Holyrood division · 28 May 2026, 12:00 · S7M-00159.5

It’s Scotland’s Energy

Defeated

Majority 73

For: 25 Against: 98 Abstain: 0

Turnout: 123 of 129 MSPs voted (95%) · 6 did not vote.

At a glance The motion was defeated by a margin of 73 votes. 2 MSPs voted against their party line.

Environment & energy

How the parties voted

PartyPositionForAgainstAbstainRebels
Scottish National Party Against majority 0 56 0 0
Reform UK Against majority 0 16 0 0
Scottish Green Party Against majority 0 15 0 0
Scottish Labour For majority 14 1 0 1
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Against majority 1 9 0 1
Scottish Liberal Democrats For majority 9 0 0 0

The party positions and rebel counts are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.

Every vote

For (25)

Against (98)

Did not vote (6)

  • Kenneth GibsonNo Party Affiliation · Cunninghame North
  • Duncan MasseyReform UK · North East Scotland (region)
  • Alexander BurnettScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · Aberdeenshire West
  • Claire BakerScottish Labour · Mid Scotland and Fife (region)
  • David GreenScottish Liberal Democrats · Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
  • Jim FairlieScottish National Party · Perthshire South and Kinross-shire

Source: the Scottish Parliament vote record.