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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 60 | 11 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 95.24% | 18.33% |
| Labour | 20 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 55.00% |
| 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% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 89.29% | 68.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.33% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.33% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | 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% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 82.00% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Colin Beattie | 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% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.33% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| 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% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| 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% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| 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% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.33% |
| 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% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.33% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.33% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.33% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 81.67% |