Scottish Parliament – Oct. 28, 2025 – 40
Amendment 22: Land Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 42 MSPs
No: 71 MSPs
Absent: 16 MSPs
Parliamentary analysis
Part of tag: Land 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 22 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 | 42 | 71 | 16 | 87.60% | 37.17% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 66 | 54 | 41 | 13 | 12 | 81.82% | 75.93% |
| Government | 63 | 59 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 93.65% | 1.69% |
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 | 59 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 93.65% | 1.69% |
| Labour | 21 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 71.43% | 100.00% |
| Independent | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Conservative | 28 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 92.86% | 96.15% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 3.85% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Aye | 96.15% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 1.69% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 98.31% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |