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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 61 | 20 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 96.83% | 32.79% |
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 84.21% |
| Independent | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25.00% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 20.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Conservative | 28 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 92.86% | 73.08% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 15.79% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 15.79% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 15.79% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| 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% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| 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% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | 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% |
| Alex Rowley | 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% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| 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% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 20.00% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Abstain | 65.79% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |