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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Conservative | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 71.43% | 100.00% |
| Plaid Cymru | 14 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 78.57% | 0.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Labour | 29 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 75.86% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elin Jones | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| Jenny Rathbone | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| 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% |
| Sioned Williams | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Heledd Fychan | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Murphy | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Mark Isherwood | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Andrew RT Davies | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Drakeford | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Altaf Hussain | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Laura Anne Jones | Reform UK | Abstain | n/a |
| Jeremy Miles | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Lynne Neagle | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Peter Fox | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Luke Fletcher | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Tom Giffard | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mike Hedges | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Alun Davies | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Carolyn Thomas | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Peredur Owen Griffiths | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Vaughan Gething | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Mick Antoniw | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Sam Rowlands | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rhun ap Iorwerth | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Paul Davies | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Adam Price | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| Julie Morgan | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Jack Sargeant | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Rebecca Evans | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Samuel Kurtz | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Natasha Asghar | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Baroness Morgan | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| James Evans | Independent | Abstain | n/a |
| Llyr Gruffydd | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Rhys ab Owen | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Jane Dodds | Liberal Democrat | Absent | n/a |
| Joyce Watson | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| David Rees | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Siân Gwenllian | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| Vikki Howells | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Dawn Bowden | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Buffy Williams | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Ken Skates | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Gareth Davies | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Darren Millar | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jayne Bryant | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Lee Waters | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Mabon ap Gwynfor | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Delyth Jewell | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Janet Finch-Saunders | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Julie James | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Rhianon Passmore | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Joel James | Conservative | Absent | n/a |