Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 13
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 41 MSPs
No: 75 MSPs
Absent: 7 MSPs
Abstain: 6 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 | 116 | 41 | 75 | 6 | 7 | 89.92% | 35.34% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 116 | 41 | 75 | 6 | 7 | 89.92% | 35.34% |
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 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 82.14% | 39.13% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 60 | 13 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 95.24% | 21.67% |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Labour | 20 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 90.00% | 83.33% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 20.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 20.00% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 71.67% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.67% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 60.87% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | No | 60.87% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 60.87% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.67% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.67% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.67% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 89.13% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | No | 60.87% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 16.67% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | No | 60.87% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 39.13% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.67% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.67% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Abstain | 66.67% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 39.13% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.67% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.67% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 60.87% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 60.87% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 60.87% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 39.13% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.67% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Abstain | 89.13% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 39.13% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 16.67% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | No | 16.67% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.67% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | No | 60.87% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 60.87% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | No | 60.87% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 39.13% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.67% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 60.87% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 60.87% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 39.13% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 39.13% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 71.67% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 39.13% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.67% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | No | 60.87% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 78.33% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 39.13% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.67% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Abstain | 89.13% |