Senedd – Feb. 4, 2026 – 7143
Item 7. Plaid Cymru Debate - Health board governance. Motion without amendment.
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 11 MSs
No: 34 MSs
Absent: 15 MSs
Parliamentary analysis
Multi-party against: Government No, Opposition dividedThis vote is most similar to a group of votes where the government is voting against a motion, and opposition MPs/parties are divided in their support.
This can reflect an amendment or motion bought by one opposition party, which other opposition parties are not supportive of.
Annotations
No annotations for this decision.
Whip reports
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Overall counts
| Grouping | MSs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All MSs | 60 | 45 | 11 | 34 | 15 | 75.00% | 24.44% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 60 | 45 | 11 | 34 | 15 | 75.00% | 24.44% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 14 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 71.43% | 0.00% |
| Plaid Cymru | 14 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 78.57% | 100.00% |
| Labour | 29 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 75.86% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffy Williams | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Darren Millar | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Rhys ab Owen | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Carolyn Thomas | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Lee Waters | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Andrew RT Davies | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Lindsay Whittle | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Dawn Bowden | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Peter Fox | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Luke Fletcher | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Huw Irranca-Davies | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Julie Morgan | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Rhianon Passmore | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Julie James | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Janet Finch-Saunders | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Jenny Rathbone | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Gareth Davies | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Murphy | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Llyr Gruffydd | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Vaughan Gething | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Peredur Owen Griffiths | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mabon ap Gwynfor | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Vikki Howells | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Jane Hutt | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Samuel Kurtz | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Tom Giffard | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Joyce Watson | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Joel James | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Siân Gwenllian | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| Jack Sargeant | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Sioned Williams | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Baroness Morgan | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Mark Drakeford | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Russell George | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Jeremy Miles | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Cefin Campbell | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Altaf Hussain | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| John Griffiths | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Lesley Griffiths | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Mike Hedges | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Paul Davies | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Adam Price | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| Elin Jones | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| Mark Isherwood | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Ken Skates | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Alun Davies | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| James Evans | Independent | No | n/a |
| Heledd Fychan | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jayne Bryant | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Mick Antoniw | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Sam Rowlands | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Delyth Jewell | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rhun ap Iorwerth | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rebecca Evans | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Hannah Blythyn | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Laura Anne Jones | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Lynne Neagle | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Jane Dodds | Liberal Democrat | Absent | n/a |
| Natasha Asghar | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| David Rees | Labour | Absent | n/a |