Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 49
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 45 MSPs
No: 69 MSPs
Absent: 9 MSPs
Abstain: 6 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 | 114 | 45 | 69 | 6 | 9 | 88.37% | 39.47% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 114 | 45 | 69 | 6 | 9 | 88.37% | 39.47% |
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 | 57 | 13 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 90.48% | 22.81% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 20.00% |
| Labour | 20 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 90.00% | 61.11% |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.81% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 72.81% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Abstain | 88.89% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.81% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.81% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Abstain | 88.89% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 72.81% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 78.00% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.81% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.81% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 20.00% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.81% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.81% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.81% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 72.81% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.81% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.81% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 38.89% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.81% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.81% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.81% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 61.11% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 77.19% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |