Scottish Parliament – Nov. 26, 2025 – 1

Business Programme

Result

✅ Motion passed.

Aye: 92 MSPs

No: 26 MSPs

Absent: 11 MSPs

Parliamentary analysis

Divided opposition: Government Aye, Opposition divided

This 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(?)

S6M-19921: That the Parliament agrees—(a) the following programme of business—Tuesday 2 December 20252.00 pm Time for Reflectionfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Topical Questions followed by Ministerial Statement: Commonwealth Games - Glasgow 2026followed by Scottish Government Debate: All Together: Uniting Local and National Efforts, Across Sectors to End Violence Against Women and Girlsfollowed by Committee Announcementsfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ BusinessWednesday 3 December 20252.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, and Parliamentary Business;

Justice and Home Affairsfollowed by Scottish Labour Party Businessfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.10 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ Business Thursday 4 December 202511.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions11.40 am General Questions12.00 pm First Minister's Questionsfollowed by Members’ Business2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.30 pm Portfolio Questions: Education and Skillsfollowed by Education, Children and Young People Committee Debate: Widening Access to Higher Educationfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision TimeTuesday 9 December 20252.00 pm Time for Reflectionfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motionsfollowed by Topical Questions followed by Committee Businessfollowed by Scottish Government Businessfollowed by Committee Announcementsfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ BusinessWednesday 10 December 20252.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Deputy First Minister Responsibilities, Economy and Gaelic;

Finance and Local Governmentfollowed by Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Businessfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.10 pm Decision Timefollowed by Members’ Business Thursday 11 December 202511.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions11.40 am General Questions12.00 pm First Minister's Questionsfollowed by Members’ Business2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions2.30 pm Portfolio Questions: Climate Action and Energy, and Transportfollowed by Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee Debate: British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015 Inquiryfollowed by Business Motionsfollowed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions5.00 pm Decision Time (b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 1 December 2025, in rule 13.7.3, after the word “except” the words “to the extent to which the Presiding Officer considers that the questions are on the same or similar subject matter or” are inserted.

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Overall counts

Grouping MSPs on date Vote participant count For motion Against motion Absent motion Turnout For motion percentage
All MSPs 129 118 92 26 11 91.47% 77.97%

Government counts

Grouping MSPs on date Vote participant count For motion Against motion Absent motion Turnout For motion percentage
Government 63 60 60 0 3 95.24% 100.00%
Opposition 66 58 32 26 8 87.88% 55.17%

Party voting counts

Grouping MSPs on date Vote participant count For motion Against motion Absent motion Party turnout For motion percentage
Conservative 28 26 0 26 2 92.86% 0.00%
Green 8 7 7 0 1 87.50% 100.00%
Scottish National Party 63 60 60 0 3 95.24% 100.00%
Reform UK 1 1 1 0 0 100.00% 100.00%
Labour 21 18 18 0 3 85.71% 100.00%
Liberal Democrat 5 4 4 0 1 80.00% 100.00%
Independent 3 2 2 0 1 66.67% 100.00%

