Parliament Workbench
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Vote · 14 Mar 2018

Procurement

Amendment Motion S5M-10962.2 Lodged by Derek Mackay SNP
Defeated by 2
61 For 63 Against 0 Abstained 5 Did not vote
As an amendment to motion S5M-10962 in the name of Jackie Baillie (Procurement), leave out from “that the Scottish Government” to end and insert “the threat posed to the Scottish Government’s ability to continue to lead the way in promoting sustainable procurement by the UK Government’s attempts to use withdrawal from the EU as an excuse to take devolved powers away from the Parliament, and welcom…
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As an amendment to motion S5M-10962 in the name of Jackie Baillie (Procurement), leave out from “that the Scottish Government” to end and insert “the threat posed to the Scottish Government’s ability to continue to lead the way in promoting sustainable procurement by the UK Government’s attempts to use withdrawal from the EU as an excuse to take devolved powers away from the Parliament, and welcomes the Scottish Government’s plans to publish a report of procurement activity in Scotland by the end of financial year 2018-19.”

How the parties split

Every party voted as a bloc
PartySplitForAgainstAbst.AbsentMajority
SNP 60 0 0 2 ✓ For united
Con 0 30 0 1 ✗ Against united
Lab 0 22 0 1 ✗ Against united
Green 0 6 0 0 ✗ Against united
LD 0 5 0 0 ✗ Against united
Ind 1 0 0 0 n/a
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 (61)
SNP 60
Ind 1

Against (63)
Con 30
Lab 22
Green 6
LD 5

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