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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 61 | 15 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 96.83% | 24.59% |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | 100.00% |
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 78.95% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 74.59% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 20.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 20.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Abstain | 71.05% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| 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% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| 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% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 20.00% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 75.41% |
| Willie Coffey | 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% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.59% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |