Holyrood division · 9 Jun 2026, 14:00 · S7M-00290.3

Growing Scotland’s Economy

Defeated

Majority 52

For: 35 Against: 87 Abstain: 0

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

At a glance The motion was defeated by a margin of 52 votes. No MSPs voted against their party line.

Economy & tax

How the parties voted

PartyPositionForAgainstAbstainRebels
Scottish National Party Against majority 0 55 0 0
Reform UK Against majority 0 17 0 0
Scottish Green Party Against majority 0 15 0 0
Scottish Labour For majority 15 0 0 0
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party For majority 10 0 0 0
Scottish Liberal Democrats For majority 8 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 (35)

  • 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)
  • Irshad AhmedScottish Labour · Edinburgh and Lothians East (region)
  • Claire BakerScottish Labour · Mid Scotland and Fife (region)
  • Neil BibbyScottish Labour · West Scotland (region)
  • Katy ClarkScottish Labour · West Scotland (region)
  • Joe FaganScottish Labour · South Scotland (region)
  • Mark GriffinScottish Labour · Central Scot and Lothians West (region)
  • Daniel JohnsonScottish Labour · Edinburgh Southern
  • Joe LongScottish Labour · Mid Scotland and Fife (region)
  • Donald MacKinnonScottish Labour · Na h-Eileanan an Iar
  • Michael MarraScottish Labour · North East Scotland (region)
  • Pauline McNeillScottish Labour · Glasgow (region)
  • Carol MochanScottish Labour · South Scotland (region)
  • Katherine SangsterScottish Labour · Edinburgh and Lothians East (region)
  • Paul SweeneyScottish Labour · Glasgow (region)
  • Jenny YoungScottish Labour · Central Scot and Lothians West (region)
  • Andrew BaxterScottish Liberal Democrats · Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
  • Yi-pei Chou TurveyScottish Liberal Democrats · North East Scotland (region)
  • Alex Cole-HamiltonScottish Liberal Democrats · Edinburgh North Western
  • Sanne Dijkstra-DownieScottish Liberal Democrats · Edinburgh Northern
  • David GreenScottish Liberal Democrats · Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
  • Adam HarleyScottish Liberal Democrats · Strathkelvin and Bearsden
  • Liam McArthurScottish Liberal Democrats · Orkney Islands
  • Willie RennieScottish Liberal Democrats · Fife North East
  • Douglas LumsdenUnknown
  • Anas SarwarUnknown

Against (87)

Did not vote (7)

Source: the Scottish Parliament vote record.