Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for West Scotland (Region) 2021 - present day
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The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Previous roles in cross-party groups are not included in this list.
22 June 2021 - 10 October 2024
Deputy Convener
28 June 2023 - 27 September 2024
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
21 May 2021 - 28 June 2023
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
22 September 2021 - 08 September 2022
Substitute Member
17 June 2021 - 22 June 2021
Member
MSPs must provide details of their financial interests in the Register of Interests. They make an initial statement on becoming or being returned as an MSP. This is then updated with any changes they provide.
Here is the register for Russell Findlay. The date of their initial statement was 10 June 2021.
No registrable interests
On 5 September 2024 I received a donation of £25,000 to my leadership campaign from Mr Alasdair Locke, a private individual. I established that the donation was from a permissible donor and accepted it on 5 September 2024. [Registered 26 September 2024]
On 5 August 2024 I received a donation of £2,000 to my leadership campaign from Dr Mary Stewart Macklin, a private individual. I established that the donation was from a permissible donor and accepted it on 7 August 2024. [Registered 30 August 2024]
On Sunday 30 April 2023, I attended the Scottish FA Cup semi-final at Hampden Park, Glasgow as a guest of MFGC Holdings Ltd (of 87 West Regent Street, Glasgow G2 2AW). The approximate total value of a match ticket and hospitality I received was £390. [Registered 5 May 2023]
On 5 August 2024 I received a donation of £2,000 to my leadership campaign from Dr Robert Kilgour, a private individual. I established that the donation was from a permissible donor and accepted it on 7 August 2024. [Registered 30 August 2024]
On 6 August 2024 I received a donation of £2,000 to my leadership campaign from Mr John Watt, a private individual. I established that the donation was from a permissible donor and accepted it on 8 August 2024. [Registered 2 September 2024]
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
No registrable interests
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On 11 February 2023 I was a guest of NatWest Group at the Scotland vs. Wales Six Nations rugby match. The value of the ticket was £122 and hospitality £40. [Registered 21 February 2023]
I am a member of the National Union of Journalists.
These are the official transcripts of what was said by this MSP in the chamber and at committee meetings. You'll find the topic discussed and how many times this MSP has contributed to the discussion.
Chamber meeting date: 18 September 2025
1. Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con): "The Auditor General today confirms that the Scottish National Party has a £1.2 billion black hole in social security spending for this year alone. The SNP’s benefits black hole is going to get even bigger, reaching £2 billion by 2030…
Chamber meeting date: 16 September 2025
Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con): "I have three amendments in the group, which relate specifically to plea deals in solemn cases…
Chamber meeting date: 11 September 2025
Russell Findlay: "Liz Shanks campaigns for victims’ rights since her truly horrific domestic violence ordeal, which was featured in a BBC documentary…
Chamber meeting date: 4 September 2025
1. Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con): "More than four out of five businesses in Scotland fear that they might go bust within 12 months. Around one in six people in Scotland are trapped on national health service waiting lists, with tens of thousands forced to pay for private treatment…
Chamber meeting date: 3 September 2025
Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con): "We must never forget the horrors of 7 October 2023: the rape, murder and kidnap of innocent Israelis at the hands of Hamas terrorists…
Find out how Russell Findlay has voted recently.
Submitted by: Martin Whitfield, South Scotland, Scottish Labour. Date lodged: Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Supported by: Sarah Boyack
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 18, 2025
Result 22 for, 81 against, 1 abstained, 25 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Ben Macpherson, Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Supported by: Clare Adamson, Murdo Fraser, Ash Regan, Lorna Slater
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, September 18, 2025
Result 101 for, 1 against, 3 abstained, 24 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Passed
Submitted by: Angela Constance, Almond Valley, Scottish National Party. Date lodged: Monday, September 15, 2025
Supported by: Siobhian Brown
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Result 71 for, 46 against, 1 abstained, 11 did not vote
MSP voted against
Vote Passed
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Result 12 for, 101 against, 0 abstained, 16 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Result 47 for, 65 against, 0 abstained, 17 did not vote
MSP not voted
Vote Defeated
Find out what motions Russell Findlay has submitted recently.
These are the questions that this MSP has asked in Parliament. It also includes any answer to those questions.
Asked by: Findlay, Russell, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 15 September 2025
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2025
Asked by: Findlay, Russell, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 8 September 2025
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2025
Asked by: Findlay, Russell, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 1 September 2025
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 4 September 2025
Asked by: Findlay, Russell, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 23 June 2025
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 26 June 2025
Asked by: Findlay, Russell, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 16 June 2025
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 19 June 2025
Asked by: Findlay, Russell, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 2 June 2025
"To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-37209 by Shona Robison on 12 May 2025, in light of this information being sought via a parliamentary question and not via a Freedom of Information request, whether it will provide the information requested regarding how much it has spent on advertising in (a) national and (b)…
Answered by Shona Robison on 16 June 2025
Asked by: Findlay, Russell, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 9 June 2025
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 12 June 2025
Asked by: Findlay, Russell, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 2 June 2025
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 5 June 2025
Asked by: Findlay, Russell, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 27 May 2025
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2025
Asked by: Findlay, Russell, West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 19 May 2025
"Question to be taken in Chamber."
Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2025
See all of Russell Findlay's questions submitted in Parliament