Voting list

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Person Party Vote Party alignment
Emma Harper Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Ben Macpherson Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Natalie Don Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Gillian Martin Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
James Dornan Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Karen Adam Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Jim Fairlie Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Oliver Mundell Conservative No 100.00%
Douglas Ross Conservative No 100.00%
Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Stephen Kerr Conservative No 100.00%
Alexander Stewart Conservative No 100.00%
Michelle Thomson Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Sharon Dowey Conservative No 100.00%
Neil Gray Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Ivan McKee Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Marie McNair Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Shirley-Anne Somerville Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Annie Wells Conservative No 100.00%
George Adam Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Rachael Hamilton Conservative No 100.00%
Edward Mountain Conservative No 100.00%
Foysol Choudhury Independent Aye n/a
Alasdair Allan Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Richard Lochhead Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Shona Robison Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Tim Eagle Conservative No 100.00%
Pam Gosal Conservative No 100.00%
Graham Simpson Reform UK Aye 100.00%
Paul McLennan Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Ash Denham Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Maggie Chapman Green Aye 100.00%
Emma Roddick Scottish National Party Absent n/a
Alex Cole-Hamilton Liberal Democrat Absent n/a
Maurice Golden Conservative No 100.00%
Gillian Mackay Green Aye 100.00%
Monica Lennon Labour Aye 100.00%
Kate Forbes Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Meghan Gallacher Conservative No 100.00%
Jamie Hepburn Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Keith Brown Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Bob Doris Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Brian Whittle Conservative No 100.00%
Fiona Hyslop Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Liam Kerr Conservative No 100.00%
Douglas Lumsden Conservative No 100.00%
Humza Yousaf Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Jackie Dunbar Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Ruth Maguire Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Baroness Clark Labour Aye 100.00%
Collette Stevenson Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Michael Matheson Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Nicola Sturgeon Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Russell Findlay Conservative No 100.00%
Craig Hoy Conservative No 100.00%
Kevin Stewart Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Clare Adamson Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Jackson Carlaw Conservative No 100.00%
Sarah Boyack Labour Aye 100.00%
Ariane Burgess Green Aye 100.00%
Liam McArthur Liberal Democrat Aye 100.00%
Miles Briggs Conservative No 100.00%
Angus Robertson Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Mark Griffin Labour Aye 100.00%
Carol Mochan Labour Aye 100.00%
Davy Russell Labour Aye 100.00%
Paul Sweeney Labour Aye 100.00%
Colin Smyth Independent Absent n/a
Màiri McAllan Scottish National Party Absent n/a
Daniel Johnson Labour Absent n/a
John Swinney Scottish National Party Absent n/a
Alexander Burnett Conservative Absent n/a
Alex Rowley Labour Absent n/a
Lorna Slater Green Aye 100.00%
Mercedes Villalba Labour Aye 100.00%
Beatrice Wishart Liberal Democrat Aye 100.00%
Fergus Ewing Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Claire Baker Labour Aye 100.00%
Jamie Greene Liberal Democrat Aye 100.00%
Kenneth Gibson Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Christine Grahame Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Annabelle Ewing Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Murdo Fraser Conservative No 100.00%
Neil Bibby Labour Aye 100.00%
Tess White Conservative No 100.00%
Clare Haughey Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Jenny Gilruth Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Pauline McNeill Labour Aye 100.00%
Angela Constance Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Jenni Minto Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Sue Webber Conservative No 100.00%
Rona Mackay Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Mairi Gougeon Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Paul O'Kane Labour Aye 100.00%
Mark Ruskell Green Aye 100.00%
Patrick Harvie Green Aye 100.00%
Elizabeth Smith Conservative No 100.00%
Audrey Nicoll Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Ross Greer Green Aye 100.00%
Rhoda Grant Labour Aye 100.00%
Martin Whitfield Labour Aye 100.00%
Sandesh Gulhane Conservative Absent n/a
Kaukab Stewart Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Willie Coffey Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Tom Arthur Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Jackie Baillie Labour Aye 100.00%
Jeremy Balfour Independent Aye n/a
Evelyn Tweed Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Joe FitzPatrick Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Stephanie Callaghan Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Finlay Carson Conservative No 100.00%
Richard Leonard Labour Aye 100.00%
Graeme Dey Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Colin Beattie Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Roz McCall Conservative No 100.00%
Gordon MacDonald Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
David Torrance Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Michael Marra Labour Aye 100.00%
Siobhian Brown Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Bill Kidd Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Elena Whitham Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
John Mason Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Willie Rennie Liberal Democrat Aye 100.00%
Jamie Halcro Johnston Conservative No 100.00%
Maree Todd Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party Aye 100.00%
Pam Duncan-Glancy Labour Aye 100.00%
Alison Johnstone Green Absent n/a
Anas Sarwar Labour Absent n/a