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Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill

  • Submitted by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 November 2025
  • Motion type: Motion For Debate
  • Motion reference: S6M-19565
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 13 November 2025

Motions as amended

That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill, and, in so doing, believes that consideration should be given to agreeing a parliamentary complaints and sanctions process, backed by appropriate guidance, in relation to section 2 of the Bill.



Vote

Result 81 for, 0 against, 35 abstained, 13 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

For

  • Stevenson, Collette
  • McKee, Ivan
  • Maguire, Ruth
  • Stewart, Kaukab
  • Mackay, Rona
  • Torrance, David
  • Allan, Dr Alasdair
  • Roddick, Emma
  • Yousaf, Humza
  • Minto, Jenni
  • FitzPatrick, Joe
  • Beattie, Colin
  • Hepburn, Jamie
  • McMillan, Stuart
  • Coffey, Willie
  • Gougeon, Mairi
  • Kidd, Bill
  • Constance, Angela
  • Gilruth, Jenny
  • McLennan, Paul
  • Gray, Neil
  • Hyslop, Fiona
  • Nicoll, Audrey
  • McNair, Marie
  • Don-Innes, Natalie
  • MacGregor, Fulton
  • Todd, Maree
  • Adam, Karen
  • Fairlie, Jim
  • Robertson, Angus
  • Sturgeon, Nicola
  • Doris, Bob
  • Matheson, Michael
  • Swinney, John
  • Callaghan, Stephanie
  • Thomson, Michelle
  • Ewing, Annabelle
  • Forbes, Kate
  • Brown, Siobhian
  • Whitham, Elena
  • Dornan, James
  • Brown, Keith
  • Adam, George
  • Gibson, Kenneth
  • Robison, Shona
  • Tweed, Evelyn
  • Lochhead, Richard
  • Arthur, Tom
  • Dunbar, Jackie
  • Dey, Graeme
  • Harper, Emma
  • Grahame, Christine
  • Stewart, Kevin
  • Haughey, Clare
  • MacDonald, Gordon
  • Macpherson, Ben

Against

0

Abstained

0

Did not vote

  • Adamson, Clare
  • McAllan, Màiri
  • Somerville, Shirley-Anne
  • Martin, Gillian

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For

0

Against

0

Abstained

  • Whittle, Brian
  • Fraser, Murdo
  • Hamilton, Rachael
  • Briggs, Miles
  • Kerr, Stephen
  • Findlay, Russell
  • Gosal, Pam
  • Kerr, Liam
  • Hoy, Craig
  • Webber, Sue
  • Dowey, Sharon
  • Wells, Annie
  • Carson, Finlay
  • McCall, Roz
  • Stewart, Alexander
  • Mountain, Edward
  • White, Tess
  • Carlaw, Jackson
  • Smith, Liz
  • Burnett, Alexander
  • Golden, Maurice
  • Lumsden, Douglas
  • Mundell, Oliver
  • Ross, Douglas
  • Gulhane, Sandesh
  • Gallacher, Meghan
  • Halcro Johnston, Jamie

Did not vote

  • Eagle, Tim

Scottish Labour

For

  • Boyack, Sarah
  • Baillie, Jackie
  • Grant, Rhoda
  • McNeill, Pauline
  • Russell, Davy
  • Clark, Katy
  • Lennon, Monica
  • Sweeney, Paul
  • Duncan-Glancy, Pam
  • Baker, Claire
  • Griffin, Mark
  • Leonard, Richard
  • Mochan, Carol
  • Whitfield, Martin
  • Sarwar, Anas

Against

0

Abstained

0

Did not vote

  • Bibby, Neil
  • Rowley, Alex
  • O'Kane, Paul
  • Marra, Michael
  • Villalba, Mercedes
  • Johnson, Daniel

Scottish Green Party

For

0

Against

0

Abstained

  • Chapman, Maggie
  • Mackay, Gillian
  • Slater, Lorna
  • Burgess, Ariane
  • Greer, Ross
  • Harvie, Patrick
  • Ruskell, Mark

Did not vote

0

Independent

For

  • Choudhury, Foysol
  • Regan, Ash
  • Mason, John
  • Ewing, Fergus

Against

0

Abstained

  • Balfour, Jeremy

Did not vote

  • Smyth, Colin

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For

  • McArthur, Liam
  • Rennie, Willie
  • Greene, Jamie
  • Cole-Hamilton, Alex
  • Wishart, Beatrice

Against

0

Abstained

0

Did not vote

0

No Party Affiliation

For

0

Against

0

Abstained

0

Did not vote

  • Johnstone, Alison

Reform UK

For

  • Simpson, Graham

Against

0

Abstained

0

Did not vote

0

Original motion text

That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill.


Amendments

Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill: Amendment 1

Submitted by: Kevin Stewart, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party

Date lodged: Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Motion reference: S6M-19565.1

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 13, 2025

Supported by: Karen Adam, Bill Kidd, David Torrance