Scottish Parliament – Oct. 9, 2025 – 1
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 52 MSPs
No: 63 MSPs
Absent: 14 MSPs
Parliamentary analysis
Part of tag: Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill
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-19128: That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill.
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 | 115 | 52 | 63 | 14 | 89.15% | 45.22% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 66 | 58 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 87.88% | 86.21% |
| Government | 63 | 57 | 2 | 55 | 6 | 90.48% | 3.51% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 57 | 2 | 55 | 6 | 90.48% | 3.51% |
| Labour | 21 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 90.48% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00% | 80.00% |
| Independent | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 85.71% | 100.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 80.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 80.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 20.00% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 80.00% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 80.00% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 3.51% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 96.49% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 3.51% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | Absent | n/a |