Senedd – July 14, 2026 – 7454
Item 8. Legislative Consent Motion: Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill.
Result
✅ Motion passed.
Aye: 86 MSs
No: 7 MSs
Absent: 3 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.
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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 | 93 | 86 | 7 | 3 | 96.88% | 92.47% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 96 | 93 | 86 | 7 | 3 | 96.88% | 92.47% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 88.89% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Conservative | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Plaid Cymru | 43 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 97.67% | 100.00% |
| Green | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 34 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 97.06% | 100.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dafydd Davies | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Laura Anne Jones | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Lynne Neagle | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Anthony Slaughter | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Beca Brown | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Steven Rodaway | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kiera Marshall | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Elyn Stephens | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Llŷr Powell | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Becca Martin | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Art Wright | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Joe Martin | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Nick Carter | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Adam Price | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Elwyn Vaughan | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Lis McLean | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Delyth Jewell | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jane Dodds | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Elin Jones | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Iain McIntosh | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| John Davies | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gareth Beer | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Shav Taj | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| David Hughes | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jason O'Connell | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Zaynub Akbar | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rhun ap Iorwerth | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gareth Thomas | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sera Evans | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| John Clark | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Claire Johnson-Wood | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sarah Murphy | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Heledd Fychan | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Huw Thomas | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Peter Fox | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Cristiana Emsley | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mike Hedges | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Benjamin McKenna | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Andrew RT Davies | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Janet Finch-Saunders | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Anna Brychan | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Adrian Mason | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Joshua Kim | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Leticia Gonzalez | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mabon ap Gwynfor | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gwyn Williams | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sam Rowlands | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Nigel Williams | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sarah Rees | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Marc Jones | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Claire Archibald | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Carrie Harper | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Safa Elhassan | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sioned Williams | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Steve Bayliss | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Llyr Gruffydd | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Huw Irranca-Davies | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| David Mills | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Paul Rock | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alun Cox | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Catherine Cullen | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sara Crowley | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Siân Gwenllian | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Niamh Salkeld | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Donna Cushing | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Carmelo Colasanto | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Nerys Evans | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul Davies | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Louise Emery | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Darren Millar | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Lindsay Whittle | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Cefin Campbell | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Andrew Griffin | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sarah Cooper-Lesadd | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Lyn Ackerman | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Natasha Asghar | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Elfed Williams | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Francesca O'Brien | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sarah Edwards | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul Marr | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Cai Parry-Jones | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Matthew Jones | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Vikki Howells | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Helen Jenner | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Stephen Senior | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rebeca Phillips | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Peredur Owen Griffiths | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Tom Montgomery | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mair Rowlands | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jayne Bryant | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Hooper | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Anna Nicholl | Plaid Cymru | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ken Skates | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| James Evans | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Dan Thomas | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kerry Ferguson | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |