Scottish Parliament – March 12, 2026 – 50
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 34 MSPs
No: 76 MSPs
Absent: 11 MSPs
Abstain: 8 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 | 110 | 34 | 76 | 8 | 11 | 85.27% | 30.91% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 110 | 34 | 76 | 8 | 11 | 85.27% | 30.91% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 52 | 3 | 49 | 6 | 5 | 82.54% | 5.77% |
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 78.95% |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | 50.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 89.29% | 60.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 5.77% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 40.00% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 60.00% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 55.77% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | No | 40.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | No | 40.00% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 60.00% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 90.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 60.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 40.00% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 60.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 60.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 60.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 60.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 55.77% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 55.77% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 60.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 60.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 55.77% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Abstain | 71.05% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 5.77% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 55.77% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 60.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 40.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 60.00% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | Aye | 60.00% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | No | 40.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 55.77% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 40.00% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 40.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 5.77% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | No | 40.00% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 60.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | No | n/a |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 60.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 60.00% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 94.23% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 40.00% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Absent | n/a |