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Claim of Right

  • Submitted by: Nicola Sturgeon, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 January 2012
  • Motion type: Motion For Debate
  • Motion reference: S4M-01822
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 26 January 2012

Motions as amended

Motion S4M-01822 Nicola Sturgeon: Claim of Right - That the Parliament acknowledges the sovereign right of the Scottish people to determine the form of government best suited to their needs and declares and pledges that in all its actions and deliberations their interests shall be paramount and asserts the right of the Scottish people to make a clear, unambiguous and decisive choice on the future of Scotland.

Supported by: Michael Russell

Vote

Result 102 for, 14 against, 0 abstained, 12 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

For
  • Brian Adam
  • George Adam
  • Clare Adamson
  • Alasdair Allan
  • Colin Beattie
  • Marco Biagi
  • Chic Brodie
  • Keith Brown
  • Margaret Burgess
  • Aileen Campbell
  • Roderick Campbell
  • Willie Coffey
  • Angela Constance
  • Bruce Crawford
  • Graeme Dey
  • Nigel Don
  • Bob Doris
  • James Dornan
  • Jim Eadie
  • Annabelle Ewing
  • Fergus Ewing
  • Linda Fabiani
  • John Finnie
  • Kenneth Gibson
  • Rob Gibson
  • Christine Grahame
  • Jamie Hepburn
  • Adam Ingram
  • Colin Keir
  • Bill Kidd
  • Richard Lochhead
  • Richard Lyle
  • Kenny MacAskill
  • Angus MacDonald
  • Gordon MacDonald
  • Derek Mackay
  • Mike MacKenzie
  • John Mason
  • Michael Matheson
  • Stewart Maxwell
  • Joan McAlpine
  • Mark McDonald
  • Christina McKelvie
  • Aileen McLeod
  • Fiona McLeod
  • Stuart McMillan
  • Gil Paterson
  • Dennis Robertson
  • Michael Russell
  • Alex Salmond
  • Stewart Stevenson
  • Kevin Stewart
  • Nicola Sturgeon
  • Dave Thompson
  • David Torrance
  • Jean Urquhart
  • Bill Walker
  • Maureen Watt
  • Paul Wheelhouse
  • Sandra White
  • John Wilson
  • Humza Yousaf
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Roseanna Cunningham
  • Joe FitzPatrick
  • Fiona Hyslop
  • Alex Neil
  • Shona Robison
  • John Swinney

Scottish Labour

For
  • Jackie Baillie
  • Claire Baker
  • Richard Baker
  • Claudia Beamish
  • Neil Bibby
  • Malcolm Chisholm
  • Kezia Dugdale
  • Mary Fee
  • Patricia Ferguson
  • Neil Findlay
  • Rhoda Grant
  • Iain Gray
  • Mark Griffin
  • Hugh Henry
  • James Kelly
  • Johann Lamont
  • Ken Macintosh
  • Hanzala Malik
  • Jenny Marra
  • Paul Martin
  • Margaret McCulloch
  • Margaret McDougall
  • Michael McMahon
  • Siobhan McMahon
  • Duncan McNeil
  • Anne McTaggart
  • Elaine Murray
  • John Park
  • Graeme Pearson
  • John Pentland
  • Richard Simpson
  • Drew Smith
  • Elaine Smith
  • David Stewart
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Sarah Boyack
  • Helen Eadie
  • Lewis Macdonald

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
0
Against
  • Gavin Brown
  • Jackson Carlaw
  • Ruth Davidson
  • Alex Fergusson
  • Murdo Fraser
  • Annabel Goldie
  • John Lamont
  • Jamie McGrigor
  • David McLetchie
  • Nanette Milne
  • Margaret Mitchell
  • Mary Scanlon
  • John Scott
  • Liz Smith
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Alex Johnstone

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For
  • Jim Hume
  • Liam McArthur
  • Willie Rennie
  • Tavish Scott
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Alison McInnes

Scottish Green Party

For
  • Patrick Harvie
  • Alison Johnstone
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Independent

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Margo MacDonald

Original motion text

That the Parliament acknowledges the sovereign right of the Scottish people to determine the form of government best suited to their needs and declares and pledges that in all its actions and deliberations their interests shall be paramount.

Amendments

Motion ref. S4M-01822.1

Claim of Right: Amendment 1: Amendment

Submitted by: Willie Rennie, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Motion ref. S4M-01822.2

Claim of Right - Amendment: Amendment

Submitted by: Patricia Ferguson, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, January 26, 2012