Scottish Parliament – March 12, 2026 – 21
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 48 MSPs
No: 71 MSPs
Absent: 6 MSPs
Abstain: 4 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 | 119 | 48 | 71 | 4 | 6 | 92.25% | 40.34% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 119 | 48 | 71 | 4 | 6 | 92.25% | 40.34% |
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 | 13 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 93.65% | 22.03% |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | 100.00% |
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 68.42% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 76.92% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Abstain | n/a |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 72.03% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Abstain | 81.58% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 26.92% |