Parliament Workbench
Data: Votes to 12 Nov 2026

Vote · 7 Feb 2017

Article 50

Amendment Motion S5M-03858.4 Lodged by Willie Rennie LD
Defeated by 114
5 For 119 Against 0 Abstained 5 Did not vote

Motion text

As an amendment to motion S5M-03858 in the name of Michael Russell (Article 50), insert at end “; believes that a democratic decision cannot end with a 'blank cheque-Brexit' and a deal that nobody voted for being imposed by the UK Conservative administration, and calls for the bill to be rejected unless the UK Government agrees to a referendum on the final terms of Brexit.”

How the parties split

Every party voted as a bloc
PartySplitForAgainstAbst.AbsentMajority
SNP 0 61 0 2 ✗ Against united
Con 0 31 0 0 ✗ Against united
Lab 0 21 0 2 ✗ Against united
Green 0 6 0 0 ✗ Against united
LD 5 0 0 0 ✓ For united
NPA 0 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

129 MSPs

For (5)

Against (119)

Did not vote (5)