Scottish Parliament – March 12, 2026 – 27
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 40 MSPs
No: 76 MSPs
Absent: 8 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 | 116 | 40 | 76 | 5 | 8 | 89.92% | 34.48% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 116 | 40 | 76 | 5 | 8 | 89.92% | 34.48% |
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 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 68.42% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 58 | 11 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 92.06% | 18.97% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 89.29% | 56.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 56.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.97% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 68.97% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 56.00% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 94.00% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 44.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Abstain | 81.58% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 56.00% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 44.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.97% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 56.00% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 44.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 56.00% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 56.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.97% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 56.00% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 44.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 56.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 56.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.97% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 68.97% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | No | 44.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | No | 44.00% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.97% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 44.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.97% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 56.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 56.00% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 56.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 44.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.97% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.97% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 44.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 56.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 81.03% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.97% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.97% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 18.97% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 44.00% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 56.00% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 44.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |