Scottish Parliament – March 12, 2026 – 31
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 58 MSPs
No: 65 MSPs
Absent: 5 MSPs
Abstain: 1 MSP
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 | 123 | 58 | 65 | 1 | 5 | 95.35% | 47.15% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 123 | 58 | 65 | 1 | 5 | 95.35% | 47.15% |
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 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 75.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 60 | 19 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 95.24% | 31.67% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 20.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 96.43% | 74.07% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 25.93% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 25.93% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 25.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 25.93% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 20.00% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | No | 25.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 25.93% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 25.93% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 25.93% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 75.93% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 25.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 25.93% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 74.07% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 25.00% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | No | 25.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.67% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 68.33% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |