MSP for Aberdeenshire West (Constituency)
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8 Castle Street
Huntly
Aberdeenshire
AB54 8BP
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for Aberdeenshire West (Constituency)
05 May 2016 to present
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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22 September 2022 to 09 September 2025
Member
20 September 2022 to 08 September 2025
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
08 September 2021 to 22 September 2022
Substitute Member
17 June 2021 to 22 September 2022
Member
20 May 2022 to 20 September 2022
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 to 20 May 2022
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 to 20 May 2022
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 to 20 May 2022
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
11 August 2020 to 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
11 August 2020 to 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
11 August 2020 to 04 May 2021
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
29 June 2017 to 04 May 2021
Member
18 February 2020 to 11 August 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
26 May 2016 to 18 February 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2017 to 18 February 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2017 to 18 February 2020
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
28 June 2016 to 29 June 2017
Substitute Member
08 June 2016 to 29 June 2017
Member
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Find out how Alexander Burnett has voted recently.
Motion ref. S7M-00228
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 1, 2026
Supported by: Alison Thewliss, Maree Todd
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Result 99 for, 6 against, 18 abstained, 6 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Motion ref. S7M-00228.4
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Supported by: Joe Long
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Result 54 for, 55 against, 15 abstained, 5 did not vote
MSP not voted
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00228.2
Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Supported by: Gillian Mackay, Cara McKee, Laura Moodie
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Result 41 for, 82 against, 1 abstained, 5 did not vote
MSP not voted
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00228.1
Submitted by: Helen McDade, Mid Scotland and Fife, Reform UK . Date lodged: Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Result 27 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote
MSP not voted
Disagreed
Motion ref. S7M-00208.3
Submitted by: Gillian Mackay, Central Scot and Lothians West, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Monday, June 1, 2026
Supported by: Mark Ruskell
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Result 88 for, 17 against, 16 abstained, 8 did not vote
MSP not voted
Agreed
Find out what motions Alexander Burnett has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 2 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Account Commission's report, Integration Joint Boards: Finance bulletin 2024/25, which was published in February 2026, what its response is to the Commission's warning that, without radical change, the services delivered by Integration Joint Boards cannot be sustained."
Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 2 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide any direction or guidance to Local Government Pension Scheme funds regarding potential investment in affordable housing, and if so, on what statutory basis."
Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 2 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of local government funding was formally ring-fenced or otherwise directed to national policy objectives in each of the last three years, and what its response is to the Accounts Commission's finding that ring-fencing and directed spending reduce local authorities' flexibility to meet local needs."
Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 2 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government how many claims for refunds of non-domestic rates paid on unoccupied properties since April 2023 have been received by local authorities, and what the total value of those claims is."
Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 2 June 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 June 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the total costs incurred by local authorities as a result of the legislative error in the Non-Domestic Rates (Scotland) Act 2020 that provided no legal basis on which to levy rates on unoccupied properties from 1 April 2023."
Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 3 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 13 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the pledge made by the health secretary in 2018 to prioritise the development of new primary care premises in Banchory."
Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 2 March 2026
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 9 March 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider extending by 28 days the deadline for participation in the public inquiry into the section 37 application for the 400kV Kintore–Tealing overhead line (ECU00005225), in light of reports that several residents who have made submissions to the planning application have not received…
Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 12 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 24 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the (a) prevalence of respiratory disease and (b) number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in NHS Grampian compared with national averages."
Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 12 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 24 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to implementing Modern Service Frameworks, as introduced in England."
Asked by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 18 February 2026
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 24 February 2026
"To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Grampian about infection control at the Baird Family Hospital and Anchor Centre."
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