Motion ref. S5M-04710
Scotland's Choice
Submitted by: Nicola Sturgeon, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party.
Date lodged: Monday, March 20, 2017
Supported by: Fiona Hyslop, Michael Russell, John Swinney
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Motions as amended
That the Parliament acknowledges the sovereign right of the Scottish people to determine the form of government best suited to their needs and therefore mandates the Scottish Government to take forward discussions with the UK Government on the details of an order under section 30 of the Scotland Act 1998 to ensure that the Scottish Parliament can legislate for a referendum to be held that will give the people of Scotland a choice over the future direction and governance of their country at a time, and with a question and franchise, determined by the Scottish Parliament, which would most appropriately be between the autumn of 2018, when there is clarity over the outcome of the Brexit negotiations, and around the point at which the UK leaves the EU in spring 2019; believes that this gives people in Scotland a choice at a time when there is both the most information and most opportunity to act; further believes that 16 and 17-year-olds and EU citizens, who were excluded from the EU referendum, should be entitled to vote, and considers that this referendum is necessary given the Prime Minister’s decision to negotiate a hard exit from the EU, including leaving the single market, which conflicts with assurances given by the UK Government and prominent Leave campaigners, and which takes no account of the overwhelming Remain vote in Scotland.
Vote
Result 69 for, 59 against, 0 abstained, 1 no vote Vote Passed
Scottish Labour 0 for, 23 against, 0 abstained, 0 no vote Read more Read less
For
-Against
- Alex Rowley
- Anas Sarwar
- Claire Baker
- Claudia Beamish
- Colin Smyth
- Daniel Johnson
- David Stewart
- Elaine Smith
- Iain Gray
- Jackie Baillie
- James Kelly
- Jenny Marra
- Johann Lamont
- Kezia Dugdale
- Lewis Macdonald
- Mark Griffin
- Mary Fee
- Monica Lennon
- Neil Bibby
- Neil Findlay
- Pauline McNeill
- Rhoda Grant
- Richard Leonard
Abstained
-No vote
-Scottish National Party 63 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 0 no vote Read more Read less
For
- Aileen Campbell
- Alasdair Allan
- Alex Neil
- Angela Constance
- Angus MacDonald
- Annabelle Ewing
- Ash Regan
- Ben Macpherson
- Bill Kidd
- Bob Doris
- Bruce Crawford
- Christina McKelvie
- Christine Grahame
- Clare Adamson
- Clare Haughey
- Colin Beattie
- David Torrance
- Derek Mackay
- Emma Harper
- Fergus Ewing
- Fiona Hyslop
- Fulton MacGregor
- Gail Ross
- George Adam
- Gil Paterson
- Gillian Martin
- Gordon MacDonald
- Graeme Dey
- Humza Yousaf
- Ivan McKee
- James Dornan
- Jamie Hepburn
- Jeane Freeman
- Jenny Gilruth
- Joan McAlpine
- Joe FitzPatrick
- John Mason
- John Swinney
- Kate Forbes
- Keith Brown
- Kenneth Gibson
- Kevin Stewart
- Linda Fabiani
- Mairi Gougeon
- Maree Todd
- Mark McDonald
- Maureen Watt
- Michael Matheson
- Michael Russell
- Nicola Sturgeon
- Paul Wheelhouse
- Richard Lochhead
- Richard Lyle
- Rona Mackay
- Roseanna Cunningham
- Ruth Maguire
- Sandra White
- Shirley-Anne Somerville
- Shona Robison
- Stewart Stevenson
- Stuart McMillan
- Tom Arthur
- Willie Coffey
Against
-Abstained
-No vote
-Scottish Liberal Democrats 0 for, 5 against, 0 abstained, 0 no vote Read more Read less
For
-Against
Abstained
-No vote
-Scottish Green Party 6 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 0 no vote Read more Read less
For
Against
-Abstained
-No vote
-Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 0 for, 31 against, 0 abstained, 0 no vote Read more Read less
For
-Against
- Adam Tomkins
- Alexander Burnett
- Alexander Stewart
- Alison Harris
- Annie Wells
- Bill Bowman
- Brian Whittle
- Dean Lockhart
- Donald Cameron
- Douglas Ross
- Edward Mountain
- Finlay Carson
- Gordon Lindhurst
- Graham Simpson
- Jackson Carlaw
- Jamie Greene
- Jeremy Balfour
- John Lamont
- John Scott
- Liam Kerr
- Liz Smith
- Margaret Mitchell
- Maurice Corry
- Maurice Golden
- Miles Briggs
- Murdo Fraser
- Oliver Mundell
- Peter Chapman
- Rachael Hamilton
- Ross Thomson
- Ruth Davidson
Abstained
-No vote
-No Party Affiliation 0 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 1 no vote Read more Read less
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 therefore mandates the Scottish Government to take forward discussions with the UK Government on the details of an order under section 30 of the Scotland Act 1998 to ensure that the Scottish Parliament can legislate for a referendum to be held that will give the people of Scotland a choice over the future direction and governance of their country at a time, and with a question and franchise, determined by the Scottish Parliament, which would most appropriately be between the autumn of 2018, when there is clarity over the outcome of the Brexit negotiations, and around the point at which the UK leaves the EU in spring 2019.
Accepted amendments
Scotland's Choice - Amendment
Submitted by: Patrick Harvie, Glasgow, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Monday, March 20, 2017
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Result 69 for, 59 against, 0 abstained, 1 no vote Vote Passed
Defeated amendments
Scotland's Choice - Amendment
Submitted by: Ruth Davidson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, March 20, 2017
Supported by: Murdo Fraser, John Lamont, Adam Tomkins, Annie Wells
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Result 31 for, 97 against, 0 abstained, 1 no vote Vote Defeated
Scotland's Choice - Amendment
Submitted by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Monday, March 20, 2017
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Result 28 for, 100 against, 0 abstained, 1 no vote Vote Defeated
Scotland's Choice - Amendment
Submitted by: Kezia Dugdale, Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Monday, March 20, 2017
Supported by: Lewis Macdonald
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Result 28 for, 100 against, 0 abstained, 1 no vote Vote Defeated