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Scotland's Choice

  • Submitted by: Nicola Sturgeon, Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2017
  • Motion reference: S5M-04710
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 28 March 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.


Supported by: Fiona Hyslop, Michael Russell, John Swinney

Vote

Result 69 for, 59 against, 0 abstained, 1 did not vote Vote Passed

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
  • David Torrance
  • Maureen Watt
  • Paul Wheelhouse
  • Sandra White
  • Humza Yousaf
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
0
Against
  • Jeremy Balfour
  • Bill Bowman
  • 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
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Scottish Labour

For
0
Against
  • Jackie Baillie
  • Claire Baker
  • Claudia Beamish
  • 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
  • Elaine Smith
  • Colin Smyth
  • David Stewart
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Scottish Green Party

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

Scottish Liberal Democrats

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

No Party Affiliation

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Ken Macintosh

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

Motion ref. S5M-04710.5

Scotland's Choice - Amendment - 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 did not vote Vote Passed


Defeated amendments

Motion ref. S5M-04710.2

Scotland's Choice - Amendment - 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 did not vote Vote Defeated


Motion ref. S5M-04710.3

Scotland's Choice - Amendment - 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 did not vote Vote Defeated


Motion ref. S5M-04710.4

Scotland's Choice - Amendment - 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 did not vote Vote Defeated