Vote · 12 Nov 2026

Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Commonwealth Citizens) Bill

Motion For Debate Motion S7M-01988 Lodged by Jamie Hepburn SNP

Carried by 35

73 For 38 Against 1 Abstained 18 Did not vote*

* The published record for this division lists only MSPs who voted. Non-voters are inferred from who held a seat that day; the Presiding Officer normally does not vote.

That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Commonwealth Citizens) Bill.

How the parties split

1 MSP voted against their party

Party	For	Against	Abst.	Absent	Majority
SNP	50	0	1	6	✓ For split
Lab	0	15	0	2	✗ Against united
Reform	0	14	0	2	✗ Against united
Green	15	0	0	0	✓ For united
Con	0	8	0	5	✗ Against united
LD	8	0	0	2	✓ For united
Ind	0	1	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

130 MSPs

For (73)

SNP 50

Green 15

LD 8

Against (38)

Lab 15

Reform 14

Con 8

Ind 1

Amanda Bland

Abstained (1)

SNP 1

Patricia Gibson

Did not vote (18)

SNP 6

Lab 2

Reform 2

Con 5

LD 2

NPA 1

Kenneth Gibson