Scottish Parliament – June 25, 2025 – 1
Suspension of Standing Orders
Result
✅ Motion passed.
Aye: 82 MSPs
No: 29 MSPs
Absent: 18 MSPs
Parliamentary analysis
Divided opposition: Government Aye, Opposition dividedThis 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).
Motion
Motion type: Other(?)
S6M-18133: That the Parliament agrees that, for the purposes of consideration of the legislative consent memorandum on the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, Rule 9B.3.5 of Standing Orders is suspended.
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Whip reports
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Overall counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All MSPs | 129 | 111 | 82 | 29 | 18 | 86.05% | 73.87% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 66 | 58 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 87.88% | 51.72% |
| Government | 63 | 53 | 52 | 1 | 10 | 84.13% | 98.11% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 53 | 52 | 1 | 10 | 84.13% | 98.11% |
| Labour | 23 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 82.61% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Green | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Conservative | 30 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 93.33% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maggie Chapman | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 1.89% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Colin Smyth | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.11% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |