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Holyrood division · 28 May 2026, 12:00 · S7M-00159.4

It’s Scotland’s Energy

Defeated

Majority 66

For: 29 Against: 95 Abstain: 0

Turnout: 124 of 129 MSPs voted (96%) · 5 did not vote.

At a glance The motion was defeated by a margin of 66 votes. 1 MSP voted against their party line.

Environment & energy

How the parties voted

PartyPositionForAgainstAbstainRebels
Scottish National Party Against majority 0 56 0 0
Reform UK For majority 17 0 0 0
Scottish Labour Against majority 1 14 0 1
Scottish Green Party Against majority 0 14 0 0
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party For majority 10 0 0 0
Scottish Liberal Democrats Against majority 0 10 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 (29)

  • Max BannermanReform UK · Highlands and Islands (region)
  • Senga BeresfordReform UK · South Scotland (region)
  • Amanda BlandReform UK · Central Scot and Lothians West (region)
  • Victor CurrieReform UK · Highlands and Islands (region)
  • Thomas KerrReform UK · Glasgow (region)
  • David KirkwoodReform UK · South Scotland (region)
  • Jamie LanganReform UK · South Scotland (region)
  • Amanda LindsayReform UK · Central Scot and Lothians West (region)
  • Julie MacDougallReform UK · Mid Scotland and Fife (region)
  • Duncan MasseyReform UK · North East Scotland (region)
  • Helen McDadeReform UK · Mid Scotland and Fife (region)
  • Malcolm OffordReform UK · West Scotland (region)
  • Angela RossReform UK · Edinburgh and Lothians East (region)
  • Kim SchmulianReform UK · Glasgow (region)
  • Graham SimpsonReform UK · Central Scot and Lothians West (region)
  • Mark SimpsonReform UK · North East Scotland (region)
  • David SmithReform UK · West Scotland (region)
  • Miles BriggsScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · Edinburgh and Lothians East (region)
  • Finlay CarsonScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · Galloway and West Dumfries
  • Tim EagleScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · Highlands and Islands (region)
  • Russell FindlayScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · West Scotland (region)
  • Murdo FraserScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · Mid Scotland and Fife (region)
  • Meghan GallacherScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · Central Scot and Lothians West (region)
  • Rachael HamiltonScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire
  • Craig HoyScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · Dumfriesshire
  • Liam KerrScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · North East Scotland (region)
  • Stephen KerrScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · Mid Scotland and Fife (region)
  • Mark GriffinScottish Labour · Central Scot and Lothians West (region)
  • Douglas LumsdenUnknown

Against (95)

Did not vote (5)

Source: the Scottish Parliament vote record.