Scottish Parliament – Sept. 28, 2016 – 3
Decision Time
Result
✅ Motion passed.
Aye: 64 MSPs
Absent: 3 MSPs
Abstain: 62 MSPs
Parliamentary analysis
Strong conflict: Opposition proposes - OutlierThis vote is an outlier compared to other votes in this cluster. The description below is the closest match, but it may be significantly different to other votes in this cluster.
This vote is most similar to a group of votes where the opposition has proposed a motion and the government is strongly opposing it (few defections, high turnout).
This usually suggests an important point of principle, or that it would have substantive effects if passed.
Annotations
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Whip reports
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Overall counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All MSPs | 129 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 62 | 3 | 49.61% | 100.00% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 66 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 96.97% | 100.00% |
| Government | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Labour | 24 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 95.83% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Green | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 83.33% | 100.00% |
| Conservative | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Adam Tomkins | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Alison Harris | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gail Ross | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Johann Lamont | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mike Rumbles | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Elaine Smith | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Gordon Lindhurst | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ruth Davidson | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ross Thomson | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul Wheelhouse | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Linda Fabiani | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Tavish Scott | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Christina McKelvie | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| John Lamont | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Colin Smyth | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Peter Chapman | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| John Scott | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Michael Russell | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Lewis Macdonald | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Iain Gray | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Donald Cameron | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Andy Wightman | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Aileen Campbell | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Kenneth Macintosh | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Derek Mackay | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Margaret Mitchell | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Richard Lyle | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Alex Johnstone | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Joan McAlpine | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Kezia Dugdale | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Jenny Marra | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Claudia Beamish | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| David Stewart | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Bruce Crawford | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Jeane Freeman | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Neil Findlay | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alex Neil | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Stewart Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Dean Lockhart | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| James Kelly | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mary Fee | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark McDonald | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maureen Watt | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Maurice Corry | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gil Paterson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sandra White | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| Angus MacDonald | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| John Finnie | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Roseanna Cunningham | Scottish National Party | Abstain | n/a |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |