Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 70
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 46 MSPs
No: 68 MSPs
Absent: 8 MSPs
Abstain: 7 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 | 46 | 68 | 7 | 8 | 88.37% | 40.35% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 114 | 46 | 68 | 7 | 8 | 88.37% | 40.35% |
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 | 58 | 13 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 92.06% | 22.41% |
| Labour | 20 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 85.00% | 76.47% |
| 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 | 1 | 2 | 89.29% | 72.00% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 23.53% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 76.47% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 78.00% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 76.47% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 72.41% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 72.41% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 23.53% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Abstain | 73.53% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 23.53% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 76.47% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 76.47% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Abstain | 73.53% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Abstain | 73.53% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 76.47% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 72.41% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 76.47% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 76.47% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 76.47% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 76.47% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 76.47% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 23.53% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 76.47% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 76.47% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 76.47% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |