Holyrood division · 11 Jun 2026, 13:30 · S7M-00309.3

Public Service Reform: Empowering Staff, Service Users and Local Communities

Carried

Majority 79

For: 94 Against: 15 Abstain: 9

Turnout: 118 of 129 MSPs voted (91%) · 11 did not vote.

At a glance The motion was carried by a margin of 79 votes, with 9 MSPs abstaining. No MSPs voted against their party line.

How the parties voted

PartyPositionForAgainstAbstainRebels
Scottish National Party For majority 51 0 0 0
Reform UK For majority 17 0 0 0
Scottish Labour For majority 16 0 0 0
Scottish Green Party Against majority 0 15 0 0
Scottish Liberal Democrats For majority 10 0 0 0
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Split 0 0 9

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 (94)

Against (15)

Abstain (9)

  • 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
  • Liam KerrScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · North East Scotland (region)
  • Stephen KerrScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · Mid Scotland and Fife (region)

Did not vote (11)

Source: the Scottish Parliament vote record.