Scottish Parliament – Jan. 27, 2026 – 58
Amendment 33: Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
✅ Motion passed.
Aye: 100 MSPs
No: 8 MSPs
Absent: 21 MSPs
Parliamentary analysis
Part of tag: Natural Environment (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 33 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 | 108 | 100 | 8 | 21 | 83.72% | 92.59% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 108 | 100 | 8 | 21 | 83.72% | 92.59% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 85.71% | 100.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 6 | 90.48% | 98.25% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Labour | 21 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 61.90% | 100.00% |
| Independent | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 1.75% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.25% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Labour | Absent | n/a |