Parliament Workbench
Data: Votes to 12 Nov 2026

Vote · 28 Oct 2026

Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill

Amendment Motion S7M-01739.1 Lodged by Joe Long Lab
Carried by 7
61 For 54 Against 0 Abstained 15 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.

As an amendment to motion S7M-01739 in the name of Adam Harley (Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill), insert at end “; notes the time and expertise contributed by people with lived experience, support professionals and stakeholders to the development of the proposed Bill over several years, and agrees that urgent action to meet the needs of these communities can be delive…
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As an amendment to motion S7M-01739 in the name of Adam Harley (Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill), insert at end “; notes the time and expertise contributed by people with lived experience, support professionals and stakeholders to the development of the proposed Bill over several years, and agrees that urgent action to meet the needs of these communities can be delivered alongside legislation that puts sustainable, systemic change on a statutory footing.”

How the parties split

Every party voted as a bloc
PartySplitForAgainstAbst.AbsentMajority
SNP 0 54 0 3 ✗ Against united
Lab 17 0 0 0 ✓ For united
Reform 11 0 0 5 ✓ For united
Green 13 0 0 2 ✓ For united
Con 9 0 0 4 ✓ For united
LD 10 0 0 0 ✓ For 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

130 MSPs

For (61)
Lab 17
Reform 11
Green 13
Con 9
LD 10
Ind 1

Against (54)
SNP 54

Did not vote (15)
SNP 3
Reform 5
Green 2
Con 4
NPA 1