Scottish Parliament – March 12, 2026 – 54
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 41 MSPs
No: 74 MSPs
Absent: 7 MSPs
Abstain: 7 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 | 115 | 41 | 74 | 7 | 7 | 89.15% | 35.65% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 115 | 41 | 74 | 7 | 7 | 89.15% | 35.65% |
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 | 57 | 21 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 90.48% | 36.84% |
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 78.95% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | 0.00% |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 33.33% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 14.29% |
| Conservative | 28 | 24 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 85.71% | 8.33% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Greer | Green | Aye | 14.29% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | No | n/a |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Tess White | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 58.33% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | No | n/a |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 8.33% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Abstain | 71.05% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 86.84% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 86.84% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 8.33% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 86.84% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 86.84% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Absent | n/a |