Scotland Session S5 Status: Introduced

SP Bill 53 — Scottish Elections (Reform) Bill

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Scottish Parliament
  4. 4
    To Executive
  5. 5
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Scottish Parliament. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Not enough signal yet

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In plain language

The Scottish Elections (Reform) Bill aims to improve the electoral process in Scotland.

This bill proposes changes to how elections are conducted in Scotland to make them more transparent and accessible. It includes measures for modernizing the voter registration process and encouraging greater public participation.

What this means for you
  • Workers: Workers can expect a more streamlined voting process that encourages civic engagement.
  • Families: This means families may find it easier to register to vote and participate in elections.

Bill Text

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Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (129)

129 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Scottish Elections (Reform) Bill — S5M-21891

Passed 74 Yea · 0 Nay · 55 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 740055
Total 740055
% of votes cast 57%0%0%43%
How each member voted (129)
Member Party Vote
Adam, George — Yea
Adamson, Clare — Yea
Allan, Dr Alasdair — Not Voting
Arthur, Tom — Yea
Baillie, Jackie — Yea
Baker, Claire — Yea
Balfour, Jeremy — Not Voting
Ballantyne, Michelle — Not Voting
Beamish, Claudia — Not Voting
Beattie, Colin — Yea
Bibby, Neil — Not Voting
Bowman, Bill — Yea
Boyack, Sarah — Yea
Briggs, Miles — Yea
Brown, Keith — Yea
Burnett, Alexander — Yea
Cameron, Donald — Not Voting
Campbell, Aileen — Not Voting
Carlaw, Jackson — Yea
Carson, Finlay — Not Voting
Chapman, Peter — Not Voting
Coffey, Willie — Not Voting
Cole-Hamilton, Alex — Yea
Constance, Angela — Yea
Corry, Maurice — Yea
Crawford, Bruce — Not Voting
Cunningham, Roseanna — Yea
Davidson, Ruth — Yea
Dey, Graeme — Yea
Doris, Bob — Yea
Dornan, James — Yea
Ewing, Annabelle — Yea
Ewing, Fergus — Yea
Fabiani, Linda — Yea
Fee, Mary — Not Voting
Findlay, Neil — Yea
Finnie, John — Not Voting
FitzPatrick, Joe — Not Voting
Forbes, Kate — Not Voting
Fraser, Murdo — Yea
Freeman, Jeane — Not Voting
Gibson, Kenneth — Yea
Gilruth, Jenny — Yea
Golden, Maurice — Not Voting
Gougeon, Mairi — Yea
Grahame, Christine — Not Voting
Grant, Rhoda — Not Voting
Gray, Iain — Yea
Greene, Jamie — Yea
Greer, Ross — Not Voting
Griffin, Mark — Not Voting
Halcro Johnston, Jamie — Yea
Hamilton, Rachael — Not Voting
Harper, Emma — Not Voting
Harris, Alison — Not Voting
Harvie, Patrick — Yea
Haughey, Clare — Yea
Hepburn, Jamie — Yea
Hyslop, Fiona — Not Voting
Johnson, Daniel — Yea
Johnstone, Alison — Yea
Kelly, James — Yea
Kerr, Liam — Yea
Kidd, Bill — Yea
Lamont, Johann — Not Voting
Lennon, Monica — Not Voting
Leonard, Richard — Yea
Lindhurst, Gordon — Yea
Lochhead, Richard — Yea
Lockhart, Dean — Not Voting
Lyle, Richard — Yea
MacDonald, Angus — Yea
MacDonald, Gordon — Yea
MacGregor, Fulton — Yea
Macdonald, Lewis — Yea
Macintosh, Ken — Not Voting
Mackay, Derek — Not Voting
Mackay, Rona — Not Voting
Macpherson, Ben — Not Voting
Maguire, Ruth — Yea
Marra, Jenny — Not Voting
Martin, Gillian — Yea
Mason, John — Yea
Mason, Tom — Not Voting
Matheson, Michael — Yea
McAlpine, Joan — Yea
McArthur, Liam — Not Voting
McDonald, Mark — Not Voting
McKee, Ivan — Not Voting
McKelvie, Christina — Yea
McMillan, Stuart — Yea
McNeill, Pauline — Yea
Mitchell, Margaret — Not Voting
Mountain, Edward — Not Voting
Mundell, Oliver — Yea
Neil, Alex — Not Voting
Paterson, Gil — Not Voting
Regan, Ash — Not Voting
Rennie, Willie — Yea
Robison, Shona — Not Voting
Ross, Gail — Not Voting
Rowley, Alex — Yea
Rumbles, Mike — Yea
Ruskell, Mark — Yea
Russell, Michael — Not Voting
Sarwar, Anas — Yea
Scott, John — Not Voting
Simpson, Graham — Yea
Smith, Elaine — Not Voting
Smith, Liz — Yea
Smyth, Colin — Yea
Somerville, Shirley-Anne — Not Voting
Stevenson, Stewart — Not Voting
Stewart, Alexander — Yea
Stewart, David — Yea
Stewart, Kevin — Yea
Sturgeon, Nicola — Not Voting
Swinney, John — Not Voting
Todd, Maree — Not Voting
Tomkins, Adam — Yea
Torrance, David — Yea
Watt, Maureen — Yea
Wells, Annie — Not Voting
Wheelhouse, Paul — Not Voting
White, Sandra — Yea
Whittle, Brian — Yea
Wightman, Andy — Yea
Wishart, Beatrice — Not Voting
Yousaf, Humza — Yea

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Subjects

elections
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