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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 28 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 89.29% | 80.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| 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% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | 100.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 20.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 20.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Elena Whitham | 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% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | No | 25.00% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 70.00% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 25.00% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 20.00% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 74.56% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Davy Russell | 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% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | No | 25.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 20.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | 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% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 20.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Douglas Ross | 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% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 74.56% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 25.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 25.00% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 80.00% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| George Adam | 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% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 75.44% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 75.00% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 24.56% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |