Motion of No Confidence
- Submitted by: Ruth Davidson, Edinburgh Central, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 March 2021
- Motion reference: S5M-24292
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 23 March 2021
That the Parliament has no confidence in the First Minister, in light of confirmation that the Scottish Government ignored legal advice on its prospects of success in Alex Salmond’s judicial review case, and multiple credible witnesses indicating that the First Minister misled the Parliament.
Supported by:
Jeremy Balfour, Bill Bowman, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Peter Chapman, Maurice Corry, Murdo Fraser, Maurice Golden, Jamie Greene, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Rachael Hamilton, Alison Harris, Liam Kerr, Gordon Lindhurst, Dean Lockhart, Tom Mason, Margaret Mitchell, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, John Scott, Graham Simpson, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Adam Tomkins, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle
Vote
Result 31 for, 65 against, 27 abstained, 6 did not vote Vote Defeated
Scottish National Party
- 0 for
- 60 against
- 0 abstained
- 1 did not vote
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0Against
- 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
- 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
- Joan McAlpine
- Joe FitzPatrick
- John Mason
- John Swinney
- Kate Forbes
- Keith Brown
- Kenneth Gibson
- Kevin Stewart
- Linda Fabiani
- Mairi Gougeon
- Maree Todd
- 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
Abstained
0Did not vote
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- 29 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 1 did not vote
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For
- Adam Tomkins
- Alexander Burnett
- Alexander Stewart
- Alison Harris
- Annie Wells
- Bill Bowman
- Brian Whittle
- Dean Lockhart
- Edward Mountain
- Finlay Carson
- Gordon Lindhurst
- Graham Simpson
- Jackson Carlaw
- Jamie Greene
- Jamie Halcro Johnston
- Jeremy Balfour
- John Scott
- Liam Kerr
- Liz Smith
- Margaret Mitchell
- Maurice Corry
- Maurice Golden
- Miles Briggs
- Murdo Fraser
- Oliver Mundell
- Peter Chapman
- Rachael Hamilton
- Ruth Davidson
- Tom Mason
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0Abstained
0Did not vote
Scottish Labour
- 0 for
- 0 against
- 22 abstained
- 1 did not vote
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0Against
0Abstained
- 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
- Lewis Macdonald
- Mark Griffin
- Mary Fee
- Monica Lennon
- Neil Bibby
- Neil Findlay
- Pauline McNeill
- Richard Leonard
- Sarah Boyack
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Scottish Liberal Democrats
- 1 for
- 0 against
- 4 abstained
- 0 did not vote
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0Abstained
Did not vote
0Scottish Green Party
- 0 for
- 5 against
- 0 abstained
- 0 did not vote
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0Against
Abstained
0Did not vote
0Independent
- 0 for
- 0 against
- 1 abstained
- 2 did not vote
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Reform UK
- 1 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 0 did not vote
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No Party Affiliation
- 0 for
- 0 against
- 0 abstained
- 1 did not vote
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Amendments that have not been voted on
Submitted by: Anas Sarwar, Glasgow, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Supported by: Jackie Baillie
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, March 23, 2021