Holyrood division · 25 Jun 2026, 13:30 · S7M-00469.1

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Defeated

Majority 68

For: 26 Against: 94 Abstain: 0

Turnout: 120 of 129 MSPs voted (93%) · 9 did not vote.

At a glance The motion was defeated by a margin of 68 votes. No MSPs voted against their party line.

Crime & justiceEnvironment & energy

How the parties voted

PartyPositionForAgainstAbstainRebels
Scottish National Party Against majority 0 53 0 0
Scottish Labour Against majority 0 16 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 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 (26)

  • Max BannermanReform UK · Highlands and Islands (region)
  • Senga BeresfordReform UK · South Scotland (region)
  • Amanda BlandReform UK · Central Scot and Lothians West (region)
  • Victor CurrieReform UK · Highlands and Islands (region)
  • Thomas KerrReform UK · Glasgow (region)
  • David KirkwoodReform UK · South Scotland (region)
  • Jamie LanganReform UK · South Scotland (region)
  • Amanda LindsayReform UK · Central Scot and Lothians West (region)
  • Duncan MasseyReform UK · North East Scotland (region)
  • Helen McDadeReform UK · Mid Scotland and Fife (region)
  • Malcolm OffordReform UK · West Scotland (region)
  • Angela RossReform UK · Edinburgh and Lothians East (region)
  • Kim SchmulianReform UK · Glasgow (region)
  • Graham SimpsonReform UK · Central Scot and Lothians West (region)
  • Mark SimpsonReform UK · North East Scotland (region)
  • David SmithReform UK · West Scotland (region)
  • James AdamsScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · North East Scotland (region)
  • 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
  • Liam KerrScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · North East Scotland (region)
  • Stephen KerrScottish Conservative and Unionist Party · Mid Scotland and Fife (region)

Against (94)

Did not vote (9)

Source: the Scottish Parliament vote record.