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.

PartyMajority (Aye)Minority (No)AbstentionsTurnout
Con0 000.0%
Green2 00100.0%
Lab0 000.0%
LDem0 000.0%
SNP46 0097.9%
Total:48 0037.8%

All MPs Eligible to Vote - sorted by vote

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

Sort by: Name | Constituency | Party | Vote

NameConstituencyPartyVote
Bashir AhmadGlasgowSNPaye
Alasdair AllanWestern IslesSNPaye
Keith BrownOchilSNPaye
Aileen CampbellSouth of ScotlandSNPaye
Willie CoffeyKilmarnock and LoudounSNPaye
Angela ConstanceLivingstonSNPaye
Bruce CrawfordStirlingSNPaye
Roseanna CunninghamPerthSNPaye
Nigel DonNorth East ScotlandSNPaye
Bob DorisGlasgowSNPaye
Fergus EwingInverness East, Nairn and LochaberSNPaye
Linda FabianiCentral ScotlandSNPaye
Joe FitzPatrickDundee WestSNPaye
Kenneth GibsonCunninghame NorthSNPaye
Rob GibsonHighlands and IslandsSNPaye
Christine GrahameSouth of ScotlandSNPaye
Robin HarperLothiansGreenaye
Christopher HarvieMid Scotland and FifeSNPaye
Patrick HarvieGlasgowGreenaye
Jamie HepburnCentral ScotlandSNPaye
Fiona HyslopLothiansSNPaye
Adam IngramSouth of ScotlandSNPaye
Bill KiddGlasgowSNPaye
Richard LochheadMoraySNPaye
Kenny MacAskillEdinburgh East and MusselburghSNPaye
Tricia MarwickCentral FifeSNPaye
Jim MatherArgyll and ButeSNPaye
Michael MathesonFalkirk WestSNPaye
Stewart MaxwellWest of ScotlandSNPaye
Ian McKeeLothiansSNPaye
Christina McKelvieCentral ScotlandSNPaye
Stuart McMillanWest of ScotlandSNPaye
Alasdair MorganSouth of ScotlandSNPaye
Alex NeilCentral ScotlandSNPaye
Gil PatersonWest of ScotlandSNPaye
Shona RobisonDundee EastSNPaye
Michael RussellSouth of ScotlandSNPaye
Alex SalmondGordonSNP (front bench)aye
Stewart StevensonBanff and BuchanSNPaye
Nicola SturgeonGlasgow GovanSNPaye
John SwinneyNorth TaysideSNPaye
Dave ThompsonHighlands and IslandsSNPaye
Stefan TymkewyczLothiansSNPaye
Maureen WattNorth East ScotlandSNPaye
Andrew WelshAngusSNPaye
Sandra WhiteGlasgowSNPaye
Bill WilsonWest of ScotlandSNPaye
John WilsonCentral ScotlandSNPaye
Lord George [Missing last name for 80312]LothiansLab (minister)absent
Lord Jack Wilson [Missing last name for 80353]Motherwell and WishawLababsent
Lord Nicol Ross [Missing last name for 80392]Aberdeen SouthLDemabsent
Brian AdamAberdeen NorthSNPabsent
Bill AitkenGlasgowConabsent
Wendy AlexanderPaisley NorthLababsent
Jackie BaillieDumbartonLababsent
Claire BakerMid Scotland and FifeLababsent
Richard BakerNorth East ScotlandLababsent
Sarah BoyackEdinburgh CentralLababsent
Rhona BrankinMidlothianLababsent
Ted BrocklebankMid Scotland and FifeConabsent
Gavin BrownLothiansConabsent
Robert BrownGlasgowLDemabsent
Derek BrownleeSouth of ScotlandConabsent
Bill ButlerGlasgow AnnieslandLababsent
Jackson CarlawWest of ScotlandConabsent
Malcolm ChisholmEdinburgh North and LeithLababsent
Cathie CraigieCumbernauld and KilsythLababsent
Margaret CurranGlasgow BailliestonLababsent
Helen EadieDunfermline EastLababsent
John Farquhar MunroRoss, Skye and Inverness WestLDemabsent
Patricia FergusonGlasgow MaryhillLababsent
Alex FergussonGalloway and Upper NithsdaleNoneabsent
Ross FinnieWest of ScotlandLDemabsent
Murdo FraserMid Scotland and FifeConabsent
Karen GillonClydesdaleLababsent
Marlyn GlenNorth East ScotlandLababsent
Trish GodmanWest RenfrewshireLababsent
Annabel GoldieWest of ScotlandConabsent
Charlie GordonGlasgow CathcartLababsent
Rhoda GrantHighlands and IslandsLababsent
Iain GrayEast LothianLababsent
Hugh HenryPaisley SouthLababsent
Jim HumeSouth of ScotlandLDemabsent
Cathy JamiesonCarrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleyLababsent
Alex JohnstoneNorth East ScotlandConabsent
James KellyGlasgow RutherglenLababsent
Andy KerrEast KilbrideLababsent
Johann LamontGlasgow PollokLababsent
John LamontRoxburgh and BerwickshireConabsent
Marilyn LivingstoneKirkcaldyLababsent
Lewis MacdonaldAberdeen CentralLababsent
Margo MacDonaldLothiansIndependentabsent
Kenneth MacintoshEastwoodLababsent
Paul MartinGlasgow SpringburnLababsent
Liam McArthurOrkney IslandsLDemabsent
Frank McAveetyGlasgow ShettlestonLababsent
Tom McCabeHamilton SouthLababsent
Jamie McGrigorHighlands and IslandsConabsent
Alison McInnesNorth East ScotlandLDemabsent
David McLetchieEdinburgh PentlandsConabsent
Michael McMahonHamilton North and BellshillLababsent
Duncan McNeilGreenock and InverclydeLababsent
Pauline McNeillGlasgow KelvinLababsent
Des McNultyClydebank and MilngavieLababsent
Nanette MilneNorth East ScotlandConabsent
Margaret MitchellCentral ScotlandConabsent
Mary MulliganLinlithgowLababsent
Elaine MurrayDumfriesLababsent
Hugh O'DonnellCentral ScotlandLDemabsent
Irene OldfatherCunninghame SouthLababsent
John ParkMid Scotland and FifeLababsent
Peter PeacockHighlands and IslandsLababsent
Cathy PeattieFalkirk EastLababsent
Mike PringleEdinburgh SouthLDemabsent
Jeremy PurvisTweeddale, Ettrick and LauderdaleLDemabsent
Mike RumblesWest Aberdeenshire and KincardineLDemabsent
Mary ScanlonHighlands and IslandsConabsent
John ScottAyrConabsent
Tavish ScottShetland IslandsLDemabsent
Richard SimpsonMid Scotland and FifeLababsent
Elaine SmithCoatbridge and ChrystonLababsent
Elizabeth SmithMid Scotland and FifeConabsent
Iain SmithNorth East FifeLDemabsent
Margaret SmithEdinburgh WestLDemabsent
David StewartHighlands and IslandsLababsent
Jamie StoneCaithness, Sutherland and Easter RossLDemabsent
Jim TolsonDunfermline WestLDemabsent
Karen WhitefieldAirdrie and ShottsLababsent
David WhittonStrathkelvin and BearsdenLababsent

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