Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 54
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 48 MSPs
No: 70 MSPs
Absent: 8 MSPs
Abstain: 3 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 | 48 | 70 | 3 | 8 | 91.47% | 40.68% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 118 | 48 | 70 | 3 | 8 | 91.47% | 40.68% |
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 | 59 | 16 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 93.65% | 27.12% |
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 68.42% |
| 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 |
| Conservative | 28 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 92.86% | 69.23% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | No | n/a |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Abstain | 81.58% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 30.77% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 80.77% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 77.12% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 30.77% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 30.77% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 30.77% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 30.77% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 30.77% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 30.77% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 30.77% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |