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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Labour | 29 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 75.86% | 0.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Plaid Cymru | 14 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 78.57% | 9.09% |
| Conservative | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 71.43% | 100.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Anne Jones | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Lynne Neagle | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Jeremy Miles | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Cefin Campbell | Plaid Cymru | No | 90.91% |
| Luke Fletcher | Plaid Cymru | No | 90.91% |
| Mark Drakeford | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Lee Waters | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Sam Rowlands | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Darren Millar | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Heledd Fychan | Plaid Cymru | No | 90.91% |
| Sarah Murphy | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Llyr Gruffydd | Plaid Cymru | No | 90.91% |
| Mark Isherwood | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Jane Dodds | Liberal Democrat | Absent | n/a |
| Lindsay Whittle | Plaid Cymru | No | 90.91% |
| Samuel Kurtz | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Altaf Hussain | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Andrew RT Davies | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rebecca Evans | Labour | No | 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% |
| Rhys ab Owen | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 9.09% |
| Ken Skates | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Elin Jones | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| Adam Price | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| Jack Sargeant | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Paul Davies | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Rhianon Passmore | Labour | 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% |
| Dawn Bowden | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Vikki Howells | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Carolyn Thomas | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Jayne Bryant | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Mabon ap Gwynfor | Plaid Cymru | No | 90.91% |
| Mick Antoniw | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Sioned Williams | Plaid Cymru | No | 90.91% |
| Baroness Morgan | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Siân Gwenllian | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| Joyce Watson | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Huw Irranca-Davies | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Natasha Asghar | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mike Hedges | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Tom Giffard | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Delyth Jewell | Plaid Cymru | No | 90.91% |
| Rhun ap Iorwerth | Plaid Cymru | No | 90.91% |
| Buffy Williams | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Gareth Davies | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alun Davies | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| James Evans | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Joel James | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| David Rees | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Jenny Rathbone | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Julie Morgan | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Julie James | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Janet Finch-Saunders | Conservative | Absent | n/a |