare and pledge that, in all my actions and deliberations, their interests shall be paramount.I, Maggie Chapman, do solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm, that I w…
Seat & career
- North East Scotland (region) Regional MSP 7 May 2026 – present
- North East 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
Parliamentary
The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Constituency
10 Panmure Street, Dundee, DD1 2BW
Source: this MSP's official Scottish Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.