Holyrood division · 4 Jun 2026, 13:30 · S7M-00249.1

Wealth Taxation for Public Services

Defeated

Majority 7

For: 30 Against: 37 Abstain: 55

Turnout: 122 of 129 MSPs voted (95%) · 7 did not vote.

At a glance The motion was defeated by a margin of 7 votes, with 55 MSPs abstaining. No MSPs voted against their party line.

Economy & tax

How the parties voted

PartyPositionForAgainstAbstainRebels
Scottish National Party Split 0 0 55
Reform UK Against majority 0 16 0 0
Scottish Green Party For majority 15 0 0 0
Scottish Labour For majority 15 0 0 0
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Against majority 0 11 0 0
Scottish Liberal Democrats Against majority 0 9 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 (30)

Against (37)

Abstain (55)

Did not vote (7)

Source: the Scottish Parliament vote record.