Senedd – Feb. 4, 2026 – 7146
Item 7. Plaid Cymru Debate - Health board governance. Amendment 3, tabled in the name of James Evans.
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 13 MSs
No: 32 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 | 13 | 32 | 15 | 75.00% | 28.89% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 60 | 45 | 13 | 32 | 15 | 75.00% | 28.89% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 29 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 75.86% | 0.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Conservative | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 71.43% | 100.00% |
| Plaid Cymru | 14 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 78.57% | 9.09% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Whittle | Plaid Cymru | No | 90.91% |
| Lynne Neagle | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Samuel Kurtz | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Drakeford | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Lee Waters | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Rebecca Evans | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Heledd Fychan | Plaid Cymru | No | 90.91% |
| Sarah Murphy | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Llyr Gruffydd | Plaid Cymru | No | 90.91% |
| Ken Skates | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Jack Sargeant | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Rhianon Passmore | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Jeremy Miles | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Cefin Campbell | Plaid Cymru | No | 90.91% |
| Altaf Hussain | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Isherwood | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Jane Dodds | Liberal Democrat | Absent | n/a |
| Luke Fletcher | Plaid Cymru | No | 90.91% |
| Laura Anne Jones | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Andrew RT Davies | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Hannah Blythyn | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Jane Hutt | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Vaughan Gething | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Peredur Owen Griffiths | Plaid Cymru | No | 90.91% |
| Sam Rowlands | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Darren Millar | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rhys ab Owen | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 9.09% |
| Elin Jones | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| Paul Davies | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Adam Price | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| Mike Hedges | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Tom Giffard | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Carolyn Thomas | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Delyth Jewell | Plaid Cymru | No | 90.91% |
| Buffy Williams | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Sioned Williams | Plaid Cymru | No | 90.91% |
| Gareth Davies | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| James Evans | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Joyce Watson | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Julie James | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Janet Finch-Saunders | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Russell George | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| John Griffiths | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Lesley Griffiths | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Peter Fox | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Huw Irranca-Davies | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Vikki Howells | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Natasha Asghar | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Dawn Bowden | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Jayne Bryant | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Mabon ap Gwynfor | Plaid Cymru | No | 90.91% |
| Mick Antoniw | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Rhun ap Iorwerth | Plaid Cymru | No | 90.91% |
| Joel James | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Baroness Morgan | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Alun Davies | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Siân Gwenllian | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| David Rees | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Jenny Rathbone | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Julie Morgan | Labour | Absent | n/a |