Senedd – July 15, 2026 – 7458
Item 8. Welsh Conservatives Debate - deposit return scheme. Motion without amendment.
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 38 MSs
No: 50 MSs
Absent: 8 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 | 96 | 88 | 38 | 50 | 8 | 91.67% | 43.18% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 96 | 88 | 38 | 50 | 8 | 91.67% | 43.18% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 9 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 88.89% | 0.00% |
| Reform UK | 34 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 91.18% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Plaid Cymru | 43 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 95.35% | 0.00% |
| Green | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 85.71% | 100.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyn Ackerman | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Peter Fox | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Lynne Neagle | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Laura Anne Jones | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Cefin Campbell | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Paul Marr | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Steven Rodaway | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Niamh Salkeld | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Joe Martin | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Matthew Jones | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Art Wright | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sara Crowley | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Gareth Thomas | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Delyth Jewell | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Donna Cushing | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Elwyn Vaughan | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Anna Nicholl | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Ken Skates | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Mair Rowlands | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Leticia Gonzalez | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Adam Price | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Sioned Williams | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Benjamin McKenna | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Francesca O'Brien | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Natasha Asghar | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sarah Cooper-Lesadd | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Andrew Griffin | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Helen Jenner | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Anna Brychan | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Stephen Senior | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Siân Gwenllian | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Janet Finch-Saunders | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rhun ap Iorwerth | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Nigel Williams | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sarah Rees | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Gwyn Williams | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Peredur Owen Griffiths | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Tom Montgomery | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Zaynub Akbar | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Dan Thomas | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Llyr Gruffydd | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| John Davies | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Iain McIntosh | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| David Hughes | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jason O'Connell | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Huw Irranca-Davies | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| David Mills | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Sarah Edwards | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Kerry Ferguson | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| Paul Rock | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Dafydd Davies | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Huw Thomas | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Nick Carter | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Carmelo Colasanto | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Adrian Mason | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jane Dodds | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Lis McLean | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Nerys Evans | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Elyn Stephens | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Llŷr Powell | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Cai Parry-Jones | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kiera Marshall | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Elin Jones | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| John Clark | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Claire Johnson-Wood | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sarah Murphy | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Heledd Fychan | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Jayne Bryant | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Steve Bayliss | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul Davies | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Anthony Slaughter | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Mark Hooper | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Becca Martin | Plaid Cymru | Absent | n/a |
| Elfed Williams | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Mike Hedges | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Cristiana Emsley | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Catherine Cullen | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alun Cox | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Beca Brown | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Lindsay Whittle | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Joshua Kim | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Vikki Howells | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Sam Rowlands | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mabon ap Gwynfor | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Rebeca Phillips | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Louise Emery | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gareth Beer | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sera Evans | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Shav Taj | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Darren Millar | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| James Evans | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Safa Elhassan | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Carrie Harper | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Marc Jones | Plaid Cymru | No | 100.00% |
| Andrew RT Davies | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Claire Archibald | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |