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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Labour | 29 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 75.86% | 0.00% |
| 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% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Tom Giffard | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Lynne Neagle | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Baroness Morgan | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Alun Davies | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Peredur Owen Griffiths | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Mick Antoniw | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Sam Rowlands | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rhun ap Iorwerth | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Joyce Watson | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Jane Dodds | Liberal Democrat | Absent | n/a |
| Siân Gwenllian | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| Jack Sargeant | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Rebecca Evans | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Samuel Kurtz | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Peter Fox | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Luke Fletcher | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Natasha Asghar | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mike Hedges | 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% |
| Carolyn Thomas | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Vaughan Gething | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Paul Davies | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Julie Morgan | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Adam Price | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| David Rees | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Hannah Blythyn | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Jane Hutt | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| John Griffiths | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Lesley Griffiths | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Sioned Williams | Plaid Cymru | 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% |
| Mabon ap Gwynfor | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Vikki Howells | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Huw Irranca-Davies | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Dawn Bowden | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Cefin Campbell | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Lindsay Whittle | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Russell George | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Buffy Williams | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Ken Skates | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Gareth Davies | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Lee Waters | 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 |
| Joel James | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Jenny Rathbone | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Elin Jones | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| Mark Isherwood | Conservative | Absent | n/a |