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% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 53.33% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 53.33% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 46.67% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 53.33% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | No | 46.67% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 53.33% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.69% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Abstain | 78.57% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | No | 46.67% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.69% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Abstain | 96.67% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 53.33% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 53.33% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.69% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.69% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 46.67% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| 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% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Abstain | 78.57% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Abstain | 96.67% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Abstain | 96.67% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 28.57% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 46.67% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| 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% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 53.33% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Abstain | 96.67% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.69% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.69% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 46.67% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.69% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.69% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | No | 46.67% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | 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% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 28.57% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 53.33% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.69% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 28.57% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 78.57% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.69% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 28.57% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 28.57% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 28.57% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 71.43% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 79.31% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.69% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Absent | n/a |