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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 78.95% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 60 | 19 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 95.24% | 31.67% |
| 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 30.43% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 81.67% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 30.43% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 30.43% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Marie McNair | 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% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 80.43% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 30.43% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| 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% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 30.43% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Siobhian Brown | 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% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 30.43% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 69.57% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |