Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 59
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 40 MSPs
No: 70 MSPs
Absent: 11 MSPs
Abstain: 8 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 | 110 | 40 | 70 | 8 | 11 | 85.27% | 36.36% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 110 | 40 | 70 | 8 | 11 | 85.27% | 36.36% |
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 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 75.00% | 60.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 56 | 11 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 88.89% | 19.64% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| 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 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 89.29% | 72.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 60.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 40.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 19.64% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 78.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 19.64% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 69.64% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 60.00% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Abstain | 90.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | No | 40.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 40.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 60.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Abstain | 90.00% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Abstain | 90.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 60.00% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 19.64% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 19.64% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 19.64% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | No | 40.00% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 19.64% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 60.00% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 19.64% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Aye | 19.64% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 69.64% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 19.64% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 60.00% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 19.64% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 60.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 60.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 40.00% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Abstain | 90.00% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 19.64% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Abstain | 90.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 40.00% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 60.00% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |