Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 64
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 52 MSPs
No: 64 MSPs
Absent: 9 MSPs
Abstain: 4 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 | 116 | 52 | 64 | 4 | 9 | 89.92% | 44.83% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 116 | 52 | 64 | 4 | 9 | 89.92% | 44.83% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 89.29% | 80.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 57 | 14 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 90.48% | 24.56% |
| Labour | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 75.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 20.00% |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 20.00% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 20.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 25.00% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | No | 25.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 20.00% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 74.56% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 25.00% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 74.56% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 20.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 20.00% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 25.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 74.56% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 25.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 20.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |