Senedd – June 24, 2026 – 7439
Item 7. Reform UK Debate - a Welsh Rivers Act. Amendment 1, tabled in the name of Heledd Fychan.
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 40 MSs
No: 45 MSs
Absent: 10 MSs
Abstain: 1 MS
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 | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All MSs | 96 | 85 | 40 | 45 | 1 | 10 | 88.54% | 47.06% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 96 | 85 | 40 | 45 | 1 | 10 | 88.54% | 47.06% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Plaid Cymru | 43 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 90.70% | 100.00% |
| Conservative | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 85.71% | 0.00% |
| Green | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 34 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 88.24% | 0.00% |
| Labour | 9 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 88.89% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Thomas | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Laura Anne Jones | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Steven Rodaway | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Edwards | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Cai Parry-Jones | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Andrew RT Davies | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Huw Thomas | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Alun Cox | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Peter Fox | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Sara Crowley | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Llŷr Powell | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Elwyn Vaughan | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Delyth Jewell | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Nerys Evans | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Elin Jones | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| John Davies | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gareth Beer | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Iain McIntosh | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Shav Taj | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Darren Millar | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Steve Bayliss | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Heledd Fychan | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gareth Thomas | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Stephen Senior | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Zaynub Akbar | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Claire Johnson-Wood | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Lindsay Whittle | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Cefin Campbell | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Andrew Griffin | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Catherine Cullen | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Benjamin McKenna | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Francesca O'Brien | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Kiera Marshall | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Vikki Howells | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Janet Finch-Saunders | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Niamh Salkeld | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Anna Brychan | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Joshua Kim | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Leticia Gonzalez | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jayne Bryant | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Gwyn Williams | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Nigel Williams | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Sam Rowlands | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Rees | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul Davies | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Carrie Harper | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Marc Jones | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Safa Elhassan | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Llyr Gruffydd | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Natasha Asghar | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Paul Rock | Green | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Lynne Neagle | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Cooper-Lesadd | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Lyn Ackerman | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Anthony Slaughter | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul Marr | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Matthew Jones | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Elyn Stephens | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Becca Martin | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Art Wright | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Adam Price | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Donna Cushing | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Joe Martin | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Adrian Mason | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Jane Dodds | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Lis McLean | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ken Skates | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Louise Emery | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| David Hughes | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Jason O'Connell | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| John Clark | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Murphy | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Rhun ap Iorwerth | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| Helen Jenner | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| David Mills | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Beca Brown | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Cristiana Emsley | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Mike Hedges | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Elfed Williams | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Nick Carter | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Carmelo Colasanto | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Rebeca Phillips | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Peredur Owen Griffiths | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Tom Montgomery | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Mair Rowlands | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mabon ap Gwynfor | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Hooper | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Claire Archibald | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Sioned Williams | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Anna Nicholl | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sera Evans | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| James Evans | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Huw Irranca-Davies | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Dafydd Davies | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| Siân Gwenllian | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| Kerry Ferguson | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |