Scottish Parliament – March 12, 2026 – 4
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 50 MSPs
No: 66 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 | 50 | 66 | 5 | 8 | 89.92% | 43.10% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 116 | 50 | 66 | 5 | 8 | 89.92% | 43.10% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 28 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 92.86% | 73.08% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 57 | 14 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 90.48% | 24.56% |
| Labour | 20 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 90.00% | 77.78% |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | No | 22.22% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 74.56% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 74.56% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 74.56% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 22.22% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 22.22% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 22.22% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Abstain | 72.22% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 76.92% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |