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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Aye | 7.69% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | Aye | 85.71% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 15.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | Aye | 15.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | Aye | 85.71% |
| 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% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Aye | 7.69% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 40.00% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 40.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | No | n/a |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | Aye | 15.00% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 60.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | Aye | 85.71% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 60.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| 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% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | No | n/a |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 14.29% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| 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% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | Aye | 85.71% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | Aye | 85.71% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 60.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | No | 85.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | Aye | 85.71% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 92.31% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | Aye | 57.38% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | No | n/a |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | No | 42.62% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |