Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 43
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 56 MSPs
No: 64 MSPs
Absent: 7 MSPs
Abstain: 2 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 | 56 | 64 | 2 | 7 | 93.02% | 46.67% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 120 | 56 | 64 | 2 | 7 | 93.02% | 46.67% |
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 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 92.86% | 76.92% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 78.95% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 62 | 20 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 98.41% | 32.26% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Independent | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25.00% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Abstain | 71.05% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.26% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.26% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 23.08% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.26% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 73.08% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.26% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.26% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 23.08% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.26% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.26% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.26% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.26% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.26% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.26% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.26% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 23.08% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 23.08% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 23.08% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.26% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.26% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 23.08% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.26% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.26% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.26% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.26% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.26% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 67.74% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 32.26% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |