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 |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
| Conservative | 28 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 89.29% | 72.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 76.47% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 78.00% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 23.53% |
| 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% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 72.41% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 76.47% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Abstain | 73.53% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 23.53% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Abstain | 73.53% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| 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% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 23.53% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Abstain | 73.53% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 76.47% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 76.47% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 76.47% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 23.53% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 76.47% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 76.47% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 76.47% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| 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 |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 72.41% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 72.00% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 76.47% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| 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% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 28.00% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 22.41% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 77.59% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 76.47% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Absent | n/a |