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Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill

  • Submitted by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2026
  • Motion type: Motion For Debate
  • Motion reference: S6M-20921
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 18 March 2026

That the Parliament agrees that the Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill be passed.


Vote

Result 70 for, 27 against, 19 abstained, 13 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

For
  • George Adam
  • Karen Adam
  • Clare Adamson
  • Alasdair Allan
  • Tom Arthur
  • Colin Beattie
  • Keith Brown
  • Siobhian Brown
  • Stephanie Callaghan
  • Willie Coffey
  • Angela Constance
  • Graeme Dey
  • Natalie Don-Innes
  • Bob Doris
  • James Dornan
  • Jackie Dunbar
  • Jim Fairlie
  • Joe FitzPatrick
  • Kate Forbes
  • Kenneth Gibson
  • Jenny Gilruth
  • Mairi Gougeon
  • Christine Grahame
  • Neil Gray
  • Emma Harper
  • Clare Haughey
  • Jamie Hepburn
  • Fiona Hyslop
  • Bill Kidd
  • Richard Lochhead
  • Gordon MacDonald
  • Fulton MacGregor
  • Rona Mackay
  • Ben Macpherson
  • Ruth Maguire
  • Gillian Martin
  • Michael Matheson
  • Màiri McAllan
  • Ivan McKee
  • Paul McLennan
  • Stuart McMillan
  • Marie McNair
  • Jenni Minto
  • Audrey Nicoll
  • Angus Robertson
  • Shona Robison
  • Emma Roddick
  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
  • Collette Stevenson
  • Kaukab Stewart
  • Kevin Stewart
  • Nicola Sturgeon
  • John Swinney
  • Michelle Thomson
  • David Torrance
  • Evelyn Tweed
  • Elena Whitham
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Annabelle Ewing
  • Maree Todd
  • Humza Yousaf

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
0
Against
  • Miles Briggs
  • Alexander Burnett
  • Jackson Carlaw
  • Finlay Carson
  • Sharon Dowey
  • Russell Findlay
  • Murdo Fraser
  • Meghan Gallacher
  • Dr Pam Gosal MBE
  • Dr Sandesh Gulhane
  • Jamie Halcro Johnston
  • Rachael Hamilton
  • Craig Hoy
  • Liam Kerr
  • Stephen Kerr
  • Douglas Lumsden
  • Roz McCall
  • Edward Mountain
  • Oliver Mundell
  • Douglas Ross
  • Liz Smith
  • Alexander Stewart
  • Sue Webber
  • Brian Whittle
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Tim Eagle
  • Maurice Golden
  • Annie Wells
  • Tess White

Scottish Labour

For
  • Richard Leonard
  • Alex Rowley
  • Mercedes Villalba
Against
0
Abstained
  • Claire Baker
  • Neil Bibby
  • Sarah Boyack
  • Katy Clark
  • Rhoda Grant
  • Mark Griffin
  • Monica Lennon
  • Michael Marra
  • Pauline McNeill
  • Carol Mochan
  • Paul O'Kane
  • Davy Russell
  • Anas Sarwar
  • Paul Sweeney
  • Martin Whitfield
Did not vote
  • Jackie Baillie
  • Daniel Johnson

Scottish Green Party

For
  • Ariane Burgess
  • Maggie Chapman
  • Ross Greer
  • Patrick Harvie
  • Gillian Mackay
  • Mark Ruskell
  • Lorna Slater
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Independent

For
  • John Mason
Against
  • Fergus Ewing
Abstained
  • Jeremy Balfour
  • Foysol Choudhury
  • Pam Duncan-Glancy
Did not vote
  • Ash Regan
  • Colin Smyth

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For
  • Alex Cole-Hamilton
  • Jamie Greene
Against
  • Liam McArthur
  • Willie Rennie
Abstained
  • Beatrice Wishart
Did not vote
0

Reform UK

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Graham Simpson

No Party Affiliation

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