Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 69
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 56 MSPs
No: 58 MSPs
Absent: 12 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 | 114 | 56 | 58 | 3 | 12 | 88.37% | 49.12% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 114 | 56 | 58 | 3 | 12 | 88.37% | 49.12% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 20.00% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 58 | 18 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 92.06% | 31.03% |
| Labour | 20 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 70.00% |
| 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 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 78.57% | 95.45% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | Aye | 95.45% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.03% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.03% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 95.45% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | Aye | 95.45% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 95.45% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 95.45% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.03% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.03% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 95.45% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 81.03% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 95.45% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | No | 30.00% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.03% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.03% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.03% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.03% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 95.45% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.03% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 20.00% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | No | 30.00% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 30.00% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.03% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 95.45% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.03% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | Aye | 95.45% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.03% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | No | 30.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.03% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | Aye | 95.45% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.03% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 81.03% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Aye | 95.45% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 95.45% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 95.45% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.03% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 95.45% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 54.55% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | No | 4.55% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.03% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.03% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 95.45% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 95.45% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 95.45% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 95.45% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | No | 30.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 30.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 80.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 70.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | No | 68.97% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.03% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 95.45% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 95.45% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |