Senedd – Feb. 3, 2026 – 7112
Amendment 49
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 1 MS
No: 25 MSs
Absent: 12 MSs
Abstain: 22 MSs
Parliamentary analysis
Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak NoThis vote is most similar to a group of votes where the government is proposing a motion, but opposition is less strongly opposing it (higher numbers of absences).
This can reflect different views between opposition parties - where at least one party neither wants to be on the record as voting for or against.
Annotations
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Whip reports
No whip reports for this decision.
Overall counts
| Grouping | MSs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All MSs | 60 | 26 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 43.33% | 3.85% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 60 | 26 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 43.33% | 3.85% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 7.14% | 100.00% |
| Conservative | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Labour | 29 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 82.76% | 0.00% |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heledd Fychan | Plaid Cymru | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Llyr Gruffydd | Plaid Cymru | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Ken Skates | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Gareth Davies | Conservative | Abstain | n/a |
| Lee Waters | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Adam Price | Plaid Cymru | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Rebecca Evans | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Siân Gwenllian | Plaid Cymru | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Julie Morgan | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Natasha Asghar | Conservative | Abstain | n/a |
| John Griffiths | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Peter Fox | Conservative | Abstain | n/a |
| Russell George | Conservative | Abstain | n/a |
| Julie James | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Elin Jones | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| Hannah Blythyn | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| David Rees | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Rhys ab Owen | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alun Davies | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| James Evans | Independent | No | n/a |
| Sioned Williams | Plaid Cymru | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Joel James | Conservative | Abstain | n/a |
| Rhun ap Iorwerth | Plaid Cymru | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Mick Antoniw | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Peredur Owen Griffiths | Plaid Cymru | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Vaughan Gething | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Jayne Bryant | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Jane Hutt | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Dawn Bowden | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Lindsay Whittle | Plaid Cymru | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Cefin Campbell | Plaid Cymru | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Rhianon Passmore | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Darren Millar | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Andrew RT Davies | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Paul Davies | Conservative | Abstain | n/a |
| Sam Rowlands | Conservative | Abstain | n/a |
| Carolyn Thomas | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Jenny Rathbone | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Mark Drakeford | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Mike Hedges | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Huw Irranca-Davies | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Lesley Griffiths | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Luke Fletcher | Plaid Cymru | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Jeremy Miles | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Laura Anne Jones | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Jack Sargeant | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Altaf Hussain | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Baroness Morgan | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Buffy Williams | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Mabon ap Gwynfor | Plaid Cymru | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Delyth Jewell | Plaid Cymru | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Joyce Watson | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Vikki Howells | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Janet Finch-Saunders | Conservative | Abstain | n/a |
| Tom Giffard | Conservative | Abstain | n/a |
| Lynne Neagle | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Samuel Kurtz | Conservative | Abstain | n/a |
| Jane Dodds | Liberal Democrat | Absent | n/a |
| Mark Isherwood | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Sarah Murphy | Labour | Absent | n/a |