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Donald MacKinnon

Scottish Labour

MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Constituency)

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The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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Career as MSP

Career as MSP

Scottish Labour
MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Constituency)
07 May 2026 to present

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Recent Activity

Official Report

What Donald MacKinnon has said in Parliament

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Scotland’s Energy

Chamber meeting date: 28 May 2026

Donald MacKinnon (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (Lab): "Will the minister give way?"

Scotland’s Energy

Chamber meeting date: 28 May 2026

Donald MacKinnon (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (Lab): "Will the minister give way?"

First Homes Fund

Chamber meeting date: 27 May 2026

Donald MacKinnon (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (Lab): "The previous iteration of the fund—the first home fund—underperformed in rural Scotland, with remote and island areas representing only 1.3 per cent of supported sales in 2019-20…

First Homes Fund

Chamber meeting date: 27 May 2026

Donald MacKinnon (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (Lab): "The previous iteration of the fund—the first home fund—underperformed in rural Scotland, with remote and island areas representing only 1.3 per cent of supported sales in 2019-20…

First Homes Fund

Chamber meeting date: 27 May 2026

Donald MacKinnon (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (Lab): "The previous iteration of the fund—the first home fund—underperformed in rural Scotland, with remote and island areas representing only 1.3 per cent of supported sales in 2019-20…

Votes

How Donald MacKinnon has voted in Parliament

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It’s Scotland’s Energy

Motion ref. S7M-00159.3

Submitted by: Lorna Slater, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Green Party. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Supported by: Patrick Harvie, Kristopher Leask, Cara McKee
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026

Result 15 for, 110 against, 0 abstained, 4 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

It’s Scotland’s Energy

Motion ref. S7M-00159.1

Submitted by: Duncan Massey, North East Scotland, Reform UK . Date lodged: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026

Result 28 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote

MSP voted against

Disagreed

It’s Scotland’s Energy

Motion ref. S7M-00159

Submitted by: Stephen Gethins, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Supported by: Steven Bonnar, Katie Hagmann, Jamie Hepburn, John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026

Result 70 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote

MSP voted against

Agreed

It’s Scotland’s Energy

Motion ref. S7M-00159.5

Submitted by: Liam McArthur, Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026

Result 25 for, 98 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

It’s Scotland’s Energy

Motion ref. S7M-00159.2

Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Supported by: Paul Sweeney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, May 28, 2026

Result 16 for, 98 against, 10 abstained, 5 did not vote

MSP voted for

Disagreed

Motions

Motions made by Donald MacKinnon in Parliament

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Questions

Questions Donald MacKinnon has asked

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Question reference: S7W-00099

Asked by: Donald MacKinnon, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 18 May 2026

Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 26 May 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government when the next round of the Island Business Resilience Fund will open."

Question reference: S7W-00098

Asked by: Donald MacKinnon, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 18 May 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 3 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to deliver island representation on the boards of CMAL and CalMac."

Question reference: S7W-00100

Asked by: Donald MacKinnon, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish Labour

Date lodged: 18 May 2026

Current Status: Answer expected on 3 June 2026

"To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to avoid any repeat of the reported problems experienced across the CalMac ferry network in recent months."