Holyrood division · 23 Jun 2026, 14:00 · S7M-00454

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill - UK Legislation

Carried

Majority 83

For: 93 Against: 10 Abstain: 15

Turnout: 118 of 128 MSPs voted (92%) · 10 did not vote.

At a glance The motion was carried by a margin of 83 votes, with 15 MSPs abstaining. No MSPs voted against their party line.

How the parties voted

PartyPositionForAgainstAbstainRebels
Scottish National Party For majority 53 0 0 0
Reform UK For majority 17 0 0 0
Scottish Green Party Split 0 0 15
Scottish Labour For majority 15 0 0 0
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Against majority 0 10 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 (93)

Against (10)

  • Miles BriggsScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · Edinburgh and Lothians East (region)
  • Alexander BurnettScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · Aberdeenshire West
  • Finlay CarsonScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · Galloway and West Dumfries
  • Tim EagleScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · Highlands and Islands (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)

Abstain (15)

Did not vote (10)

Source: the Scottish Parliament vote record.