Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 2
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 39 MSPs
No: 75 MSPs
Absent: 10 MSPs
Abstain: 5 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 | 39 | 75 | 5 | 10 | 88.37% | 34.21% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 114 | 39 | 75 | 5 | 10 | 88.37% | 34.21% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 20 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 55.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 58 | 10 | 48 | 2 | 3 | 92.06% | 17.24% |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Conservative | 28 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 78.57% | 72.73% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 27.27% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 72.73% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 67.24% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 17.24% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 27.27% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 72.73% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 72.73% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 72.73% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Abstain | 77.27% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 72.73% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 72.73% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 27.27% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 72.73% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 67.24% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 72.73% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 17.24% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 17.24% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 17.24% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 72.73% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 72.73% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Abstain | 77.27% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 77.27% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 72.73% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 17.24% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 27.27% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 72.73% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 72.73% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 27.27% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 17.24% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 17.24% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 17.24% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 72.73% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 72.73% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 72.73% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 17.24% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 27.27% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 17.24% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 55.00% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | No | 45.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 82.76% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |