Business Motion — First Minister — 16 May 2007 at 10:47

That concludes this round of voting. There will be a break of up to five minutes while the votes are verified.

In the first round of voting in the selection of Parliament's nominee for First Minister, the number of votes cast for each candidate was: Annabel Goldie 16, Jack McConnell 46, Alex Salmond 49, Nicol Stephen 16, Abstentions 1. There were no spoiled votes.

VOTES FOR ANNABEL GOLDIE

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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
Con15 0093.8%
Lab0 000.0%
LDem0 000.0%
Total:15 0019.2%

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
Brian AdamAberdeen NorthSNPabsent
Lord Nicol Ross [Missing last name for 80392]Aberdeen SouthLDemabsent
Karen WhitefieldAirdrie and ShottsLababsent
Andrew WelshAngusSNPabsent
Jim MatherArgyll and ButeSNPabsent
John ScottAyrConaye
Stewart StevensonBanff and BuchanSNPabsent
Jamie StoneCaithness, Sutherland and Easter RossLDemabsent
Cathy JamiesonCarrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleyLababsent
Tricia MarwickCentral FifeSNPabsent
Linda FabianiCentral ScotlandSNPabsent
Jamie HepburnCentral ScotlandSNPabsent
Christina McKelvieCentral ScotlandSNPabsent
Margaret MitchellCentral ScotlandConaye
Alex NeilCentral ScotlandSNPabsent
Hugh O'DonnellCentral ScotlandLDemabsent
John WilsonCentral ScotlandSNPabsent
Des McNultyClydebank and MilngavieLababsent
Karen GillonClydesdaleLababsent
Elaine SmithCoatbridge and ChrystonLababsent
Cathie CraigieCumbernauld and KilsythLababsent
Kenneth GibsonCunninghame NorthSNPabsent
Irene OldfatherCunninghame SouthLababsent
Jackie BaillieDumbartonLababsent
Elaine MurrayDumfriesLababsent
Shona RobisonDundee EastSNPabsent
Joe FitzPatrickDundee WestSNPabsent
Helen EadieDunfermline EastLababsent
Jim TolsonDunfermline WestLDemabsent
Andy KerrEast KilbrideLababsent
Iain GrayEast LothianLababsent
Kenneth MacintoshEastwoodLababsent
Sarah BoyackEdinburgh CentralLababsent
Kenny MacAskillEdinburgh East and MusselburghSNPabsent
Malcolm ChisholmEdinburgh North and LeithLababsent
David McLetchieEdinburgh PentlandsConaye
Mike PringleEdinburgh SouthLDemabsent
Margaret SmithEdinburgh WestLDemabsent
Cathy PeattieFalkirk EastLababsent
Michael MathesonFalkirk WestSNPabsent
Alex FergussonGalloway and Upper NithsdaleNoneabsent
Bashir AhmadGlasgowSNPabsent
Bill AitkenGlasgowConabsent
Robert BrownGlasgowLDemabsent
Bob DorisGlasgowSNPabsent
Patrick HarvieGlasgowGreenabsent
Bill KiddGlasgowSNPabsent
Sandra WhiteGlasgowSNPabsent
Bill ButlerGlasgow AnnieslandLababsent
Margaret CurranGlasgow BailliestonLababsent
Charlie GordonGlasgow CathcartLababsent
Nicola SturgeonGlasgow GovanSNPabsent
Pauline McNeillGlasgow KelvinLababsent
Patricia FergusonGlasgow MaryhillLababsent
Johann LamontGlasgow PollokLababsent
James KellyGlasgow RutherglenLababsent
Frank McAveetyGlasgow ShettlestonLababsent
Paul MartinGlasgow SpringburnLababsent
Alex SalmondGordonSNP (front bench)absent
Duncan McNeilGreenock and InverclydeLababsent
Michael McMahonHamilton North and BellshillLababsent
Tom McCabeHamilton SouthLababsent
Rob GibsonHighlands and IslandsSNPabsent
Rhoda GrantHighlands and IslandsLababsent
Jamie McGrigorHighlands and IslandsConaye
Peter PeacockHighlands and IslandsLababsent
Mary ScanlonHighlands and IslandsConaye
David StewartHighlands and IslandsLababsent
Dave ThompsonHighlands and IslandsSNPabsent
Fergus EwingInverness East, Nairn and LochaberSNPabsent
Willie CoffeyKilmarnock and LoudounSNPabsent
Marilyn LivingstoneKirkcaldyLababsent
Mary MulliganLinlithgowLababsent
Angela ConstanceLivingstonSNPabsent
Lord George [Missing last name for 80312]LothiansLab (minister)absent
Gavin BrownLothiansConaye
Robin HarperLothiansGreenabsent
Fiona HyslopLothiansSNPabsent
Margo MacDonaldLothiansIndependentabsent
Ian McKeeLothiansSNPabsent
Stefan TymkewyczLothiansSNPabsent
Claire BakerMid Scotland and FifeLababsent
Ted BrocklebankMid Scotland and FifeConaye
Murdo FraserMid Scotland and FifeConaye
Christopher HarvieMid Scotland and FifeSNPabsent
John ParkMid Scotland and FifeLababsent
Richard SimpsonMid Scotland and FifeLababsent
Elizabeth SmithMid Scotland and FifeConaye
Rhona BrankinMidlothianLababsent
Richard LochheadMoraySNPabsent
Lord Jack Wilson [Missing last name for 80353]Motherwell and WishawLababsent
Iain SmithNorth East FifeLDemabsent
Richard BakerNorth East ScotlandLababsent
Nigel DonNorth East ScotlandSNPabsent
Marlyn GlenNorth East ScotlandLababsent
Alex JohnstoneNorth East ScotlandConaye
Alison McInnesNorth East ScotlandLDemabsent
Nanette MilneNorth East ScotlandConaye
Maureen WattNorth East ScotlandSNPabsent
John SwinneyNorth TaysideSNPabsent
Keith BrownOchilSNPabsent
Liam McArthurOrkney IslandsLDemabsent
Wendy AlexanderPaisley NorthLababsent
Hugh HenryPaisley SouthLababsent
Roseanna CunninghamPerthSNPabsent
John Farquhar MunroRoss, Skye and Inverness WestLDemabsent
John LamontRoxburgh and BerwickshireConaye
Tavish ScottShetland IslandsLDemabsent
Derek BrownleeSouth of ScotlandConaye
Aileen CampbellSouth of ScotlandSNPabsent
Christine GrahameSouth of ScotlandSNPabsent
Jim HumeSouth of ScotlandLDemabsent
Adam IngramSouth of ScotlandSNPabsent
Alasdair MorganSouth of ScotlandSNPabsent
Michael RussellSouth of ScotlandSNPabsent
Bruce CrawfordStirlingSNPabsent
David WhittonStrathkelvin and BearsdenLababsent
Jeremy PurvisTweeddale, Ettrick and LauderdaleLDemabsent
Mike RumblesWest Aberdeenshire and KincardineLDemabsent
Jackson CarlawWest of ScotlandConaye
Ross FinnieWest of ScotlandLDemabsent
Annabel GoldieWest of ScotlandConaye
Stewart MaxwellWest of ScotlandSNPabsent
Stuart McMillanWest of ScotlandSNPabsent
Gil PatersonWest of ScotlandSNPabsent
Bill WilsonWest of ScotlandSNPabsent
Trish GodmanWest RenfrewshireLababsent
Alasdair AllanWestern IslesSNPabsent

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