Scottish Parliament – March 12, 2026 – 57
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 47 MSPs
No: 69 MSPs
Absent: 9 MSPs
Abstain: 4 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 | 116 | 47 | 69 | 4 | 9 | 89.92% | 40.52% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 116 | 47 | 69 | 4 | 9 | 89.92% | 40.52% |
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 | 59 | 16 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 93.65% | 27.12% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Labour | 20 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 90.00% | 61.11% |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Conservative | 28 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 85.71% | 70.83% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 77.12% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Abstain | 88.89% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 79.17% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 77.12% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |