Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 25
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 58 MSPs
No: 60 MSPs
Absent: 8 MSPs
Abstain: 3 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 | 118 | 58 | 60 | 3 | 8 | 91.47% | 49.15% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 118 | 58 | 60 | 3 | 8 | 91.47% | 49.15% |
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 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 92.86% | 80.77% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 60 | 20 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 95.24% | 33.33% |
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 78.95% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Independent | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25.00% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 20.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Abstain | 71.05% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 19.23% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 69.23% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 19.23% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 83.33% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 19.23% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 20.00% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 19.23% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 19.23% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |