Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 38
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
🤝 Motion tied (Speaker/Convener breaks tie).
Aye: 60 MSPs
No: 60 MSPs
Absent: 6 MSPs
Abstain: 3 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 | 120 | 60 | 60 | 3 | 6 | 93.02% | 50.00% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 120 | 60 | 60 | 3 | 6 | 93.02% | 50.00% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 92.86% | 73.08% |
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 84.21% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 62 | 23 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 98.41% | 37.10% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 20.00% |
| Independent | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25.00% | 100.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 37.10% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 37.10% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 37.10% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 15.79% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 37.10% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 37.10% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 15.79% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 37.10% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Abstain | 65.79% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 37.10% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 37.10% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 37.10% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 37.10% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 76.92% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 37.10% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 20.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 37.10% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 37.10% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 37.10% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 37.10% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Abstain | n/a |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 37.10% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 37.10% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 37.10% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | Aye | 37.10% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 37.10% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 37.10% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 37.10% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 15.79% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 26.92% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 73.08% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 84.21% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 37.10% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 62.90% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |