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Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill

  • Submitted by: Graham Simpson, Central Scotland, Reform UK
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 November 2025
  • Motion type: Motion For Debate
  • Motion reference: S6M-19565
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 13 November 2025

Motions as amended

That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill, and, in so doing, believes that consideration should be given to agreeing a parliamentary complaints and sanctions process, backed by appropriate guidance, in relation to section 2 of the Bill.



Vote

Result 81 for, 0 against, 35 abstained, 13 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

For
  • George Adam
  • Karen Adam
  • Alasdair Allan
  • Tom Arthur
  • Colin Beattie
  • Keith Brown
  • Siobhian Brown
  • Stephanie Callaghan
  • Willie Coffey
  • Angela Constance
  • Graeme Dey
  • Natalie Don-Innes
  • Bob Doris
  • James Dornan
  • Jackie Dunbar
  • Annabelle Ewing
  • Jim Fairlie
  • Joe FitzPatrick
  • Kate Forbes
  • Kenneth Gibson
  • Jenny Gilruth
  • Mairi Gougeon
  • Christine Grahame
  • Neil Gray
  • Emma Harper
  • Clare Haughey
  • Jamie Hepburn
  • Fiona Hyslop
  • Bill Kidd
  • Richard Lochhead
  • Gordon MacDonald
  • Fulton MacGregor
  • Rona Mackay
  • Ben Macpherson
  • Ruth Maguire
  • Michael Matheson
  • Ivan McKee
  • Paul McLennan
  • Stuart McMillan
  • Marie McNair
  • Jenni Minto
  • Audrey Nicoll
  • Angus Robertson
  • Shona Robison
  • Emma Roddick
  • Collette Stevenson
  • Kaukab Stewart
  • Kevin Stewart
  • Nicola Sturgeon
  • John Swinney
  • Michelle Thomson
  • Maree Todd
  • David Torrance
  • Evelyn Tweed
  • Elena Whitham
  • Humza Yousaf
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Clare Adamson
  • Gillian Martin
  • Màiri McAllan
  • Shirley-Anne Somerville

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
  • Miles Briggs
  • Alexander Burnett
  • Jackson Carlaw
  • Finlay Carson
  • Sharon Dowey
  • Russell Findlay
  • Murdo Fraser
  • Meghan Gallacher
  • Maurice Golden
  • Dr Pam Gosal MBE
  • Dr Sandesh Gulhane
  • Jamie Halcro Johnston
  • Rachael Hamilton
  • Craig Hoy
  • Liam Kerr
  • Stephen Kerr
  • Douglas Lumsden
  • Roz McCall
  • Edward Mountain
  • Oliver Mundell
  • Douglas Ross
  • Liz Smith
  • Alexander Stewart
  • Sue Webber
  • Annie Wells
  • Tess White
  • Brian Whittle
Did not vote
  • Tim Eagle

Scottish Labour

For
  • Jackie Baillie
  • Claire Baker
  • Sarah Boyack
  • Katy Clark
  • Pam Duncan-Glancy
  • Rhoda Grant
  • Mark Griffin
  • Monica Lennon
  • Richard Leonard
  • Pauline McNeill
  • Carol Mochan
  • Davy Russell
  • Anas Sarwar
  • Paul Sweeney
  • Martin Whitfield
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Neil Bibby
  • Daniel Johnson
  • Michael Marra
  • Paul O'Kane
  • Alex Rowley
  • Mercedes Villalba

Scottish Green Party

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
  • Ariane Burgess
  • Maggie Chapman
  • Ross Greer
  • Patrick Harvie
  • Gillian Mackay
  • Mark Ruskell
  • Lorna Slater
Did not vote
0

Independent

For
  • Foysol Choudhury
  • Fergus Ewing
  • John Mason
  • Ash Regan
Against
0
Abstained
  • Jeremy Balfour
Did not vote
  • Colin Smyth

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For
  • Alex Cole-Hamilton
  • Jamie Greene
  • Liam McArthur
  • Willie Rennie
  • Beatrice Wishart
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

No Party Affiliation

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Alison Johnstone

Reform UK

For
  • Graham Simpson
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Original motion text

That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill.


Amendments

Motion ref. S6M-19565.1

Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill - Amendment 1: Amendment

Submitted by: Kevin Stewart, Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Supported by: Karen Adam, Bill Kidd, David Torrance
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, November 13, 2025