Scottish Parliament – Jan. 28, 2026 – 54
Approval of SSI
Result
✅ Motion passed.
Aye: 110 MSPs
No: 8 MSPs
Absent: 11 MSPs
Parliamentary analysis
Strong conflict: Opposition proposesThis vote is most similar to a group of votes where the opposition has proposed a motion and the government is strongly opposing it (few defections, high turnout).
This usually suggests an important point of principle, or that it would have substantive effects if passed.
Motion
Motion type: Other(?)
S6M-20575: That the Parliament agrees that the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Investment Zones Relief) (Scotland) Order 2026 [draft] be approved.
Annotations
No annotations for this decision.
Whip reports
No whip reports for this decision.
Overall counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All MSPs | 129 | 118 | 110 | 8 | 11 | 91.47% | 93.22% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 118 | 110 | 8 | 11 | 91.47% | 93.22% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 28 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 89.29% | 100.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 59 | 58 | 1 | 4 | 93.65% | 98.31% |
| Labour | 21 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 90.48% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Independent | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | No | 1.69% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 100.00% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 98.31% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Absent | n/a |