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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 55 | 11 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 87.30% | 20.00% |
| Labour | 20 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 85.00% | 70.59% |
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 89.29% | 72.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elena Whitham | 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% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 70.59% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 29.41% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Abstain | 79.41% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 70.59% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 29.41% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 70.59% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 29.41% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 29.41% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 70.59% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 70.59% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 70.59% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Angela Constance | 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% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 70.59% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Abstain | 79.41% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | 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% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 20.00% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 70.59% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | No | 29.41% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 70.59% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 70.59% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 78.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| 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% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 70.59% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 80.00% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Abstain | 78.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 28.00% |