Scotland Session S6 Status: Introduced

SP Bill 55 — Scottish Parliament (Recall of Members) Bill

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

This bill died with Session S6. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

In plain language

This bill allows voters in Scotland to recall their elected representatives.

The Scottish Parliament (Recall of Members) Bill enables constituents to remove their elected members from office if necessary. It establishes a clear process for recall based on specific criteria.

What this means for you
  • Workers: This means workers can ensure their representatives are effectively advocating for their interests.

Bill Text

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Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on · 66 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (129)

129 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Scottish Parliament (Recall of Members) Bill — S6M-20904

Failed 30 Yea · 66 Nay · 33 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3066033
Total 3066033
% of votes cast 23%51%0%26%
How each member voted (129)
Member Party Vote
Adam, George — Nay
Adam, Karen — Nay
Adamson, Clare — Nay
Allan, Dr Alasdair — Nay
Arthur, Tom — Nay
Baillie, Jackie — Yea
Baker, Claire — Yea
Balfour, Jeremy — Nay
Beattie, Colin — Nay
Bibby, Neil — Yea
Boyack, Sarah — Yea
Briggs, Miles — Not Voting
Brown, Keith — Nay
Brown, Siobhian — Nay
Burgess, Ariane — Nay
Burnett, Alexander — Not Voting
Callaghan, Stephanie — Nay
Carlaw, Jackson — Not Voting
Carson, Finlay — Not Voting
Chapman, Maggie — Nay
Choudhury, Foysol — Yea
Clark, Katy — Yea
Coffey, Willie — Nay
Cole-Hamilton, Alex — Yea
Constance, Angela — Nay
Dey, Graeme — Nay
Don-Innes, Natalie — Nay
Doris, Bob — Nay
Dornan, James — Nay
Dowey, Sharon — Not Voting
Dunbar, Jackie — Nay
Duncan-Glancy, Pam — Yea
Eagle, Tim — Not Voting
Ewing, Annabelle — Nay
Ewing, Fergus — Yea
Fairlie, Jim — Nay
Findlay, Russell — Not Voting
FitzPatrick, Joe — Nay
Forbes, Kate — Nay
Fraser, Murdo — Not Voting
Gallacher, Meghan — Not Voting
Gibson, Kenneth — Nay
Gilruth, Jenny — Nay
Golden, Maurice — Not Voting
Gosal, Pam — Not Voting
Gougeon, Mairi — Nay
Grahame, Christine — Nay
Grant, Rhoda — Yea
Gray, Neil — Nay
Greene, Jamie — Yea
Greer, Ross — Nay
Griffin, Mark — Yea
Gulhane, Sandesh — Not Voting
Halcro Johnston, Jamie — Not Voting
Hamilton, Rachael — Not Voting
Harper, Emma — Nay
Harvie, Patrick — Nay
Haughey, Clare — Nay
Hepburn, Jamie — Nay
Hoy, Craig — Not Voting
Hyslop, Fiona — Nay
Johnson, Daniel — Not Voting
Johnstone, Alison — Not Voting
Kerr, Liam — Not Voting
Kerr, Stephen — Not Voting
Kidd, Bill — Nay
Lennon, Monica — Yea
Leonard, Richard — Yea
Lochhead, Richard — Nay
Lumsden, Douglas — Not Voting
MacDonald, Gordon — Nay
MacGregor, Fulton — Nay
Mackay, Gillian — Nay
Mackay, Rona — Nay
Macpherson, Ben — Nay
Maguire, Ruth — Nay
Marra, Michael — Yea
Martin, Gillian — Nay
Mason, John — Nay
Matheson, Michael — Nay
McAllan, Màiri — Yea
McArthur, Liam — Yea
McCall, Roz — Not Voting
McKee, Ivan — Nay
McLennan, Paul — Not Voting
McMillan, Stuart — Nay
McNair, Marie — Nay
McNeill, Pauline — Yea
Minto, Jenni — Nay
Mochan, Carol — Yea
Mountain, Edward — Not Voting
Mundell, Oliver — Not Voting
Nicoll, Audrey — Nay
O'Kane, Paul — Yea
Regan, Ash — Yea
Rennie, Willie — Yea
Robertson, Angus — Nay
Robison, Shona — Nay
Roddick, Emma — Nay
Ross, Douglas — Not Voting
Rowley, Alex — Not Voting
Ruskell, Mark — Nay
Russell, Davy — Yea
Sarwar, Anas — Yea
Simpson, Graham — Yea
Slater, Lorna — Nay
Smith, Liz — Not Voting
Smyth, Colin — Not Voting
Somerville, Shirley-Anne — Nay
Stevenson, Collette — Nay
Stewart, Alexander — Not Voting
Stewart, Kaukab — Nay
Stewart, Kevin — Nay
Sturgeon, Nicola — Nay
Sweeney, Paul — Yea
Swinney, John — Nay
Thomson, Michelle — Yea
Todd, Maree — Nay
Torrance, David — Nay
Tweed, Evelyn — Nay
Villalba, Mercedes — Yea
Webber, Sue — Not Voting
Wells, Annie — Not Voting
White, Tess — Not Voting
Whitfield, Martin — Yea
Whitham, Elena — Nay
Whittle, Brian — Not Voting
Wishart, Beatrice — Yea
Yousaf, Humza — Nay

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