Holyrood division · 25 Jun 2026, 13:30 · S7M-00469

Achieving a Sustainable Prison Population

Carried

Majority 58

For: 89 Against: 31 Abstain: 0

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

At a glance The motion was carried by a margin of 58 votes. No MSPs voted against their party line.

Crime & justiceEnvironment & energy

How the parties voted

PartyPositionForAgainstAbstainRebels
Scottish National Party For majority 53 0 0 0
Scottish Labour For majority 16 0 0 0
Reform UK Against majority 0 16 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 9 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 (89)

Against (31)

Did not vote (9)

Source: the Scottish Parliament vote record.