Scottish Parliament – May 13, 2025 – 1
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
Result
✅ Motion passed.
Aye: 70 MSPs
No: 56 MSPs
Absent: 2 MSPs
Abstain: 1 MSP
Parliamentary analysis
Part of tag: Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
Divided opposition: Government Aye, Opposition divided - OutlierThis vote is an outlier compared to other votes in this cluster. The description below is the closest match, but it may be significantly different to other votes in this cluster.
This vote is most similar to a group of votes where the government is proposing a motion, but there is division among opposition MPs/parties in opposing it (but generally, leaning against).
Motion
Motion type: Other(?)
S6M-17416: That the Parliament agrees to the general principles of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (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 | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All MSPs | 129 | 126 | 70 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 97.67% | 55.56% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government | 63 | 62 | 41 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 98.41% | 66.13% |
| Opposition | 66 | 64 | 29 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 96.97% | 45.31% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 30 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 36.67% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 100.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 62 | 41 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 98.41% | 66.13% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 80.00% |
| Labour | 23 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 95.65% | 31.82% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 80.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | Aye | 36.67% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 36.67% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 80.00% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Aye | 36.67% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Aye | 36.67% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 31.82% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 80.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Aye | 36.67% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 36.67% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 36.67% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Tess White | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 31.82% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | Aye | 31.82% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 36.67% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 80.00% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | Aye | 31.82% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Colin Smyth | Labour | Aye | 31.82% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 20.00% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 31.82% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 83.87% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | Aye | 36.67% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 36.67% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Aye | 36.67% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 33.87% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 31.82% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 66.13% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Conservative | No | 63.33% |
| Ross Greer | Green | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | No | 68.18% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | No | 68.18% |