Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 55
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 49 MSPs
No: 66 MSPs
Absent: 9 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 | 115 | 49 | 66 | 5 | 9 | 89.15% | 42.61% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 115 | 49 | 66 | 5 | 9 | 89.15% | 42.61% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 20 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 78.95% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 56 | 12 | 44 | 3 | 4 | 88.89% | 21.43% |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Conservative | 28 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 92.86% | 76.92% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.43% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.43% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 23.08% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 23.08% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 23.08% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.43% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.43% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.43% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.43% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 71.43% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.43% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 71.43% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 23.08% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.43% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 23.08% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.43% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 71.43% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.43% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 23.08% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 73.08% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.43% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 76.92% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 21.43% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Abstain | 71.05% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 78.57% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |