Adoption and Children (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 — Section 31 — Adoption by certain couples

Division number 6 – in the Scottish Parliament on 7 December 2006.

Bill Butler

Glasgow Anniesland Labour

A majority of MSPs voted no on Adoption and Children (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 — Section 31 — Adoption by certain couples

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Aye: 12 MSPs

No: 95 MSPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

Brian Adam Scottish National Party
Bill Aitken Conservative
Roseanna Cunningham Scottish National Party
John Farquhar Munro Liberal Democrat
Murdo Fraser Conservative
Phil Gallie Conservative
Karen Gillon Labour
Alex Johnstone Conservative
Michael Matheson Scottish National Party
David McLetchie Conservative
Nanette Milne Conservative
Alasdair Morrison Labour

No: A-Z by last name

Wendy Alexander Labour
Mr Andrew Arbuckle Liberal Democrat
Jackie Baillie Labour
Shiona Baird Green
Richard Baker Labour
Chris Ballance Green
Mark Ballard Green
Scott Barrie Labour
Sarah Boyack Labour
Rhona Brankin Labour
Robert Brown Liberal Democrat
Derek Brownlee Conservative
Bill Butler Labour
Ms Rosemary Byrne SG
Dennis Canavan Independent
Malcolm Chisholm Labour
Cathie Craigie Labour
Bruce Crawford Scottish National Party
Margaret Curran Labour
Frances Curran SSP
Susan Deacon Labour
Helen Eadie Labour
Linda Fabiani Scottish National Party
Patricia Ferguson Labour
Ross Finnie Liberal Democrat
Colin Fox SSP
Rob Gibson Scottish National Party
Marlyn Glen Labour
Trish Godman Labour
Charlie Gordon Labour
Donald Gorrie Liberal Democrat
Christine Grahame Scottish National Party
Robin Harper Green
Patrick Harvie Green
Hugh Henry Labour
John Home Robertson Labour
Janis Hughes Labour
Fiona Hyslop Scottish National Party
Adam Ingram Scottish National Party
Gordon Jackson Labour
Sylvia Jackson Labour
Margaret Jamieson Labour
Cathy Jamieson Labour
Andy Kerr Labour
Johann Lamont Labour
Marilyn Livingstone Labour
Richard Lochhead Scottish National Party
Kenny MacAskill Scottish National Party
Lewis Macdonald Labour
Kenneth Macintosh Labour
Kate Maclean Labour
Maureen Macmillan Labour
Paul Martin Labour
Tricia Marwick Scottish National Party
Jim Mather Scottish National Party
Stewart Maxwell Scottish National Party
Christine May Labour
Frank McAveety Labour
Tom McCabe Labour
Michael McMahon Labour
Duncan McNeil Labour
Pauline McNeill Labour
Des McNulty Labour
Alasdair Morgan Scottish National Party
Bristow Muldoon Labour
Mary Mulligan Labour
Elaine Murray Labour
Alex Neil Scottish National Party
Cathy Peattie Labour
Dave Petrie Conservative
Mike Pringle Liberal Democrat
Jeremy Purvis Liberal Democrat
Nora Radcliffe Liberal Democrat
Shona Robison Scottish National Party
Euan Robson Liberal Democrat
Mike Rumbles Liberal Democrat
Mr Mark Ruskell Green
Eleanor Scott Green
Tavish Scott Liberal Democrat
Lord James Selkirk Conservative
Tommy Sheridan SG
Iain Smith Liberal Democrat
Margaret Smith Liberal Democrat
Elaine Smith Labour
Nicol Stephen Liberal Democrat
Stewart Stevenson Scottish National Party
Jamie Stone Liberal Democrat
Nicola Sturgeon Scottish National Party
John Swinney Scottish National Party
Jim Wallace Liberal Democrat
Maureen Watt Scottish National Party
Andrew Welsh Scottish National Party
Sandra White Scottish National Party
Karen Whitefield Labour
Allan Wilson Labour

Absent: 21 MSPs

Abstained: 1 MSP

Absent: A-Z by last name

Ted Brocklebank Conservative
David Davidson Conservative
Fergus Ewing Scottish National Party
Alex Fergusson Conservative
Annabel Goldie Conservative
Rosie Kane SSP
Carolyn Leckie SSP
George Lyon Liberal Democrat
Margo MacDonald Independent
Campbell Martin Independent
Rt Hon Jack McConnell Labour
Mr Bruce McFee Scottish National Party
Jamie McGrigor Conservative
Margaret Mitchell Conservative
Brian Monteith Independent
Peter Peacock Labour
George Reid None
John Scott Conservative
John Swinburne SSCUP
Murray Tosh Conservative
Dr Jean Turner Independent

Abstained: A-Z by last name

Irene Oldfather Labour