Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 1
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 40 MSPs
No: 74 MSPs
Absent: 11 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 | 114 | 40 | 74 | 4 | 11 | 88.37% | 35.09% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 114 | 40 | 74 | 4 | 11 | 88.37% | 35.09% |
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 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 85.71% | 79.17% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 95.00% | 52.63% |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | 100.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 57 | 9 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 90.48% | 15.79% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Abstain | 70.83% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | No | 47.37% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 47.37% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 52.63% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.79% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 47.37% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.79% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.79% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.79% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.79% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 47.37% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | No | 47.37% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.79% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 52.63% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 70.83% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 52.63% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 52.63% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.79% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 52.63% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 65.79% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | No | 47.37% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 52.63% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 52.63% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 52.63% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.79% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | No | 47.37% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 47.37% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 52.63% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.79% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 47.37% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 52.63% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 65.79% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |