Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 3
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 30 MSPs
No: 78 MSPs
Absent: 12 MSPs
Abstain: 9 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 | 108 | 30 | 78 | 9 | 12 | 83.72% | 27.78% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 108 | 30 | 78 | 9 | 12 | 83.72% | 27.78% |
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 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 85.71% | 79.17% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 54 | 2 | 52 | 4 | 5 | 85.71% | 3.70% |
| Labour | 20 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 80.00% | 50.00% |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | 50.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 53.70% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | No | n/a |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Abstain | 100.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 3.70% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 3.70% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 53.70% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Abstain | 70.83% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Abstain | 100.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Abstain | 100.00% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 70.83% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 53.70% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 53.70% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Absent | n/a |