Scottish Parliament – March 12, 2026 – 53
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 58 MSPs
No: 62 MSPs
Absent: 7 MSPs
Abstain: 2 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 | 120 | 58 | 62 | 2 | 7 | 93.02% | 48.33% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 120 | 58 | 62 | 2 | 7 | 93.02% | 48.33% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 61 | 20 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 96.83% | 32.79% |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 89.47% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Conservative | 28 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 89.29% | 72.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 10.53% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 10.53% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Abstain | 60.53% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 78.00% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Absent | n/a |