Scottish Parliament – March 12, 2026 – 24
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 42 MSPs
No: 78 MSPs
Absent: 6 MSPs
Abstain: 3 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 | 120 | 42 | 78 | 3 | 6 | 93.02% | 35.00% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 120 | 42 | 78 | 3 | 6 | 93.02% | 35.00% |
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 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 55.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 60 | 11 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 95.24% | 18.33% |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | 0.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 89.29% | 68.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.33% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 82.00% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.33% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 68.33% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.33% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.33% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.33% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.33% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.33% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.33% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.33% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.33% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.33% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |