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