Scottish Parliament – Jan. 20, 2026 – 22
Amendment 97: Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
✅ Motion passed.
Aye: 108 MSPs
No: 8 MSPs
Absent: 13 MSPs
Parliamentary analysis
Part of tag: Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (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 97 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 | 116 | 108 | 8 | 13 | 89.92% | 93.10% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 116 | 108 | 8 | 13 | 89.92% | 93.10% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 28 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 92.86% | 100.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 95.24% | 98.33% |
| Labour | 21 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 80.95% | 100.00% |
| Independent | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 1.67% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.33% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |