Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 61
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 43 MSPs
No: 68 MSPs
Absent: 9 MSPs
Abstain: 9 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 | 111 | 43 | 68 | 9 | 9 | 86.05% | 38.74% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 111 | 43 | 68 | 9 | 9 | 86.05% | 38.74% |
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 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 85.00% | 70.59% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 55 | 11 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 87.30% | 20.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | 100.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 89.29% | 72.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 70.59% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 29.41% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 29.41% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Abstain | 79.41% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 70.59% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 29.41% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 70.59% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 70.59% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 29.41% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 70.59% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 70.59% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | No | 29.41% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 70.59% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 70.59% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 70.59% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Abstain | 79.41% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 70.59% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 70.59% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 78.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Abstain | 79.41% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 70.59% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Abstain | 78.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |