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% |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 33.33% |
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 78.95% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | 0.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 24 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 85.71% | 8.33% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 14.29% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| 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% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Tess White | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | No | n/a |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | No | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | Aye | 14.29% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 58.33% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Aye | 100.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Abstain | 71.05% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 86.84% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Keith Brown | 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 |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 8.33% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| 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% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 86.84% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| 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% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 91.67% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 86.84% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 36.84% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 63.16% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |