Scottish Parliament – Nov. 12, 2025 – 2
Rosebank
Result
✅ Motion passed.
Aye: 80 MSPs
No: 36 MSPs
Absent: 12 MSPs
Abstain: 1 MSP
Parliamentary analysis
Divided opposition: Government Aye, Opposition dividedThis vote is most similar to a group of votes where the government is proposing a motion, but there is division among opposition MPs/parties in opposing it (but generally, leaning against).
Motion
Motion type: Other(?)
The result of the division on motion S6M-19637, in the name of Patrick Harvie, on Rosebank, as amended, is: For 80, Against 36, Abstentions 1. Motion, as amended,agreedto, That the Scottish Parliament affirms the importance of a just transition, which supports workers in the oil and gas industry, as the useful life of developments comes to an end, and believes that new developments must only proceed if they contribute to energy security, meet a rigorous climate compatibility assessment and are compatible with Scotland’s journey to net zero.
Annotations
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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 | 116 | 80 | 36 | 1 | 12 | 89.92% | 68.97% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 66 | 58 | 23 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 87.88% | 39.66% |
| Government | 63 | 58 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 92.06% | 98.28% |
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 | 58 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 92.06% | 98.28% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Labour | 21 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 85.71% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Independent | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 92.86% | 0.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 51.72% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 1.72% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | No | n/a |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |