Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 48
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 50 MSPs
No: 68 MSPs
Absent: 10 MSPs
Abstain: 1 MSP
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 | 118 | 50 | 68 | 1 | 10 | 91.47% | 42.37% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 118 | 50 | 68 | 1 | 10 | 91.47% | 42.37% |
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 | 60 | 16 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 95.24% | 26.67% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 20.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Labour | 20 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 70.00% |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | 100.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 85.71% | 70.83% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 30.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 20.00% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | No | 30.00% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 79.17% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 30.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 29.17% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 30.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 30.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 30.00% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 73.33% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 26.67% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 70.83% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |