Scottish Parliament – March 12, 2026 – 8
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 39 MSPs
No: 78 MSPs
Absent: 7 MSPs
Abstain: 5 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 | 117 | 39 | 78 | 5 | 7 | 90.70% | 33.33% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 117 | 39 | 78 | 5 | 7 | 90.70% | 33.33% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 58 | 13 | 45 | 2 | 3 | 92.06% | 22.41% |
| Labour | 20 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 90.00% | 61.11% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 92.86% | 46.15% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 72.41% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 46.15% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 96.15% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | No | 53.85% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 46.15% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 46.15% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 72.41% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 53.85% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 53.85% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 46.15% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | No | 53.85% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | No | 53.85% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 53.85% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | No | 53.85% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 53.85% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 46.15% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 46.15% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | No | 53.85% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 46.15% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Abstain | 88.89% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 46.15% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 53.85% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 46.15% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 46.15% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 46.15% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 53.85% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 53.85% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | No | 53.85% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 46.15% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Abstain | 88.89% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 53.85% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |