Scottish Parliament – March 12, 2026 – 49
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 45 MSPs
No: 66 MSPs
Absent: 9 MSPs
Abstain: 9 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 | 111 | 45 | 66 | 9 | 9 | 86.05% | 40.54% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 111 | 45 | 66 | 9 | 9 | 86.05% | 40.54% |
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 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 65.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 55 | 16 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 87.30% | 29.09% |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | 50.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 20.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Conservative | 28 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 78.57% | 63.64% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 36.36% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 65.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 63.64% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.09% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | No | 36.36% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.09% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.09% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 79.09% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 63.64% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 79.09% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | No | 35.00% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.09% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 35.00% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | No | 36.36% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.09% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 79.09% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.09% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.09% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | No | 36.36% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 65.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | Aye | 63.64% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.09% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | No | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 65.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.09% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 65.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 65.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 63.64% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 65.00% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | No | 35.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.09% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Aye | 63.64% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | No | 36.36% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 79.09% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | No | 36.36% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.09% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | No | 35.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 35.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Aye | 63.64% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 65.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 35.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 65.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 63.64% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 86.36% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 65.00% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 63.64% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 63.64% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Abstain | 86.36% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.09% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Abstain | n/a |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.09% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 65.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 63.64% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 63.64% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.09% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Aye | 63.64% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 65.00% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Abstain | 86.36% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 65.00% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | No | 36.36% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.09% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 63.64% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.09% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | No | 36.36% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | No | 35.00% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 65.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 79.09% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 63.64% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 70.91% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 20.00% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |