Parliament Workbench
Data: Votes to 12 Nov 2026

Vote · 20 Mar 2013

Trident

Motion For Debate Motion S4M-05988 Lodged by Keith Brown SNP
Carried by 45
61 For 16 Against 31 Abstained 20 Did not vote
That the Parliament acknowledges the devastating humanitarian impacts of nuclear weapons; endorses the Secretary-General of the United Nations's five-point plan for nuclear disarmament; calls on the UK Government to acknowledge the opposition of the Scottish Parliament to nuclear weapons and to the presence of Trident in Scotland, and further calls on the UK Government to explore options for the r…
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That the Parliament acknowledges the devastating humanitarian impacts of nuclear weapons; endorses the Secretary-General of the United Nations's five-point plan for nuclear disarmament; calls on the UK Government to acknowledge the opposition of the Scottish Parliament to nuclear weapons and to the presence of Trident in Scotland, and further calls on the UK Government to explore options for the removal of Trident ahead of the so-called main gate decision in 2016.

How the parties split

Every party voted as a bloc
PartySplitForAgainstAbst.AbsentMajority
SNP 60 0 0 5 ✓ For united
Lab 0 0 31 6 – Abstained united
Con 0 12 0 3 ✗ Against united
LD 0 4 0 1 ✗ Against united
Green 0 0 0 2 did not vote
Ind 1 0 0 3 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 (61)
SNP 60
Ind 1

Against (16)
Con 12
LD 4

Abstained (31)
Lab 31

Did not vote (20)
SNP 5
Lab 6
Con 3
LD 1
Green 2
Ind 3