Scottish Parliament – March 12, 2026 – 2
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 50 MSPs
No: 67 MSPs
Absent: 9 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 | 117 | 50 | 67 | 3 | 9 | 90.70% | 42.74% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 117 | 50 | 67 | 3 | 9 | 90.70% | 42.74% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 58 | 13 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 92.06% | 22.41% |
| Labour | 20 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 90.00% | 72.22% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 40.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Conservative | 28 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 92.86% | 73.08% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 40.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 27.78% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 27.78% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 60.00% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 76.92% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 40.00% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | No | 27.78% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | No | 27.78% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Abstain | 77.78% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 60.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Abstain | 77.78% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 60.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 27.78% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |