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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 74.56% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | No | 22.22% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| 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% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 74.56% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| 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 |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 74.56% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Christine Grahame | 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% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 22.22% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 22.22% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 76.92% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| 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% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| 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% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Abstain | 72.22% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 77.78% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |