[S3M-5112] Decision Time — 5 Nov 2009 at 17:02

Kenny MacAskill MP, Edinburgh East and Musselburgh voted with the majority (Aye).

This looks like the vote on S3M-5112

The description in the bulletin on 2009-11-04 is:

*S3M-5112 Elizabeth Smith: Supporting Families—That the Parliament considers that the family is the natural building block of our society; notes the significant pressures facing families in Scotland today arising from relationship breakdown, poverty, unemployment and substance abuse; regrets that one in four Scottish children is growing up in a single-parent household and that 137,000 Scottish children have no parent in work, and believes that action is required to improve parenting support, to expand the role of health visitors, to fully harness the voluntary sector in this work and to recognise marriage in the tax and benefits system.

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Text Introducing Division:

The next question is, that motion S3M-5112, in the name of Elizabeth Smith, as amended, on supporting families, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

No.

There will be a division.

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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.

PartyMajority (Aye)Minority (No)AbstentionsTurnout
Con0 15093.8%
Green2 00100.0%
Independent0 01100.0%
Lab30 0065.2%
LDem13 0081.3%
SNP42 0089.4%
Total:87 15180.5%

Rebel Voters - sorted by party

MPs for which their vote in this division differed from the majority vote of their party. You can see all votes in this division, or every eligible MP who could have voted in this division

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NameConstituencyPartyVote
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