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% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 57.89% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | No | 57.89% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 57.89% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | No | 57.89% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 20.00% |
| Ross Greer | Green | Aye | 14.29% |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Abstain | 92.11% |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | No | 57.89% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Aye | 42.11% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 42.11% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | No | 35.71% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Brian Whittle | 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% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Jamie Hepburn | 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% |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | No | 57.89% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 57.89% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | No | n/a |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | Aye | 64.29% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 64.29% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 80.00% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 92.11% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 35.71% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Absent | n/a |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Màiri McAllan | 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% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Aye | 64.29% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 64.29% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| 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% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 42.11% |
| 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% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| 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 |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Abstain | 85.71% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | Aye | 80.00% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Abstain | 92.11% |
| Fergus Ewing | 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% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Abstain | 85.71% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 85.71% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 64.29% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 35.71% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 64.29% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 42.11% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 57.89% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 68.85% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 31.15% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | No | 35.71% |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |