Vote · 6 Oct 2011

Housing

Motion For Debate Motion S4M-01022 Lodged by Keith Brown SNP

Carried by 74

96 For 22 Against 0 Abstained 10 Did not vote

That the Parliament recognises the difficulties that the current economic climate presents for those in need of affordable housing; believes, in light of the severe constraints on public expenditure, that this challenge can be addressed only through the development of innovative and creative measures to provide a range of high-quality sustainable homes that people can afford and that meet their ne…

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That the Parliament recognises the difficulties that the current economic climate presents for those in need of affordable housing; believes, in light of the severe constraints on public expenditure, that this challenge can be addressed only through the development of innovative and creative measures to provide a range of high-quality sustainable homes that people can afford and that meet their needs; notes with approval initiatives such as the National Housing Trust and the Investment and Innovation Fund; welcomes the willingness of local authorities, registered social landlords and developers to participate in these initiatives, and congratulates them on working together innovatively to deliver the maximum number of affordable homes in these testing circumstances.

Amendments were lodged but none was agreed, so this vote was on the motion as lodged.

How the parties split

3 MSPs voted against their party

Party	For	Against	Absent	Majority
SNP	60	3	5	✓ For split
Lab	36	0	1	✓ For united
Con	0	12	3	✗ Against united
LD	0	5	0	✗ Against united
Green	0	2	0	✗ Against united
Ind	0	0	1	n/a

Party is the MSP's party on the day of the vote. Majority is how most of the party's voting MSPs voted.

Every MSP

128 MSPs

For (96)

SNP 60

Lab 36

Against (22)

SNP 3

Con 12

LD 5

Green 2

Did not vote (10)

SNP 5

Lab 1

Claire Baker

Con 3

Ind 1

Margo MacDonald

Against their party

3 MSPs

SNP majority for

George Adam ✗ Against
Kenneth Gibson ✗ Against
Bill Walker ✗ Against

Context

The motion, its supporters and amendments
Watch on Scottish Parliament TV (that day's meetings)
All votes on 6 Oct 2011 (4)

Other votes that day (3)

Housing S4M-01022.2
Defeated 13–106
Housing S4M-01022.3
Defeated 43–75
Digital Future of Scotland's Heritage S4M-01023.1
Defeated 53–64

How this is worked out

Vote type, bill stage, free votes and key votes are worked out by this site from titles, dates and how each party split. They are not the Parliament’s own classification.

Kind and stage come from the motion title and reference (".1" references are amendments) and, for bills, the bill’s stage dates.
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Free vote means two or more parties each split by 15% or more, with ten or more MSPs off their party line. Parties rarely announce free votes in the data, so this is a likely sign, not a record.
Key vote means a bill’s Stage 1 or final vote, a budget vote, a likely free vote, or a result decided by three votes or fewer.
Against party line counts MSPs whose vote differed from the majority of their own party (independents excluded).

Motion text

How the parties split

Every MSP

For (96)

Against (22)

Did not vote (10)