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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 61 | 20 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 96.83% | 32.79% |
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 89.47% |
| 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 |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 89.29% | 72.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 10.53% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Collette Stevenson | 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% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| 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% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| 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% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | 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 |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Siobhian Brown | 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% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 10.53% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| 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% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | 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% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 89.47% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |