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