Scottish Parliament – March 12, 2026 – 65
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 49 MSPs
No: 73 MSPs
Absent: 6 MSPs
Abstain: 1 MSP
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 | 122 | 49 | 73 | 1 | 6 | 94.57% | 40.16% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 122 | 49 | 73 | 1 | 6 | 94.57% | 40.16% |
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 | 26 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 92.86% | 7.69% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 85.71% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 61 | 35 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 96.83% | 57.38% |
| Labour | 20 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 15.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 60.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 15.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | Aye | 15.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 60.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | Aye | 85.71% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Aye | 7.69% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Tess White | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 40.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Aye | 7.69% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 40.00% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | No | n/a |
| Lorna Slater | Green | Aye | 85.71% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | Aye | 85.71% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | Aye | 15.00% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 60.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 14.29% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | Aye | 85.71% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | Aye | 85.71% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 60.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | Aye | 85.71% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 57.69% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | No | n/a |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | No | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |