Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 10
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 41 MSPs
No: 70 MSPs
Absent: 10 MSPs
Abstain: 8 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 | 111 | 41 | 70 | 8 | 10 | 86.05% | 36.94% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 111 | 41 | 70 | 8 | 10 | 86.05% | 36.94% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 78.57% | 45.45% |
| Labour | 20 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 80.00% | 62.50% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 59 | 18 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 93.65% | 30.51% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | 0.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 100.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 37.50% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Abstain | 87.50% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Abstain | 50.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 62.50% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Abstain | 95.45% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | No | 54.55% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 45.45% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Abstain | 87.50% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 45.45% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 45.45% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 45.45% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | No | 54.55% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | No | 37.50% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 45.45% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Abstain | 87.50% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 62.50% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 62.50% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 62.50% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 62.50% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Abstain | 87.50% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | No | 54.55% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 80.51% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 54.55% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 45.45% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 45.45% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 62.50% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 62.50% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | No | 37.50% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 45.45% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 54.55% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 54.55% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 37.50% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 37.50% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 62.50% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 54.55% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 95.45% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 54.55% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 37.50% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 45.45% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 62.50% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 62.50% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 45.45% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | No | 54.55% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 54.55% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 54.55% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 54.55% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |