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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 14.29% |
| Conservative | 28 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 96.43% | 74.07% |
| Labour | 20 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 90.00% | 61.11% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 61 | 13 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 96.83% | 21.31% |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 40.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | Aye | 14.29% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| 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% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 25.93% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 25.93% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.31% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.31% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.31% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 25.93% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.31% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 40.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.31% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.31% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| 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% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| 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% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.31% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 60.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.31% |
| 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% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Collette Stevenson | 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% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 75.93% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 25.93% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 60.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Abstain | 88.89% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.31% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 40.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.31% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Oliver Mundell | 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% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 78.69% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 25.93% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |