First Minister — 26 Oct 2000 at 14:55

The total number of votes cast was 123. The votes were cast for the candidates as follows:

Dennis Canavan 3
Henry McLeish 68
David McLetchie 19
Mr John Swinney 33

VOTES FOR DENNIS CANAVAN

Debate in Parliament | Historical Hansard | Source |

Public Whip is run as a free not-for-profit service. If you'd like to support us, please consider switching your (UK) electricity and/or gas to Octopus Energy or tip us via Ko-Fi.

Party Summary

Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.

What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (Aye)Minority (No)AbstentionsTurnout
Con0 000.0%
Green1 00100.0%
Independent1 0033.3%
Lab0 000.0%
LDem0 000.0%
SSP1 00100.0%
Total:3 003.2%

All MPs Eligible to Vote - sorted by constituency

Includes MPs who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.

Sort by: Name | Constituency | Party | Vote

NameConstituencyPartyVote
Lewis MacdonaldAberdeen CentralLababsent
Elaine ThomsonAberdeen NorthLababsent
Nicol StephenAberdeen SouthLDemabsent
Karen WhitefieldAirdrie and ShottsLababsent
Andrew WelshAngusSNPabsent
George LyonArgyll and ButeLDemabsent
John ScottAyrConabsent
Alex SalmondBanff and BuchanSNPabsent
Jamie StoneCaithness, Sutherland and Easter RossLDemabsent
Cathy JamiesonCarrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleyLababsent
Henry McLeishCentral FifeLababsent
Linda FabianiCentral ScotlandSNPabsent
Donald GorrieCentral ScotlandLDemabsent
Michael MathesonCentral ScotlandSNPabsent
Lyndsay McIntoshCentral ScotlandConabsent
Alex NeilCentral ScotlandSNPabsent
Gil PatersonCentral ScotlandSNPabsent
Andrew WilsonCentral ScotlandSNPabsent
Des McNultyClydebank and MilngavieLababsent
Karen GillonClydesdaleLababsent
Elaine SmithCoatbridge and ChrystonLababsent
Cathie CraigieCumbernauld and KilsythLababsent
Allan WilsonCunninghame NorthLababsent
Irene OldfatherCunninghame SouthLababsent
Jackie BaillieDumbartonLababsent
Elaine MurrayDumfriesLababsent
John McAllionDundee EastLababsent
Kate MacleanDundee WestLababsent
Helen EadieDunfermline EastLababsent
Scott BarrieDunfermline WestLababsent
Andy KerrEast KilbrideLababsent
John Home RobertsonEast LothianLababsent
Kenneth MacintoshEastwoodLababsent
Sarah BoyackEdinburgh CentralLababsent
Susan DeaconEdinburgh East and MusselburghLababsent
Malcolm ChisholmEdinburgh North and LeithLababsent
Iain GrayEdinburgh PentlandsLababsent
Angus MacKayEdinburgh SouthLababsent
Margaret SmithEdinburgh WestLDemabsent
Cathy PeattieFalkirk EastLababsent
Dennis CanavanFalkirk WestIndependentaye
Alasdair MorganGalloway and Upper NithsdaleSNPabsent
Bill AitkenGlasgowConabsent
Robert BrownGlasgowLDemabsent
Dorothy-Grace ElderGlasgowwhilst Independentabsent
Kenneth GibsonGlasgowSNPabsent
Tommy SheridanGlasgowSSPaye
Nicola SturgeonGlasgowSNPabsent
Sandra WhiteGlasgowSNPabsent
Margaret CurranGlasgow BailliestonLababsent
Mike WatsonGlasgow CathcartLababsent
Gordon JacksonGlasgow GovanLababsent
Pauline McNeillGlasgow KelvinLababsent
Patricia FergusonGlasgow MaryhillLababsent
Johann LamontGlasgow PollokLababsent
Janis HughesGlasgow RutherglenLababsent
Frank McAveetyGlasgow ShettlestonLababsent
Paul MartinGlasgow SpringburnLababsent
Nora RadcliffeGordonLDemabsent
Duncan McNeilGreenock and InverclydeLababsent
Michael McMahonHamilton North and BellshillLababsent
Tom McCabeHamilton SouthLababsent
Dr Winnie EwingHighlands and IslandsSNPabsent
Rhoda GrantHighlands and IslandsLababsent
Duncan HamiltonHighlands and IslandsSNPabsent
Maureen MacmillanHighlands and IslandsLababsent
Jamie McGrigorHighlands and IslandsConabsent
Peter PeacockHighlands and IslandsLababsent
Mary ScanlonHighlands and IslandsConabsent
Fergus EwingInverness East, Nairn and LochaberSNPabsent
Margaret JamiesonKilmarnock and LoudounLababsent
Marilyn LivingstoneKirkcaldyLababsent
Mary MulliganLinlithgowLababsent
Bristow MuldoonLivingstonLababsent
Lord James [Missing last name for 80261]LothiansConabsent
Lord David [Missing last name for 80277]LothiansNone (front bench)absent
Robin HarperLothiansGreenaye
Fiona HyslopLothiansSNPabsent
Kenny MacAskillLothiansSNPabsent
Margo MacDonaldLothianswhilst Independentabsent
David McLetchieLothiansConabsent
Bruce CrawfordMid Scotland and FifeSNPabsent
Keith HardingMid Scotland and FifeConabsent
Nick JohnstonMid Scotland and FifeConabsent
Tricia MarwickMid Scotland and FifeSNPabsent
Brian MonteithMid Scotland and FifeConabsent
Keith RaffanMid Scotland and FifeLDemabsent
George ReidMid Scotland and FifeSNPabsent
Rhona BrankinMidlothianLababsent
Margaret EwingMoraySNPabsent
Rt Hon Jack McConnellMotherwell and WishawLababsent
Iain SmithNorth East FifeLDemabsent
Brian AdamNorth East ScotlandSNPabsent
David DavidsonNorth East ScotlandConabsent
Alex JohnstoneNorth East ScotlandConabsent
Richard LochheadNorth East ScotlandSNPabsent
Irene McGuganNorth East ScotlandSNPabsent
Shona RobisonNorth East ScotlandSNPabsent
Ben WallaceNorth East ScotlandConabsent
John SwinneyNorth TaysideSNPabsent
Richard SimpsonOchilLababsent
Jim WallaceOrkney IslandsLDemabsent
Wendy AlexanderPaisley NorthLababsent
Hugh HenryPaisley SouthLababsent
Roseanna CunninghamPerthSNPabsent
John Farquhar MunroRoss, Skye and Inverness WestLDemabsent
Euan RobsonRoxburgh and BerwickshireLDemabsent
Tavish ScottShetland IslandsLDemabsent
Alex FergussonSouth of ScotlandConabsent
Phil GallieSouth of ScotlandConabsent
Christine GrahameSouth of ScotlandSNPabsent
Adam IngramSouth of ScotlandSNPabsent
David MundellSouth of ScotlandConabsent
Michael RussellSouth of ScotlandSNPabsent
Murray ToshSouth of ScotlandConabsent
Sylvia JacksonStirlingLababsent
Sam GalbraithStrathkelvin and BearsdenLababsent
Ian JenkinsTweeddale, Ettrick and LauderdaleLDemabsent
Mike RumblesWest Aberdeenshire and KincardineLDemabsent
Colin CampbellWest of ScotlandSNPabsent
Ross FinnieWest of ScotlandLDemabsent
Annabel GoldieWest of ScotlandConabsent
Fiona McLeodWest of ScotlandSNPabsent
Lloyd QuinanWest of ScotlandSNPabsent
Kay UllrichWest of ScotlandSNPabsent
John YoungWest of ScotlandConabsent
Trish GodmanWest RenfrewshireLababsent
Alasdair MorrisonWestern IslesLababsent

About the Project

The Public Whip is a not-for-profit, open source website created in 2003 by Francis Irving and Julian Todd and now run by Bairwell Ltd.

The Whip on the Web

Help keep PublicWhip alive