Scottish Parliament – March 12, 2026 – 20
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 47 MSPs
No: 70 MSPs
Absent: 6 MSPs
Abstain: 6 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 | 47 | 70 | 6 | 6 | 90.70% | 40.17% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 117 | 47 | 70 | 6 | 6 | 90.70% | 40.17% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 59 | 16 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 93.65% | 27.12% |
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 78.95% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 20.00% |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 33.33% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 82.14% | 56.52% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 43.48% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 56.52% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 20.00% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 56.52% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 56.52% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 43.48% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 56.52% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 56.52% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 93.48% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 43.48% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 56.52% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 56.52% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 43.48% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 77.12% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | No | n/a |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | No | 43.48% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 56.52% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 43.48% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 77.12% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Abstain | 93.48% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 56.52% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 56.52% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Abstain | 71.05% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 43.48% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Abstain | 93.48% |
| Tess White | Conservative | No | 43.48% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 43.48% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 56.52% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 43.48% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | No | n/a |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 56.52% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 56.52% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |