Scottish Parliament – March 12, 2026 – 40
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 54 MSPs
No: 67 MSPs
Absent: 5 MSPs
Abstain: 3 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 | 121 | 54 | 67 | 3 | 5 | 93.80% | 44.63% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 121 | 54 | 67 | 3 | 5 | 93.80% | 44.63% |
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 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 96.43% | 70.37% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Labour | 20 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 85.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 59 | 16 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 93.65% | 27.12% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 85.00% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 77.12% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 29.63% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 85.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | No | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 15.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 85.00% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 29.63% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 79.63% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 85.00% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 85.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 29.63% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 85.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 85.00% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 29.63% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 85.00% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 29.63% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 85.00% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 85.00% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 29.63% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 85.00% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 29.63% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 15.00% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 85.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 15.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 85.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 85.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 85.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 85.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 85.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 70.37% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 77.12% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 29.63% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |