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% |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | 50.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Gillian Martin | 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% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 25.00% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Siobhian Brown | 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% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 25.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | No | n/a |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| 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% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 77.87% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 79.17% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| 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% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 25.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| 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% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Kate Forbes | 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% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Gordon MacDonald | 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% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 72.13% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.87% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |