Vote · 22 Mar 2012

Ferries

Motion For Debate Motion S4M-02421 Lodged by Elaine Murray Lab as amended by SNP

Carried by 39

74 For 35 Against 2 Abstained 17 Did not vote

What MSPs voted on: the motion as amended

Labour’s motion was rewritten by an SNP amendment (S4M-02421.1) before this vote. A vote ‘for’ was a vote for the SNP’s wording.

That the Parliament

66 words removed by S4M-02421.1

is disappointed that the draft ferries plan does not include a new Lochboisdale to Mallaig ferry service; recognises the social and economic need for such a service; notes the overwhelming support in the Western Isles and Mallaig for such a service, and calls on the Scottish Government to ensure its inclusion in the ferries plan and to commence the new service as soon as practically possible.

S4M-02421.1 SNP welcomes the Scottish Ferry Services: Draft Plan for consultation; in particular the focus of the Scottish Ferries Review and the draft plan on the issues that matter most to island and remote communities and their central theme of further improving Scotland’s ferry services; welcomes the wide engagement and consultation that has taken place throughout the Scottish Ferries Review; notes the Scottish Government’s commitment to fully consider the consultation responses from communities representing their local interests, including those advocating the introduction of a service between Lochboisdale and Mallaig, and looks forward to the publication of the final ferries plan in 2012.

Final wording as read into the Official Report at Decision Time. The marked changes are worked out by this site from the amendment texts and match that wording.

Amendments

S4M-02421.1 SNP Alex Neil Agreed vote, 61–37
S4M-02421.2 Liberal Democrat Jim Hume Not put to a vote (worked out by this site: never called at Decision Time: not selected or not moved)

The motion as originally lodged by Labour (not what was voted on)

That the Parliament is disappointed that the draft ferries plan does not include a new Lochboisdale to Mallaig ferry service; recognises the social and economic need for such a service; notes the overwhelming support in the Western Isles and Mallaig for such a service, and calls on the Scottish Government to ensure its inclusion in the ferries plan and to commence the new service as soon as practically possible.

How the parties split

Every party voted as a bloc

Party	For	Against	Abst.	Absent	Majority
SNP	61	0	0	6	✓ For united
Lab	0	35	0	2	✗ Against united
Con	11	0	0	4	✓ For united
LD	2	0	0	3	✓ For united
Green	0	0	2	0	– Abstained united
Ind	0	0	0	2	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 (74)

SNP 61

Con 11

LD 2

Against (35)

Lab 35

Abstained (2)

Green 2

Did not vote (17)

SNP 6

Lab 2

Con 4

LD 3

Ind 2

Against their party

Nobody. Every MSP who voted sided with their party's majority.

Context

The motion, its supporters and amendments
Watch on Scottish Parliament TV (that day's meetings)
All votes on 22 Mar 2012 (7)

Other votes that day (6)

Ferries S4M-02421.1
Carried 61–37
Children S4M-02430 as amended by SNP
Carried 74–37
Children S4M-02430.1
Carried 74–37
The UK Government Response on the Future of Remploy S4M-02431
Carried 98–13
The UK Government Response on the Future of Remploy S4M-02431.1
Defeated 13–98
The UK Government Response on the Future of Remploy S4M-02431.2
Defeated 39–61

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.

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Against party line counts MSPs whose vote differed from the majority of their own party (independents excluded).