Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 46
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 45 MSPs
No: 72 MSPs
Absent: 8 MSPs
Abstain: 4 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 | 117 | 45 | 72 | 4 | 8 | 90.70% | 38.46% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 117 | 45 | 72 | 4 | 8 | 90.70% | 38.46% |
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 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 89.29% | 72.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 60 | 12 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 95.24% | 20.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Labour | 20 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 90.00% | 72.22% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | 100.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 27.78% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 27.78% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Abstain | 77.78% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | No | 27.78% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Abstain | 77.78% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 78.00% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 27.78% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 27.78% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |