Scottish Parliament – Sept. 24, 2025 – 9
Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 23 MSPs
No: 84 MSPs
Absent: 22 MSPs
Parliamentary analysis
Part of tag: Housing (Scotland) Bill
Multi-party against: Government No, Opposition dividedThis vote is most similar to a group of votes where the government is voting against a motion, and opposition MPs/parties are divided in their support.
This can reflect an amendment or motion bought by one opposition party, which other opposition parties are not supportive of.
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 | 107 | 23 | 84 | 22 | 82.95% | 21.50% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government | 63 | 57 | 1 | 56 | 6 | 90.48% | 1.75% |
| Opposition | 66 | 50 | 22 | 28 | 16 | 75.76% | 44.00% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 28 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 78.57% | 0.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 100.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 57 | 1 | 56 | 6 | 90.48% | 1.75% |
| Labour | 22 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 68.18% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80.00% | 0.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Independent | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 1.75% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | Absent | n/a |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | No | n/a |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Tess White | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | No | 98.25% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | Absent | n/a |