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% |
| 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% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80.00% | 100.00% |
| Independent | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% | 100.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| 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% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Presiding Officer | Absent | n/a |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Independent | 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 |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Ash Denham | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | 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% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | 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% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Lord Sarwar | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | Absent | n/a |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| John Mason | Independent | Aye | 100.00% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Absent | n/a |