Scottish Parliament – Sept. 23, 2025 – 4
Amendment 135: Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 51 MSPs
No: 59 MSPs
Absent: 18 MSPs
Abstain: 1 MSP
Parliamentary analysis
Part of tag: Housing (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 135 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 | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All MSPs | 129 | 110 | 51 | 59 | 1 | 18 | 85.27% | 46.36% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 66 | 54 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 81.82% | 92.59% |
| Government | 63 | 56 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 6 | 88.89% | 1.79% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 56 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 6 | 88.89% | 1.79% |
| Independent | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.00% | 100.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 82.14% | 100.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Labour | 22 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 81.82% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80.00% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | Absent | n/a |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Lord Sarwar | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 1.79% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 98.21% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 51.79% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Absent | n/a |