Scottish Parliament – March 12, 2026 – 18
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 50 MSPs
No: 71 MSPs
Absent: 5 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 | 121 | 50 | 71 | 3 | 5 | 93.80% | 41.32% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 121 | 50 | 71 | 3 | 5 | 93.80% | 41.32% |
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 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 96.43% | 74.07% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 14.29% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 61 | 13 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 96.83% | 21.31% |
| Labour | 20 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 90.00% | 61.11% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 40.00% |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.31% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 25.93% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 40.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.31% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.31% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Abstain | 88.89% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.31% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | Aye | 14.29% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 25.93% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 25.93% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.31% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.31% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.31% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.31% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 25.93% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.31% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 40.00% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.31% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 60.00% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 75.93% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 25.93% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 60.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.31% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.31% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 60.00% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 25.93% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.31% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 25.93% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Abstain | 88.89% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |