Senedd – March 17, 2026 – 7399
Amendment 19.
Result
✅ Motion passed.
Aye: 50 MSs
No: 1 MS
Absent: 9 MSs
Parliamentary analysis
Strong conflict: Opposition proposesThis vote is most similar to a group of votes where the opposition has proposed a motion and the government is strongly opposing it (few defections, high turnout).
This usually suggests an important point of principle, or that it would have substantive effects if passed.
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 | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All MSs | 60 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 9 | 85.00% | 98.04% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 60 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 9 | 85.00% | 98.04% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 14 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 78.57% | 100.00% |
| Plaid Cymru | 14 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 92.86% | 100.00% |
| Labour | 29 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 86.21% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Isherwood | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Llyr Gruffydd | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Delyth Jewell | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jayne Bryant | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Drakeford | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Peredur Owen Griffiths | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mike Hedges | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Tom Giffard | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sam Rowlands | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Peter Fox | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Rhys ab Owen | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jane Dodds | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Joyce Watson | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rhun ap Iorwerth | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mick Antoniw | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mabon ap Gwynfor | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jack Sargeant | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Julie James | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Siân Gwenllian | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Samuel Kurtz | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Cefin Campbell | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Lesley Griffiths | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Luke Fletcher | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Lindsay Whittle | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Russell George | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Lynne Neagle | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alun Davies | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Heledd Fychan | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sarah Murphy | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul Davies | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sioned Williams | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gareth Davies | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Vaughan Gething | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Adam Price | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jenny Rathbone | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Huw Irranca-Davies | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Dawn Bowden | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rhianon Passmore | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| James Evans | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Elin Jones | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| Rebecca Evans | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Ken Skates | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| David Rees | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Buffy Williams | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Darren Millar | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Baroness Morgan | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Joel James | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Lee Waters | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Carolyn Thomas | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Hannah Blythyn | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jane Hutt | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Andrew RT Davies | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Julie Morgan | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Vikki Howells | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Janet Finch-Saunders | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Altaf Hussain | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| John Griffiths | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Laura Anne Jones | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Jeremy Miles | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Natasha Asghar | Conservative | Absent | n/a |