Scottish Parliament – March 10, 2026 – 5
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 31 MSPs
No: 82 MSPs
Absent: 8 MSPs
Abstain: 8 MSPs
Parliamentary analysis
Part of tag: Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
Multi-party against: Government No, Opposition dividedThis vote is most similar to a group of votes where the government is voting against a motion, and opposition MPs/parties are divided in their support.
This can reflect an amendment or motion bought by one opposition party, which other opposition parties are not supportive of.
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 | 113 | 31 | 82 | 8 | 8 | 87.60% | 27.43% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 113 | 31 | 82 | 8 | 8 | 87.60% | 27.43% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 56 | 5 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 88.89% | 8.93% |
| Labour | 20 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 90.00% | 44.44% |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 82.14% | 65.22% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 65.22% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 34.78% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | No | 55.56% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 55.56% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 44.44% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 65.22% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | No | 55.56% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 65.22% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 65.22% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | No | 55.56% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | No | 34.78% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 58.93% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 65.22% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 65.22% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 65.22% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 34.78% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 55.56% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 34.78% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 8.93% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 65.22% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 65.22% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 65.22% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 34.78% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 65.22% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 55.56% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 44.44% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 58.93% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 34.78% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Abstain | 94.44% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 44.44% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | No | 55.56% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 34.78% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 65.22% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 8.93% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 44.44% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 44.44% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 44.44% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 58.93% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 84.78% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 44.44% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 8.93% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Abstain | 94.44% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 44.44% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 65.22% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | No | 55.56% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 8.93% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 58.93% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 65.22% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 55.56% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 58.93% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 65.22% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 8.93% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 34.78% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 91.07% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | No | 55.56% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Absent | n/a |