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Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill

  • Submitted by: Mark Ruskell, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 January 2026
  • Motion type: Motion For Debate
  • Motion reference: S6M-20527
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 29 January 2026

That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Greyhound Racing (Offences) (Scotland) Bill.


Vote

Result 69 for, 27 against, 19 abstained, 14 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

For
  • George Adam
  • Karen Adam
  • Clare Adamson
  • 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
  • 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
  • Gillian Martin
  • Màiri McAllan
  • Ivan McKee
  • Paul McLennan
  • Stuart McMillan
  • Marie McNair
  • Jenni Minto
  • Audrey Nicoll
  • Angus Robertson
  • Shona Robison
  • Emma Roddick
  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
  • Collette Stevenson
  • Kaukab Stewart
  • Kevin Stewart
  • John Swinney
  • Michelle Thomson
  • Maree Todd
  • David Torrance
  • Evelyn Tweed
  • Elena Whitham
  • Humza Yousaf
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Kate Forbes
  • Michael Matheson
  • Nicola Sturgeon

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
0
Against
  • Miles Briggs
  • Alexander Burnett
  • Jackson Carlaw
  • Finlay Carson
  • Sharon Dowey
  • Tim Eagle
  • Russell Findlay
  • Murdo Fraser
  • Meghan Gallacher
  • Dr Pam Gosal MBE
  • 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
  • Brian Whittle
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Maurice Golden
  • Dr Sandesh Gulhane
  • Annie Wells
  • Tess White

Scottish Labour

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

Scottish Green Party

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

Independent

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

Scottish Liberal Democrats

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

No Party Affiliation

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

Reform UK

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