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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 78.95% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 59 | 16 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 93.65% | 27.12% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 56.52% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 77.12% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | No | 43.48% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 20.00% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 56.52% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 77.12% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 56.52% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 43.48% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 93.48% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 56.52% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 43.48% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 56.52% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | No | n/a |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 43.48% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| 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% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 43.48% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 43.48% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Abstain | 93.48% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 56.52% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Abstain | 93.48% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 56.52% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| 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% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | No | n/a |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 56.52% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| 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 |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | 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% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 43.48% |
| Tess White | Conservative | No | 43.48% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 56.52% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 56.52% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 43.48% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 56.52% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |