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% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | 50.00% |
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 68.42% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Abstain | 81.58% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 77.12% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 30.77% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 30.77% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 30.77% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 80.77% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| 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% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| 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% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | No | n/a |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 30.77% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | 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% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 30.77% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 30.77% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 30.77% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 30.77% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 68.42% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | No | 31.58% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 69.23% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |