Scottish Parliament – March 10, 2026 – 7
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 51 MSPs
No: 65 MSPs
Absent: 8 MSPs
Abstain: 5 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 | 116 | 51 | 65 | 5 | 8 | 89.92% | 43.97% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 116 | 51 | 65 | 5 | 8 | 89.92% | 43.97% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 78.57% | 68.18% |
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 84.21% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 60 | 16 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 95.24% | 26.67% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | 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% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 15.79% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 31.82% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 31.82% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 15.79% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 31.82% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 31.82% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Abstain | 81.82% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Abstain | 65.79% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 31.82% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | No | 15.79% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 76.67% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 81.82% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 31.82% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 31.82% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |