Scottish Parliament – Jan. 28, 2026 – 39
Amendment 43: Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
✅ Motion passed.
Aye: 103 MSPs
No: 7 MSPs
Absent: 19 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 43 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 | 110 | 103 | 7 | 19 | 85.27% | 93.64% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 110 | 103 | 7 | 19 | 85.27% | 93.64% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 93.65% | 100.00% |
| Labour | 21 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 66.67% | 100.00% |
| Independent | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80.00% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 82.14% | 100.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | Absent | n/a |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |