Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 47
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 50 MSPs
No: 69 MSPs
Absent: 8 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 | 119 | 50 | 69 | 2 | 8 | 92.25% | 42.02% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 119 | 50 | 69 | 2 | 8 | 92.25% | 42.02% |
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 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 85.71% | 70.83% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 61 | 17 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 96.83% | 27.87% |
| Labour | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 75.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | 50.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 25.00% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | No | n/a |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 25.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 77.87% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 79.17% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | No | 25.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 25.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 25.00% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |