Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 27
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 57 MSPs
No: 61 MSPs
Absent: 9 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 | 118 | 57 | 61 | 2 | 9 | 91.47% | 48.31% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 118 | 57 | 61 | 2 | 9 | 91.47% | 48.31% |
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% |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | 100.00% |
| Labour | 20 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 90.00% | 83.33% |
| 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 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 89.29% | 76.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 16.67% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 16.67% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 24.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 74.00% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 16.67% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 24.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Abstain | 66.67% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 20.00% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 24.00% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 24.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 24.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 83.33% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.79% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 67.21% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 24.00% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |