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% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Abstain | 71.05% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 19.23% |
| Fiona Hyslop | 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% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| 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% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| 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% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 19.23% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 83.33% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 20.00% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| 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% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 19.23% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 19.23% |
| 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 |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |
| 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% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 33.33% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 66.67% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 80.77% |