Holyrood division · 10 Jun 2026, 14:00 · S7M-00294.3

Inquiry to Restore Public Trust in Scottish Politics

Defeated

Majority 17

For: 53 Against: 70 Abstain: 0

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

At a glance The motion was defeated by a margin of 17 votes. No MSPs voted against their party line.

How the parties voted

PartyPositionForAgainstAbstainRebels
Scottish National Party Against majority 0 55 0 0
Scottish Labour For majority 16 0 0 0
Reform UK For majority 16 0 0 0
Scottish Green Party Against majority 0 15 0 0
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party For majority 10 0 0 0
Scottish Liberal Democrats For majority 10 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 (53)

Against (70)

Did not vote (6)

Source: the Scottish Parliament vote record.