Vote · 29 Oct 2026

Strengthening Scotland's Public Health Approach to Preventing Alcohol and Drug Deaths

Amendment Motion S7M-01766.5 Lodged by Gillian Mackay Green

Carried by 52

76 For 24 Against 14 Abstained 16 Did not vote*

* The published record for this division lists only MSPs who voted. Non-voters are inferred from who held a seat that day; the Presiding Officer normally does not vote.

As an amendment to motion S7M-01766 in the name of Maree Todd (Strengthening Scotland's Public Health Approach to Preventing Alcohol and Drug Deaths), insert at end ", and supports the further rollout of safe consumption rooms to other local authority areas as a health-saving intervention."

How the parties split

Every party voted as a bloc

Party	For	Against	Abst.	Absent	Majority
SNP	53	0	0	4	✓ For united
Lab	0	0	14	3	– Abstained united
Reform	0	14	0	2	✗ Against united
Green	14	0	0	1	✓ For united
Con	0	9	0	4	✗ Against united
LD	9	0	0	1	✓ For united
Ind	0	1	0	0	n/a
NPA	0	0	0	1	n/a

Party is the MSP's party on the day of the vote. Majority is how most of the party's voting MSPs voted.

Every MSP

130 MSPs

For (76)

SNP 53

Green 14

LD 9

Against (24)

Reform 14

Con 9

Ind 1

Amanda Bland

Abstained (14)

Lab 14

Did not vote (16)

SNP 4

Lab 3

Reform 2

Green 1

Kate Nevens

Con 4

LD 1

Andrew Baxter

NPA 1

Kenneth Gibson