Scottish Parliament – Sept. 16, 2025 – 15
Amendment 114: Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 47 MSPs
No: 65 MSPs
Absent: 17 MSPs
Parliamentary analysis
Part of tag: Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill
Strong conflict: Opposition proposesThis 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.
Motion
Motion type: Amendment(?)
The question is, that amendment 114 be agreed to. Are we agreed?
Annotations
No annotations for this decision.
Whip reports
No whip reports for this decision.
Overall counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All MSPs | 129 | 112 | 47 | 65 | 17 | 86.82% | 41.96% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government | 63 | 60 | 2 | 58 | 3 | 95.24% | 3.33% |
| Opposition | 66 | 52 | 45 | 7 | 14 | 78.79% | 86.54% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 85.71% | 100.00% |
| Labour | 22 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 72.73% | 100.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 60 | 2 | 58 | 3 | 95.24% | 3.33% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80.00% | 100.00% |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | Absent | n/a |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 3.33% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 3.33% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 96.67% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |