Referendums
- Submitted by: Alexander Burnett, Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2017
- Motion reference: S5M-04062
That the Parliament welcomes the words of Alex Salmond MP in 1992, when leader of the Scottish National Party he stated "With regards to referendums, you have got to learn to accept a democratic result", and considers that this respect should continue to apply today to referendum results, including the UK’s vote to leave the EU and Scotland’s vote to remain part of the UK.
Supported by:
Jeremy Balfour, Bill Bowman, Miles Briggs, Donald Cameron, Finlay Carson, Peter Chapman, Maurice Corry, Murdo Fraser, Maurice Golden, Jamie Greene, Rachael Hamilton, Alison Harris, Liam Kerr, John Lamont, Gordon Lindhurst, Dean Lockhart, Margaret Mitchell, Edward Mountain, Oliver Mundell, Douglas Ross, John Scott, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Ross Thomson, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle
Amendments that have not been voted on
Referendums - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Emma Harper, South Scotland, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Thursday, February 16, 2017
Supported by: Graeme Dey, Kenneth Gibson, Jenny Gilruth, Clare Haughey, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Ruth Maguire, Gillian Martin, John Mason, Ivan McKee, Stuart McMillan, Ash Regan, Maree Todd, Sandra White
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Monday, January 1, 0001