Scottish Parliament – March 12, 2026 – 22
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 50 MSPs
No: 69 MSPs
Absent: 5 MSPs
Abstain: 5 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 | 50 | 69 | 5 | 5 | 92.25% | 42.02% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 119 | 50 | 69 | 5 | 5 | 92.25% | 42.02% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 28 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 89.29% | 68.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 59 | 16 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 93.65% | 27.12% |
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 68.42% |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Abstain | 82.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 82.00% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Abstain | 81.58% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 77.12% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 77.12% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |