Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 26
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 57 MSPs
No: 62 MSPs
Absent: 8 MSPs
Abstain: 2 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 | 119 | 57 | 62 | 2 | 8 | 92.25% | 47.90% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 119 | 57 | 62 | 2 | 8 | 92.25% | 47.90% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25.00% | 100.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 61 | 20 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 96.83% | 32.79% |
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 84.21% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 20.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 92.86% | 73.08% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 15.79% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 15.79% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 15.79% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Abstain | 65.79% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 76.92% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 20.00% |