Scottish Parliament – Feb. 20, 2025 – 5
Scottish Rate Resolution
Result
✅ Motion passed.
Aye: 86 MSPs
No: 27 MSPs
Absent: 16 MSPs
Parliamentary analysis
Divided opposition: Government Aye, Opposition dividedThis vote is most similar to a group of votes where the government is proposing a motion, but there is division among opposition MPs/parties in opposing it (but generally, leaning against).
Motion
Motion type: Other(?)
S6M-16531: That the Parliament agrees that, for the purposes of section 11A of the Income Tax Act 2007 (which provides for Income Tax to be charged at Scottish rates on certain non-savings and non-dividend income of a Scottish taxpayer to be charged above the personal allowance), the Scottish rates and limits for the tax year 2025-26 are as follows—(a) a starter rate of 19%, charged on income up to a limit of £2,827, (b) the Scottish basic rate is 20%, charged on income above £2,827 and up to a limit of £14,921, (c) an intermediate rate of 21%, charged on income above £14,921 and up to a limit of £31,092, (d) a higher rate of 42%, charged on income above £31,092 and up to a limit of £62,430, (e) an advanced rate of 45%, charged on income above £62,430 and up to a limit of £125,140, and(f) a top rate of 48%, charged on income above £125,140.
Annotations
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Whip reports
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Overall counts
Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All MSPs | 129 | 113 | 86 | 27 | 16 | 87.60% | 76.11% |
Government counts
Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Government | 64 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 92.19% | 100.00% |
Opposition | 65 | 54 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 83.08% | 50.00% |
Party voting counts
Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 31 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 87.10% | 0.00% |
Green | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 100.00% |
Scottish National Party | 64 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 92.19% | 100.00% |
Labour | 22 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 72.73% | 100.00% |
Liberal Democrat | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Voting list
Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
---|---|---|---|
John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Colin Smyth | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Sharon Dowey | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Roz McCall | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Oliver Mundell | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Stephen Kerr | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Murdo Fraser | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Graham Simpson | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Ross Greer | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Jamie Greene | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Russell Findlay | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
George Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
Patrick Harvie | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
Pam Gosal | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Tim Eagle | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
Carol Mochan | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Maggie Chapman | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
Paul O'Kane | Labour | Absent | n/a |
David Torrance | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
Douglas Ross | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
Monica Lennon | Labour | Absent | n/a |
Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
Anas Sarwar | Labour | Absent | n/a |
Pam Duncan-Glancy | Labour | Absent | n/a |
Lorna Slater | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
Maurice Golden | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Foysol Choudhury | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Tess White | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Edward Mountain | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Craig Hoy | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Christina McKelvie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
Alexander Stewart | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
Alex Rowley | Labour | Absent | n/a |
Gillian Mackay | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
James Dornan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Jeremy Balfour | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Finlay Carson | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Annie Wells | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Mark Ruskell | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 100.00% |
Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
Ariane Burgess | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
Jackie Baillie | Labour | Absent | n/a |
Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |