Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 45
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 52 MSPs
No: 67 MSPs
Absent: 7 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 | 119 | 52 | 67 | 3 | 7 | 92.25% | 43.70% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 119 | 52 | 67 | 3 | 7 | 92.25% | 43.70% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 61 | 15 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 96.83% | 24.59% |
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 78.95% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | 100.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 89.29% | 80.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 20.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Abstain | 71.05% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 74.59% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 20.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 20.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 20.00% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 20.00% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |