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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 28 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 78.57% | 45.45% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 59 | 18 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 93.65% | 30.51% |
| Labour | 20 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 80.00% | 62.50% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | 0.00% |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 80.51% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Abstain | 95.45% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 45.45% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | No | 54.55% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 45.45% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 45.45% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | No | 54.55% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | No | 37.50% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 45.45% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 62.50% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Abstain | 87.50% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Abstain | 87.50% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 62.50% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 62.50% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 37.50% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | No | 54.55% |
| 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% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 62.50% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Abstain | 87.50% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 54.55% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 45.45% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 45.45% |
| 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% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 45.45% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 62.50% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 62.50% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | 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% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 54.55% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 62.50% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 37.50% |
| 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% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 45.45% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 54.55% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 54.55% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 54.55% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 54.55% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 62.50% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 62.50% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 54.55% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 30.51% |
| 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% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 45.45% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 62.50% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | No | 54.55% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 37.50% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 37.50% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 69.49% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |