Scottish Parliament – March 10, 2026 – 6
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 54 MSPs
No: 64 MSPs
Absent: 8 MSPs
Abstain: 3 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 | 118 | 54 | 64 | 3 | 8 | 91.47% | 45.76% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 118 | 54 | 64 | 3 | 8 | 91.47% | 45.76% |
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 | 60 | 19 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 95.24% | 31.67% |
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 78.95% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 82.14% | 69.57% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 81.67% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 30.43% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 30.43% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 30.43% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 30.43% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 30.43% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 30.43% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Abstain | 71.05% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 30.43% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 80.43% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |