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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 59 | 16 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 93.65% | 27.12% |
| 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 |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 85.71% | 70.83% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| 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% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| 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% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| 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% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Abstain | 88.89% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Siobhian Brown | 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% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 79.17% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 77.12% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |