Business Motion — First Minister — 16 May 2007 at 10:47
In the second round of voting in the selection of Parliament's nominee for First Minister, the number of votes cast for each candidate was as follows: Jack McConnell 46, Alex Salmond 49, Abstentions 33.
VOTES FOR JACK MCCONNELL
VOTES FOR ALEX SALMOND
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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.
| Party | Majority (Aye) | Minority (No) | Abstentions | Turnout |
| Con | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lab | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| LDem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| SNP | 46 | 0 | 0 | 97.9% |
| Total: | 48 | 0 | 0 | 37.8% |
All MPs Eligible to Vote - sorted by constituency
Includes MPs who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.
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