Parliament Workbench
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Vote · 1 Nov 2012

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Amendment Motion S4M-04627.1 Lodged by Alex Johnstone Con
Defeated by 88
12 For 100 Against 0 Abstained 16 Did not vote
As an amendment to motion S4M-04627 in the name of Kenny MacAskill (Drink Driving), leave out from “, which” to second "drink driving" and insert “; praises the successful efforts of Scotland’s police forces in tackling drink driving, which has led to the number of drink driving offences recorded by the police falling by 37% since 2002-03; acknowledges that, while a case may exist to lower the dri…
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As an amendment to motion S4M-04627 in the name of Kenny MacAskill (Drink Driving), leave out from “, which” to second "drink driving" and insert “; praises the successful efforts of Scotland’s police forces in tackling drink driving, which has led to the number of drink driving offences recorded by the police falling by 37% since 2002-03; acknowledges that, while a case may exist to lower the drink drive limit, any change must not be implemented until its effect on police efforts to focus on the most dangerous examples of this serious crime is fully explored and properly identified; urges the Scottish Government to fully consider whether lowering the drink drive limit will have unintended consequences in criminalising less serious behaviour and diverting police resources away from the most serious offences".

How the parties split

Every party voted as a bloc
PartySplitForAgainstAbst.AbsentMajority
SNP 0 58 0 7 ✗ Against united
Lab 0 33 0 4 ✗ Against united
Con 12 0 0 3 ✓ For united
LD 0 4 0 1 ✗ Against united
Green 0 2 0 0 ✗ Against united
Ind 0 3 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 (12)
Con 12

Against (100)
SNP 58
Lab 33
LD 4
Green 2
Ind 3

Did not vote (16)
SNP 7
Lab 4
Con 3
LD 1
Ind 1