Scottish Parliament – Sept. 16, 2025 – 3
Amendment 31: Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 51 MSPs
No: 62 MSPs
Absent: 16 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 31 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 | 113 | 51 | 62 | 16 | 87.60% | 45.13% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 66 | 56 | 49 | 7 | 10 | 84.85% | 87.50% |
| Government | 63 | 57 | 2 | 55 | 6 | 90.48% | 3.51% |
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 | 57 | 2 | 55 | 6 | 90.48% | 3.51% |
| Labour | 22 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 81.82% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Conservative | 28 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 89.29% | 100.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 3.51% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 3.51% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |