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% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | 50.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| 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% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Abstain | 100.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 3.70% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 3.70% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 53.70% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 53.70% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| John Swinney | 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% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| 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% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Abstain | 100.00% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 96.30% |
| Elena Whitham | 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% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 70.83% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 50.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 53.70% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 50.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |