Scottish Parliament – March 27, 2025 – 1
Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill
Result
✅ Motion passed.
Aye: 64 MSPs
No: 1 MSP
Absent: 11 MSPs
Abstain: 53 MSPs
Parliamentary analysis
Part of tag: Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill
Cross party aye - 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 there is a cross party consensus in favour of a motion.
There may be scattered opposition (which is why a vote is being held at all), but it does not break down clearly along government/opposition lines.
Motion
Motion type: Other(?)
S6M-16789: That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill.
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 | 65 | 64 | 1 | 53 | 11 | 50.39% | 98.46% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government | 64 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 6 | 7.81% | 80.00% |
| Opposition | 65 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 92.31% | 100.00% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 31 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 93.55% | 100.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 100.00% |
| Labour | 22 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 90.91% | 100.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 64 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 6 | 7.81% | 80.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | Aye | 80.00% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 80.00% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Colin Smyth | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 80.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | No | 20.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Christina McKelvie | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 80.00% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |