Senedd – June 24, 2026 – 7438
Item 7. Reform UK Debate - a Welsh Rivers Act. Motion without amendment.
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 37 MSs
No: 49 MSs
Absent: 10 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
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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 | 96 | 86 | 37 | 49 | 10 | 89.58% | 43.02% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 96 | 86 | 37 | 49 | 10 | 89.58% | 43.02% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 34 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 88.24% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Plaid Cymru | 43 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 90.70% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 85.71% | 100.00% |
| Green | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Labour | 9 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 88.89% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francesca O'Brien | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Steven Rodaway | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Cristiana Emsley | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Vikki Howells | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Beca Brown | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Andrew Griffin | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul Rock | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Lynne Neagle | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Anthony Slaughter | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Joe Martin | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Adrian Mason | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mabon ap Gwynfor | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Gwyn Williams | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Rebeca Phillips | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Peredur Owen Griffiths | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Leticia Gonzalez | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Jayne Bryant | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Nigel Williams | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sera Evans | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Iain McIntosh | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| John Davies | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Rees | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Safa Elhassan | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Stephen Senior | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Rhun ap Iorwerth | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| David Mills | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Lyn Ackerman | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Mike Hedges | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Benjamin McKenna | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul Marr | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Catherine Cullen | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Matthew Jones | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Becca Martin | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Niamh Salkeld | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Anna Brychan | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Donna Cushing | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Elwyn Vaughan | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Adam Price | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Delyth Jewell | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Sioned Williams | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Mark Hooper | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Marc Jones | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Carrie Harper | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Shav Taj | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Darren Millar | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| James Evans | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Natasha Asghar | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Huw Irranca-Davies | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Dafydd Davies | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| Dan Thomas | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Alun Cox | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Laura Anne Jones | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Cefin Campbell | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Edwards | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Janet Finch-Saunders | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Cai Parry-Jones | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Andrew RT Davies | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Joshua Kim | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Tom Montgomery | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mair Rowlands | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Sam Rowlands | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jane Dodds | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Nerys Evans | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| John Clark | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sarah Murphy | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Heledd Fychan | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Louise Emery | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gareth Beer | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Claire Johnson-Wood | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Kerry Ferguson | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| Helen Jenner | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Peter Fox | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sarah Cooper-Lesadd | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Lindsay Whittle | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Huw Thomas | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Elfed Williams | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Elyn Stephens | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Llŷr Powell | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Art Wright | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kiera Marshall | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Sara Crowley | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Nick Carter | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Carmelo Colasanto | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Elin Jones | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Gareth Thomas | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Lis McLean | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Anna Nicholl | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Ken Skates | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Paul Davies | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Claire Archibald | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Zaynub Akbar | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Llyr Gruffydd | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| David Hughes | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jason O'Connell | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Steve Bayliss | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Siân Gwenllian | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |