Scottish Parliament – May 13, 2025 – 1
Decision Time
Result
✅ Motion passed.
Aye: 70 MSPs
No: 56 MSPs
Absent: 2 MSPs
Abstain: 1 MSP
Parliamentary analysis
Divided opposition: Government Aye, Opposition divided - 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 government is proposing a motion, but there is division among opposition MPs/parties in opposing it (but generally, leaning against).
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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 | 126 | 70 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 97.67% | 55.56% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government | 64 | 62 | 41 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 96.88% | 66.13% |
| Opposition | 65 | 64 | 29 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 98.46% | 45.31% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 30 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 36.67% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 100.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 64 | 62 | 41 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 96.88% | 66.13% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 80.00% |
| Labour | 22 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 31.82% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 36.67% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 80.00% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Aye | 36.67% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Aye | 36.67% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 31.82% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 80.00% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | Aye | 36.67% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 80.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | Aye | 31.82% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Colin Smyth | Labour | Aye | 31.82% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 20.00% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 31.82% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Aye | 36.67% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Aye | 36.67% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Tess White | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 31.82% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Graham Simpson | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Ross Greer | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Christina McKelvie | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 36.67% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 83.87% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | Aye | 36.67% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 36.67% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 36.67% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 31.82% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | Aye | 31.82% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 36.67% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 80.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |