Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 87
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 42 MSPs
No: 66 MSPs
Absent: 13 MSPs
Abstain: 8 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 | 108 | 42 | 66 | 8 | 13 | 83.72% | 38.89% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 108 | 42 | 66 | 8 | 13 | 83.72% | 38.89% |
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 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 67.86% | 42.11% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 14.29% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 61 | 19 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 96.83% | 31.15% |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50.00% | 50.00% |
| Labour | 20 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 70.00% | 64.29% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 80.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 42.11% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 42.11% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | No | 57.89% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Aye | 42.11% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | No | 57.89% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 57.89% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 57.89% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 92.11% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | No | 57.89% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Abstain | 92.11% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 35.71% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 42.11% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | No | 35.71% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 42.11% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 57.89% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | No | 57.89% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 64.29% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | No | 57.89% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 57.89% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | No | n/a |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 64.29% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 20.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | Aye | 14.29% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 80.00% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Abstain | 85.71% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | No | 57.89% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 35.71% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Abstain | 85.71% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 80.00% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Abstain | 85.71% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 35.71% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 64.29% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | Aye | 64.29% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 80.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 64.29% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 57.89% |
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 42.11% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 64.29% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Abstain | 85.71% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Abstain | 92.11% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 80.00% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 64.29% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Abstain | 85.71% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 64.29% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 64.29% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 42.11% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 42.11% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | No | 35.71% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Absent | n/a |