Scottish Parliament – Nov. 25, 2025 – 3
Revision to Business Programme
Result
✅ Motion passed.
Aye: 89 MSPs
No: 26 MSPs
Absent: 13 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 question is, that motion S6M-19920, in the name of Graeme Dey, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, on changes to business, be agreed to. Are we agreed? S6M-19920: That the Parliament agrees to the following revisions to the programme of business for—(a) Wednesday 26 November 2025—afterfollowed by Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Debate: Growing Scotland’s Economyinsertfollowed by Stage 1 Debate: Non-Domestic Rates (Liability for Unoccupied Properties) (Scotland) Billfollowed by Financial Resolution: Non-Domestic Rates (Liability for Unoccupied Properties) (Scotland) Billdelete5.10 pm Decision Timeand insert6.10 pm Decision Time(b) Thursday 27 November 2025—delete2.15 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.15 pm Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Questions followed by Portfolio Questions: Social Justice and Housingfollowed by Scottish Government Businessand insert2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.00 pm Committee of the Whole Parliament: Stage 2 Proceedings: Non-Domestic Rates (Liability for Unoccupied Properties) (Scotland) Bill followed by Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body Questionsfollowed by Portfolio Questions: Social Justice and Housingfollowed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Non-Domestic Rates (Liability for Unoccupied Properties) (Scotland) Billdelete5.00 pm Decision Timeand insert7.00 pm Decision Time
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Whip reports
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Overall counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All MSPs | 129 | 115 | 89 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 89.15% | 77.39% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 66 | 55 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 83.33% | 54.55% |
| Government | 63 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 95.24% | 98.33% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 21 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 90.48% | 100.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 95.24% | 98.33% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60.00% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Independent | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33.33% | 100.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 89.29% | 0.00% |
| Green | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 75.00% | 100.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | Absent | n/a |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | Absent | n/a |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Abstain | n/a |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 1.67% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Tess White | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |