Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 68
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 50 MSPs
No: 68 MSPs
Absent: 8 MSPs
Abstain: 3 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 | 118 | 50 | 68 | 3 | 8 | 91.47% | 42.37% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 118 | 50 | 68 | 3 | 8 | 91.47% | 42.37% |
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 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 95.00% | 78.95% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 59 | 16 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 93.65% | 27.12% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | 100.00% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 92.86% | 65.38% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 65.38% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 65.38% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 34.62% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 34.62% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 77.12% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Abstain | 71.05% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 65.38% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 65.38% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 65.38% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 65.38% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 65.38% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 34.62% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 65.38% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 65.38% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 65.38% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 65.38% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 34.62% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 65.38% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 84.62% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 34.62% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 34.62% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 21.05% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | No | 34.62% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 65.38% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 34.62% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 78.95% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 65.38% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 65.38% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 65.38% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 65.38% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 72.88% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 34.62% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 27.12% |