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% |
| 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% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Abstain | 90.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | No | 40.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 40.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 60.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| 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% |
| Elena Whitham | 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% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 69.64% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 19.64% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 60.00% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 60.00% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 40.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 19.64% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 60.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Abstain | 90.00% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 78.00% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 60.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 19.64% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 60.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 60.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 19.64% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | No | 40.00% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 19.64% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 60.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Abstain | 90.00% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 19.64% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 19.64% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Aye | 19.64% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 69.64% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 19.64% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 19.64% |
| 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% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 40.00% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 60.00% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 80.36% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Absent | n/a |