Scottish Parliament – Nov. 13, 2025 – 1
Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill (Amendment 1)
Result
✅ Motion passed.
Aye: 66 MSPs
No: 47 MSPs
Absent: 14 MSPs
Abstain: 2 MSPs
Parliamentary analysis
Part of tag: Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill
Strong conflict: Gov proposesThis vote is most similar to a group of votes where the government is proposing a motion and the opposition is strongly opposing it (few defections, high turnout).
This usually suggests an important point of principle, that even if the government is likely to win, is a significant public signal of opposition.
Motion
Motion type: Amendment(?)
S6M-19565.1: As an amendment to motion S6M-19565 in the name of Graham Simpson (Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill), insert at end ", and, in so doing, believes that consideration should be given to agreeing a parliamentary complaints and sanctions process, backed by appropriate guidance, in relation to section 2 of the Bill.”
Original motion(S6M-19565): That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill.
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 | 113 | 66 | 47 | 2 | 14 | 87.60% | 58.41% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 66 | 55 | 9 | 46 | 2 | 9 | 83.33% | 16.36% |
| Government | 63 | 58 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 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 | 0 | 5 | 92.06% | 98.28% |
| Labour | 21 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 71.43% | 6.67% |
| Independent | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33.33% | 0.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 92.86% | 0.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 100.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 6.67% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | No | 93.33% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | No | 93.33% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 93.33% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 93.33% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 1.72% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | No | 93.33% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | No | 93.33% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | No | 93.33% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 93.33% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Tess White | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | No | n/a |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | No | 93.33% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | No | 93.33% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Labour | No | 93.33% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Abstain | n/a |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | No | 93.33% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 93.33% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Alexander Stewart | 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% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.28% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | No | 93.33% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Absent | n/a |