Parliament Workbench
Data: Votes to 12 Nov 2026

Vote · 29 Oct 2026

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

Amendment Motion S7M-01766.4 Lodged by Thomas Kerr Reform
Carried by 18
36 For 18 Against 59 Abstained 17 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.

Motion text

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 "; notes that the drug-misuse death rate, as reported by the National Records of Scotland, is over 10 times higher in the most deprived areas than in the least deprived areas; regards this as evidence that working-class communities are…
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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 "; notes that the drug-misuse death rate, as reported by the National Records of Scotland, is over 10 times higher in the most deprived areas than in the least deprived areas; regards this as evidence that working-class communities are disproportionately affected by drug-related harm, and agrees that the right to recovery must be considered as part of the efforts to address substance abuse.”

How the parties split

8 MSPs voted against their party
PartySplitForAgainstAbst.AbsentMajority
SNP 0 7 46 4 – Abstained split
Lab 13 0 0 4 ✓ For united
Reform 14 0 0 2 ✓ For united
Green 0 1 13 1 – Abstained split
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 (36)

Against (18)

Green 1
Ind 1

Abstained (59)

Did not vote (17)

Green 1