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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 76.92% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| George Adam | 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% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 72.03% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Abstain | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| 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% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.03% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.97% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |