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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 28 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 78.57% | 68.18% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 60 | 16 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 95.24% | 26.67% |
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 84.21% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 31.82% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Abstain | 81.82% |
| 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% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Elena Whitham | 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% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| 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% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 15.79% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 31.82% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 31.82% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | No | 15.79% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Abstain | 65.79% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 31.82% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 81.82% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| 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% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 68.18% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 76.67% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 31.82% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |