Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 53
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 50 MSPs
No: 68 MSPs
Absent: 6 MSPs
Abstain: 5 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 | 118 | 50 | 68 | 5 | 6 | 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 | 5 | 6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 28 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 89.29% | 76.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 60 | 15 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 95.24% | 25.00% |
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 73.68% |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 24.00% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 25.00% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 24.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 25.00% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 73.68% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 73.68% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 24.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 73.68% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 25.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 25.00% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 75.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 24.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 73.68% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 25.00% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 25.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 73.68% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 25.00% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 25.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 24.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 73.68% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 26.32% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 26.32% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 73.68% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 73.68% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 73.68% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 74.00% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 26.32% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 25.00% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 73.68% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 73.68% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | No | 26.32% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 26.32% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 73.68% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 25.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 73.68% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 24.00% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 75.00% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Abstain | 74.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Abstain | 76.32% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 25.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 73.68% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 25.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 25.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 25.00% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 75.00% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 76.00% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 25.00% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |