Scottish Parliament – Nov. 26, 2025 – 8
Growing Scotland’s Economy
Result
✅ Motion passed.
Aye: 65 MSPs
No: 55 MSPs
Absent: 9 MSPs
Parliamentary analysis
Strong conflict: Gov proposesThis vote is most similar to a group of votes where the government is proposing a motion and the opposition is strongly opposing it (few defections, high turnout).
This usually suggests an important point of principle, that even if the government is likely to win, is a significant public signal of opposition.
Motion
Motion type: Other(?)
The result of the division on motion S6M-19895, in the name of Craig Hoy, on growing Scotland’s economy, as amended, is: For 65, Against 55, Abstentions 0. Motion, as amended, agreed to, That the Parliament calls on the UK Government to deliver a budget that supports a fairer, greener economy for Scotland by introducing an annual wealth tax on the wealthiest 1% of households in the UK, raising between £70 billion and £130 billion a year, to invest in communities, public services and climate action across Scotland, including reducing the cost of energy and other essentials for those who are struggling with the cost of living and inflation.
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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 | 120 | 65 | 55 | 9 | 93.02% | 54.17% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government | 63 | 60 | 58 | 2 | 3 | 95.24% | 96.67% |
| Opposition | 66 | 60 | 7 | 53 | 6 | 90.91% | 11.67% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 28 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 92.86% | 0.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 100.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 60 | 58 | 2 | 3 | 95.24% | 96.67% |
| Labour | 21 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 95.24% | 0.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80.00% | 0.00% |
| Independent | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.67% | 0.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 3.33% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | No | n/a |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | No | n/a |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Ross Greer | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 3.33% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | No | 100.00% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 96.67% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | No | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | Absent | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |