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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 28 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 85.71% | 79.17% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 57 | 9 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 90.48% | 15.79% |
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 95.00% | 52.63% |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.79% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | No | 47.37% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.79% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.79% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 47.37% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 52.63% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 47.37% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 47.37% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | No | 47.37% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.79% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Roz McCall | 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% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Abstain | 70.83% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.79% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.79% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 52.63% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 70.83% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | 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% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 52.63% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.79% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 15.79% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 52.63% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 52.63% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 52.63% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 47.37% |
| 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% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 65.79% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 52.63% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 47.37% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 52.63% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 52.63% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | No | 47.37% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 52.63% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 65.79% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 84.21% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Absent | n/a |