Scottish parliament votes for plans to end MSP ‘double-jobbing’

The SNP, including Flynn, previously criticised former Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross for holding a dual mandate as well as his position as an SFA-registered linesman.

Dozens of MSPs have held dual mandates in the past, including First Minister John Swinney and the late Alex Salmond.

The only current MSP sitting in another parliament is Labour’s Katy Clark, who is a life peer in the House of Lords.

However, she has taken a leave of absence from that role in order to concentrate on her Holyrood position.

Ahead of the vote, she told BBC Scotland News she was “comfortable” with proposals to ban dual mandates and would support the amendments.