Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 34
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 36 MSPs
No: 71 MSPs
Absent: 14 MSPs
Abstain: 8 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 | 107 | 36 | 71 | 8 | 14 | 82.95% | 33.64% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 107 | 36 | 71 | 8 | 14 | 82.95% | 33.64% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 20 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 75.00% | 53.33% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 58 | 12 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 92.06% | 20.69% |
| Independent | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25.00% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 75.00% | 71.43% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 53.33% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 46.67% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 53.33% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 53.33% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 53.33% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.69% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | No | 46.67% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 53.33% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.69% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Abstain | 96.67% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Abstain | 78.57% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | No | 46.67% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.69% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Abstain | 96.67% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.69% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 46.67% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 53.33% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Abstain | 78.57% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.69% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Abstain | 96.67% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 53.33% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 46.67% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.69% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 28.57% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 53.33% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.69% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 28.57% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.69% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 28.57% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 78.57% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.69% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.69% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 28.57% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Abstain | 96.67% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 28.57% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.69% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 28.57% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 46.67% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.69% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | No | 46.67% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.69% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |