Parliament Workbench
Data: Votes to 12 Nov 2026

Vote · 7 Feb 2017

Article 50

Amendment Motion S5M-03858.3 Lodged by John Lamont Con
Defeated by 61
31 For 92 Against 1 Abstained 5 Did not vote
As an amendment to motion S5M-03858 in the name of Michael Russell (Article 50), leave out from “agrees” to end and insert “believes that the Scottish Government should respect the result of the UK-wide EU Referendum; recognises the formation of the Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations) as an effective way of engaging with devolved administrations on implementing Article 50; urges EU count…
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As an amendment to motion S5M-03858 in the name of Michael Russell (Article 50), leave out from “agrees” to end and insert “believes that the Scottish Government should respect the result of the UK-wide EU Referendum; recognises the formation of the Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations) as an effective way of engaging with devolved administrations on implementing Article 50; urges EU countries to give mutual assurances on UK nationals’ right to remain, and calls on the Scottish Government to work with the UK Government to make the most of the opportunities that leaving the EU presents, to stop using the EU Referendum result as a means of creating division, and to rule out a second independence referendum.”

How the parties split

1 MSP voted against their party
PartySplitForAgainstAbst.AbsentMajority
SNP 0 61 0 2 ✗ Against united
Con 31 0 0 0 ✓ For united
Lab 0 20 1 2 ✗ Against split
Green 0 6 0 0 ✗ Against united
LD 0 5 0 0 ✗ Against 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 (31)
Con 31

Against (92)
SNP 61
Lab 20
Green 6
LD 5

Abstained (1)
Lab 1

Did not vote (5)
SNP 2
Lab 2
NPA 1