Scottish Parliament – March 13, 2026 – 9
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3
Result
❌ Motion failed.
Aye: 52 MSPs
No: 62 MSPs
Absent: 11 MSPs
Abstain: 4 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 | 52 | 62 | 4 | 11 | 88.37% | 45.61% |
Government counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition | 129 | 114 | 52 | 62 | 4 | 11 | 88.37% | 45.61% |
Party voting counts
| Grouping | MSPs on date | Vote participant count | For motion | Against motion | Neutral motion | Absent motion | Party turnout | For motion percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 20 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 90.00% | 72.22% |
| Scottish National Party | 63 | 57 | 17 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 90.48% | 29.82% |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 0.00% |
| Independent | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | 100.00% |
| Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | n/a |
| Conservative | 28 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 85.71% | 79.17% |
| Green | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 87.50% | 0.00% |
Voting list
| Person | Party | Vote | Party alignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tess White | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Michael Marra | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Kevin Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Siobhian Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Patrick Harvie | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Anas Sarwar | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Mairi Gougeon | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.82% |
| Jim Fairlie | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.82% |
| Monica Lennon | Labour | No | 27.78% |
| Gillian Mackay | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Sarah Boyack | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Liam McArthur | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Mark Griffin | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Stuart McMillan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.82% |
| Pam Duncan-Glancy | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Ben Macpherson | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Kate Forbes | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.82% |
| Jeremy Balfour | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Daniel Johnson | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Joe FitzPatrick | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Fergus Ewing | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.82% |
| Oliver Mundell | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Douglas Ross | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Claire Baker | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Jamie Greene | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Ruth Maguire | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.82% |
| Colin Beattie | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Sharon Dowey | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Neil Gray | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Màiri McAllan | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Douglas Lumsden | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Jenny Gilruth | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Rachael Hamilton | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Annabelle Ewing | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Collette Stevenson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.82% |
| Murdo Fraser | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Ivan McKee | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Edward Mountain | Conservative | Abstain | 70.83% |
| Michael Matheson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.82% |
| Neil Bibby | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Sandesh Gulhane | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| Alasdair Allan | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.82% |
| Pauline McNeill | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Angela Constance | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Shona Robison | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Jackson Carlaw | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| John Mason | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.82% |
| Elizabeth Smith | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Ross Greer | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Maggie Chapman | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Jackie Baillie | Labour | Abstain | 77.78% |
| Meghan Gallacher | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Jamie Hepburn | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.82% |
| Evelyn Tweed | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Angus Robertson | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Maree Todd | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Kaukab Stewart | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Natalie Don | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Gillian Martin | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Richard Leonard | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Humza Yousaf | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.82% |
| Graeme Dey | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Jackie Dunbar | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Kenneth Gibson | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Roz McCall | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Graham Simpson | Reform UK | Absent | n/a |
| Colin Smyth | Independent | Absent | n/a |
| John Swinney | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Baroness Clark | Labour | No | 27.78% |
| Shirley-Anne Somerville | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Russell Findlay | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Craig Hoy | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| David Torrance | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| George Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Rona Mackay | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Alex Rowley | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Paul O'Kane | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Mark Ruskell | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Pam Gosal | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.82% |
| Ariane Burgess | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Rhoda Grant | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Jamie Halcro Johnston | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Martin Whitfield | Labour | No | 27.78% |
| Karen Adam | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Maurice Golden | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Lorna Slater | Green | No | 100.00% |
| Willie Coffey | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Emma Harper | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Keith Brown | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Emma Roddick | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.82% |
| Fulton MacGregor | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.82% |
| Stephen Kerr | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Michelle Thomson | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Christine Grahame | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Marie McNair | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |
| Alison Johnstone | Green | Absent | n/a |
| Tim Eagle | Conservative | Absent | n/a |
| Gordon MacDonald | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Clare Haughey | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Foysol Choudhury | Independent | Aye | n/a |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Alex Cole-Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Clare Adamson | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.82% |
| Annie Wells | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Jenni Minto | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Elena Whitham | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Sue Webber | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Richard Lochhead | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Ash Denham | Scottish National Party | Aye | 29.82% |
| Willie Rennie | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Miles Briggs | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Paul McLennan | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Carol Mochan | Labour | No | 27.78% |
| Davy Russell | Labour | Aye | 72.22% |
| Paul Sweeney | Labour | No | 27.78% |
| Alexander Burnett | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| James Dornan | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Tom Arthur | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Stephanie Callaghan | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Mercedes Villalba | Labour | Abstain | 77.78% |
| Beatrice Wishart | Liberal Democrat | No | 100.00% |
| Finlay Carson | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Bob Doris | Scottish National Party | Abstain | 79.82% |
| Brian Whittle | Conservative | Aye | 79.17% |
| Fiona Hyslop | Scottish National Party | No | 70.18% |
| Liam Kerr | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| Alexander Stewart | Conservative | No | 20.83% |
| Bill Kidd | Scottish National Party | Absent | n/a |