Senedd – Feb. 4, 2026 – 7145
Item 7. Plaid Cymru Debate - Health board governance. Amendment 2, tabled in the name of Paul Davies.
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 10 MSs
No: 33 MSs
Absent: 15 MSs
Abstain: 2 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
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 | 43 | 10 | 33 | 2 | 15 | 71.67% | 23.26% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 60 | 43 | 10 | 33 | 2 | 15 | 71.67% | 23.26% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 29 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 75.86% | 0.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Plaid Cymru | 14 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 78.57% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 71.43% | 100.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew RT Davies | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rebecca Evans | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Jeremy Miles | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Peter Fox | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Luke Fletcher | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Llyr Gruffydd | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Carolyn Thomas | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Peredur Owen Griffiths | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Vaughan Gething | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Rhun ap Iorwerth | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Joyce Watson | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Jane Dodds | Liberal Democrat | Absent | n/a |
| David Rees | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Siân Gwenllian | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| Jack Sargeant | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Mark Drakeford | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Samuel Kurtz | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Altaf Hussain | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Laura Anne Jones | Reform UK | Abstain | n/a |
| Tom Giffard | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mike Hedges | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Lynne Neagle | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Natasha Asghar | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Baroness Morgan | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| James Evans | Independent | Abstain | n/a |
| Alun Davies | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Rhys ab Owen | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Mick Antoniw | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Sam Rowlands | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul Davies | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Julie Morgan | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Adam Price | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| Vikki Howells | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Hannah Blythyn | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Jane Hutt | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Cefin Campbell | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Lindsay Whittle | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Russell George | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| John Griffiths | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Lesley Griffiths | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Huw Irranca-Davies | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Buffy Williams | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Ken Skates | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Gareth Davies | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sioned Williams | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Lee Waters | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Mabon ap Gwynfor | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Joel James | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Dawn Bowden | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Darren Millar | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Heledd Fychan | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Murphy | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Jayne Bryant | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Delyth Jewell | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Rhianon Passmore | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Julie James | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Janet Finch-Saunders | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Mark Isherwood | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Jenny Rathbone | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Elin Jones | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |