Business Motion — First Minister — 16 May 2007 at 10:47
That concludes this round of voting. Again, there will be a short break of up to five minutes while the votes are verified.
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
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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% |
| Lab | 46 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| LDem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Total: | 46 | 0 | 0 | 59.0% |
All MPs Eligible to Vote - sorted by party
Includes MPs who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.
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