Scottish Parliament – March 12, 2026 – 58
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 49 MSPs
No: 69 MSPs
Absent: 7 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 | 118 | 49 | 69 | 4 | 7 | 91.47% | 41.53% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 118 | 49 | 69 | 4 | 7 | 91.47% | 41.53% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 28 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 89.29% | 68.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 59 | 16 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 93.65% | 27.12% |
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 68.42% |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 77.12% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 77.12% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Abstain | 81.58% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 32.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 68.00% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 82.00% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 31.58% |