Parliament Workbench
Data: Votes to 12 Nov 2026

Votes

How MSPs vote

How often each MSP turned up to vote, and how often they voted against their own party. Session 7 (2026–now).

Votes held
196
21 May 2026 to 12 Nov 2026
Median turnout
95.9%
across 131 MSPs
Votes against party
76
median rate 0%

Turnout and rebellions

131 MSPs · showing 1–50
# Name Votes cast Turnout Against party ↓ Rebellion rate
1 David Kirkwood Reform 185 of 196 94.4% 6 3.24%
2 Irshad Ahmed Lab 188 of 196 95.9% 5 2.66%
3 Amanda Bland Reform also Ind 191 of 196 97.4% 4 2.65%
4 Kim Schmulian Reform 161 of 179 89.9% 3 1.86%
5 David Smith Reform 179 of 184 97.3% 3 1.68%
6 Katherine Sangster Lab 183 of 195 93.8% 3 1.64%
7 Victor Currie Reform 187 of 192 97.4% 3 1.6%
8 Mark Simpson Reform 191 of 196 97.4% 3 1.57%
9 Duncan Dunlop LD 163 of 196 83.2% 2 1.23%
10 Pauline McNeill Lab 170 of 195 87.2% 2 1.18%
11 Thomas Kerr Reform 175 of 180 97.2% 2 1.14%
12 Liam McArthur LD 176 of 195 90.3% 2 1.14%
13 Julie MacDougall Reform 177 of 193 91.7% 2 1.13%
14 Yi-pei Chou Turvey LD 178 of 189 94.2% 2 1.12%
15 Helen McDade Reform 189 of 196 96.4% 2 1.06%
16 Jim Fairlie SNP 137 of 188 72.9% 1 0.73%
17 Tim Eagle Con 159 of 186 85.5% 1 0.63%
18 Max Bannerman Reform 160 of 176 90.9% 1 0.63%
19 Stephen Flynn SNP 165 of 195 84.6% 1 0.61%
20 Craig Hoy Con 165 of 186 88.7% 1 0.61%
21 Finlay Carson Con 166 of 185 89.7% 1 0.6%
22 Màiri McAllan SNP 169 of 196 86.2% 1 0.59%
23 Senga Beresford Reform 170 of 185 91.9% 1 0.59%
24 Willie Rennie LD 171 of 189 90.5% 1 0.58%
25 Graham Simpson Reform 174 of 192 90.6% 1 0.57%
26 Jenny Gilruth SNP 176 of 192 91.7% 1 0.57%
27 Daniel Johnson Lab 176 of 184 95.7% 1 0.57%
28 Rachael Hamilton Con 177 of 185 95.7% 1 0.56%
29 Alison Thewliss SNP 179 of 196 91.3% 1 0.56%
30 Jamie Langan Reform 182 of 192 94.8% 1 0.55%
31 Mark Griffin Lab 183 of 196 93.4% 1 0.55%
32 Angela Ross Reform 183 of 196 93.4% 1 0.55%
33 Ariane Burgess Green 184 of 192 95.8% 1 0.54%
34 Hannah Mary Goodlad SNP 185 of 196 94.4% 1 0.54%
35 Neil Bibby Lab 187 of 193 96.9% 1 0.53%
36 Amanda Lindsay Reform 187 of 192 97.4% 1 0.53%
37 Colin Beattie SNP 190 of 190 100% 1 0.53%
38 Katy Clark Lab 190 of 193 98.4% 1 0.53%
39 Gillian Mackay Green 190 of 196 96.9% 1 0.53%
40 Holly Bruce Green 193 of 196 98.5% 1 0.52%
41 Colm Merrick SNP 193 of 196 98.5% 1 0.52%
42 David Barratt SNP 196 of 196 100% 1 0.51%
43 Dawn Black SNP 196 of 196 100% 1 0.51%
44 Joe Fagan Lab 196 of 196 100% 1 0.51%
45 Patricia Gibson SNP 196 of 196 100% 1 0.51%
46 Mark Ruskell Green 196 of 196 100% 1 0.51%
47 Paul Sweeney Lab 196 of 196 100% 1 0.51%
48 George Adam SNP 196 of 196 100% 0 0%
49 Karen Adam SNP 185 of 196 94.4% 0 0%
50 James Adams Con 114 of 127 89.8% 0 0%

Closest across party lines

For each combination of parties, the two MSPs who most often voted the same way
  1. Amanda Bland Reform also Ind and James Adams Con
    84.4% of 109 votes
  2. Maree Todd SNP and Gillian Mackay Green
    78.8% of 170 votes
  3. Adam Harley LD and Monica Lennon Lab
    72.2% of 90 votes
  4. Yi-pei Chou Turvey LD and David Linden SNP
    63.3% of 158 votes
  5. Shirley-Anne Somerville SNP and Monica Lennon Lab
    59.5% of 84 votes
  6. Laura Moodie Green and Monica Lennon Lab
    55.4% of 92 votes
  7. Duncan Dunlop LD and Gillian Mackay Green
    54.8% of 157 votes
  8. Andrew Baxter LD and Stephen Kerr Con
    44.7% of 141 votes
  9. Senga Beresford Reform and Willie Rennie LD
    40.7% of 150 votes
  10. Neil Bibby Lab and Alexander Burnett Con
    40% of 85 votes

Only pairs who both voted in at least 79 of the same votes, and who never sat for the same party in this period. A high figure for an independent often means an MSP who left a party and still votes with it.

What the numbers mean

Votes cast and turnout
Votes cast (for, against or abstain) out of the divisions held while the person was an MSP. The Presiding Officer only votes to break a tie, and ministers abroad or on leave miss votes, so low turnout is not always absence by choice.
Against party
Votes cast that differed from how most of the MSP’s own party voted in that division. Party is the one the MSP sat for on the day. Independents have no party line. Free votes are left out, because there was no line to keep.
Rebellion rate
Votes against party as a share of votes cast where their party had a line. MSPs with fewer than 20 such votes (marked *) are listed last when sorting by rate.
What is counted
Recorded divisions from June 2011, when the open data starts. In “all sessions”, each MSP’s figures cover their whole time in Parliament since then.

Vote type, bill stage, free votes and key votes are worked out by this site from titles, dates and how each party split. They are not the Parliament’s own classification.

See also how cohesive each party is, or open an MSP’s page for the votes where they broke ranks.