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Local Democracy

  • Submitted by: Andy Wightman, Lothian, Scottish Green Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 28 November 2016
  • Motion type: Motion For Debate
  • Motion reference: S5M-02804
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 30 November 2016

Motions as amended

That the Parliament recognises that empowering Scotland’s cities and city regions is critical to economic growth and development in Scotland.


Vote

Result 96 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

For
  • George Adam
  • Clare Adamson
  • Alasdair Allan
  • Tom Arthur
  • Colin Beattie
  • Keith Brown
  • Aileen Campbell
  • Willie Coffey
  • Angela Constance
  • Bruce Crawford
  • Roseanna Cunningham
  • Graeme Dey
  • Bob Doris
  • James Dornan
  • Annabelle Ewing
  • Fergus Ewing
  • Linda Fabiani
  • Joe FitzPatrick
  • Kate Forbes
  • Jeane Freeman
  • Kenneth Gibson
  • Jenny Gilruth
  • Mairi Gougeon
  • Christine Grahame
  • Emma Harper
  • Clare Haughey
  • Jamie Hepburn
  • Fiona Hyslop
  • Bill Kidd
  • Richard Lochhead
  • Richard Lyle
  • Angus MacDonald
  • Gordon MacDonald
  • Fulton MacGregor
  • Derek Mackay
  • Rona Mackay
  • Ben Macpherson
  • Ruth Maguire
  • Gillian Martin
  • John Mason
  • Michael Matheson
  • Joan McAlpine
  • Mark McDonald
  • Ivan McKee
  • Christina McKelvie
  • Stuart McMillan
  • Alex Neil
  • Gil Paterson
  • Ash Regan
  • Shona Robison
  • Gail Ross
  • Michael Russell
  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
  • Stewart Stevenson
  • Kevin Stewart
  • Nicola Sturgeon
  • John Swinney
  • Maree Todd
  • Maureen Watt
  • Paul Wheelhouse
  • Sandra White
  • Humza Yousaf
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • David Torrance

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
  • Jeremy Balfour
  • Miles Briggs
  • Alexander Burnett
  • Donald Cameron
  • Jackson Carlaw
  • Finlay Carson
  • Peter Chapman
  • Maurice Corry
  • Ruth Davidson
  • Murdo Fraser
  • Maurice Golden
  • Jamie Greene
  • Rachael Hamilton
  • Alison Harris
  • Liam Kerr
  • John Lamont
  • Gordon Lindhurst
  • Dean Lockhart
  • Margaret Mitchell
  • Edward Mountain
  • Oliver Mundell
  • Douglas Ross
  • John Scott
  • Graham Simpson
  • Liz Smith
  • Alexander Stewart
  • Ross Thomson
  • Adam Tomkins
  • Annie Wells
  • Brian Whittle
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Alex Johnstone

Scottish Labour

For
0
Against
  • Jackie Baillie
  • Claire Baker
  • Neil Bibby
  • Kezia Dugdale
  • Mary Fee
  • Neil Findlay
  • Rhoda Grant
  • Iain Gray
  • Mark Griffin
  • Daniel Johnson
  • James Kelly
  • Johann Lamont
  • Monica Lennon
  • Richard Leonard
  • Lewis Macdonald
  • Jenny Marra
  • Pauline McNeill
  • Alex Rowley
  • Anas Sarwar
  • Colin Smyth
  • David Stewart
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Claudia Beamish
  • Elaine Smith

Scottish Green Party

For
0
Against
  • John Finnie
  • Ross Greer
  • Patrick Harvie
  • Alison Johnstone
  • Mark Ruskell
  • Andy Wightman
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For
  • Alex Cole-Hamilton
  • Liam McArthur
  • Mike Rumbles
  • Tavish Scott
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Willie Rennie

Original motion text

That the Parliament endorses the final report of the Commission on Strengthening Local Democracy.

Accepted amendments

Motion ref. S5M-02804.1

Local Democracy - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Result 92 for, 31 against, 0 abstained, 5 did not vote Agreed

Defeated amendments

Motion ref. S5M-02804.2

Local Democracy - Amendment - Amendment

Submitted by: Kevin Stewart, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Supported by: Angela Constance
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Result 61 for, 61 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote Disagreed