Scottish Parliament – Sept. 3, 2025 – 2
Palestine (Amendment 2)
Result
✅ Motion passed.
Aye: 83 MSPs
No: 25 MSPs
Absent: 15 MSPs
Abstain: 6 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: Amendment(?)
S6M-18686.2: As an amendment to motion S6M-18686 in the name of Angus Robertson (Palestine), insert at end “;
welcomes the actions taken by the UK Government to respect the jurisdiction and independence of the International Court of Justice and International Criminal Court, restore funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, restrict arms sales licences to prevent breaches of international law, issue sanctions on Israeli ministers and settlers in the West Bank and commit to recognising a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly;
calls on the Scottish Government to update the Parliament on the due diligence checks carried out by Scottish Enterprise during investment decision processes to ensure that defence products are not used in breaches of humanitarian law in Gaza or elsewhere, and considers that there must be an immediate ceasefire, with delivery of humanitarian aid and food into Gaza, the release of all the hostages and a pathway to a lasting peace between Israel and Palestine, secured by a two-state solution.”
Original motion(S6M-18686): That the Parliament agrees with the recognition of the State of Palestine and that peace in the region must be pursued by all.
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 | 108 | 83 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 83.72% | 76.85% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 66 | 50 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 75.76% | 52.00% |
| Government | 63 | 58 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 92.06% | 98.28% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 22 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 95.45% | 100.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 58 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 92.06% | 98.28% |
| Independent | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00% | 0.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Conservative | 28 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 82.14% | 0.00% |
| Green | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.00% | n/a |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foysol Choudhury | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | No | 1.72% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | Abstain | n/a |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | Abstain | n/a |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | Abstain | n/a |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Tess White | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | No | n/a |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Lorna Slater | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | Abstain | n/a |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | Abstain | n/a |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | Abstain | n/a |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |