Scottish Parliament – March 12, 2026 – 29
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 56 MSPs
No: 63 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 | 56 | 63 | 5 | 5 | 92.25% | 47.06% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 119 | 56 | 63 | 5 | 5 | 92.25% | 47.06% |
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 | 58 | 20 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 92.06% | 34.48% |
| Labour | 20 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 90.00% | 77.78% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 66.67% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 96.43% | 70.37% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 34.48% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 29.63% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 34.48% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 22.22% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 29.63% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 34.48% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 84.48% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 34.48% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 34.48% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 34.48% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | No | 22.22% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 34.48% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 29.63% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 22.22% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 34.48% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 84.48% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 29.63% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 29.63% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 84.48% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | Aye | 34.48% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 34.48% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 34.48% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 79.63% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 34.48% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 34.48% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 34.48% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 22.22% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 34.48% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Abstain | 72.22% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 34.48% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 34.48% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 34.48% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 29.63% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 29.63% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | No | n/a |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 65.52% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 34.48% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 34.48% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 29.63% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Absent | n/a |