MSPs standing for re-election in 2026

After a five-year slog, MSPs rejected the McArthur Bill in March, voting 69-57.

87 members of the 2021 Scottish Parliament are standing for re-election on 7 May 2026, including 46 who voted against the McArthur Bill, 40 who voted for it and 1 who abstained. All candidates need to hear that assisted suicide is a vote-defining issue: we know from recent polling that a clear majority want politicians to fix palliative care before giving any further consideration to a change in the law on “assisted dying”.

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How did MSPs standing for re-election vote on the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill?

Scottish National Party

• For: 20
  • George Adam
  • Karen Adam
  • Tom Arthur
  • Colin Beattie
  • Siobhian Brown
  • Jackie Dunbar
  • Jim Fairlie
  • Kenneth Gibson
  • Jenny Gilruth
  • Emma Harper
  • Ben Macpherson
  • Gillian Martin
  • Ivan McKee
  • Paul McLennan
  • Jenni Minto
  • Angus Robertson
  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
  • Kaukab Stewart
  • Maree Todd
  • David Torrance
• Against: 14
  • Clare Adamson
  • Alasdair Allan
  • Keith Brown
  • Angela Constance
  • Bob Doris
  • Clare Haughey
  • Jamie Hepburn (“yes” at Stage 1, “no” at Stage 3)
  • Fulton MacGregor
  • Màiri McAllan (“yes” at Stage 1, “no” at Stage 3)
  • Stuart McMillan
  • Marie McNair
  • Emma Roddick
  • Collette Stevenson (“yes” at Stage 1, “no” at Stage 3)
  • John Swinney
• Abstained: 1
  • Neil Gray

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

• For: 6
  • Alexander Burnett
  • Jackson Carlaw
  • Dr Sandesh Gulhane
  • Rachael Hamilton
  • Liam Kerr
  • Douglas Lumsden
• Against: 16
  • Miles Briggs (“yes” at Stage 1, “no” at Stage 3)
  • Finlay Carson
  • Sharon Dowey (“yes” at Stage 1, “no” at Stage 3)
  • Tim Eagle
  • Russell Findlay (“yes” at Stage 1, “no” at Stage 3)
  • Murdo Fraser
  • Meghan Gallacher
  • Dr Pam Gosal MBE
  • Jamie Halcro Johnston
  • Craig Hoy
  • Stephen Kerr
  • Roz McCall
  • Alexander Stewart (“yes” at Stage 1, “no” at Stage 3)
  • Sue Webber
  • Annie Wells
  • Brian Whittle (“yes” at Stage 1, “no” at Stage 3)

Scottish Labour

• For: 3
  • Katy Clark
  • Monica Lennon
  • Carol Mochan
• Against: 12
  • Jackie Baillie
  • Claire Baker
  • Neil Bibby
  • Mark Griffin
  • Daniel Johnson (“yes” at Stage 1, “no” at Stage 3)
  • Michael Marra
  • Pauline McNeill
  • Paul O’Kane
  • Davy Russell
  • Anas Sarwar
  • Paul Sweeney (“yes” at Stage 1, “no” at Stage 3)
  • Martin Whitfield (“yes” at Stage 1, “no” at Stage 3)

Scottish Green Party

• For: 7
  • Ariane Burgess
  • Maggie Chapman
  • Ross Greer
  • Patrick Harvie
  • Gillian Mackay
  • Mark Ruskell
  • Lorna Slater

Independent

• Against: 3
  • Jeremy Balfour
  • Fergus Ewing
  • Ash Regan

Scottish Liberal Democrats

• For: 4
  • Alex Cole-Hamilton
  • Jamie Greene
  • Liam McArthur
  • Willie Rennie

Reform UK

• Against: 1
  • Graham Simpson

Source: Scottish Parliament list of MSPs stepping down, published 8 April 2026