Find out how your MP voted on assisted suicide

The assisted suicide Bill was opposed by the leaders of Labour, the Conservatives, Reform UK and the Liberal Democrats, while not a single Northern Irish MP voted for it.

After a similar major victory in Scotland in March of this year, and the most intense scrutiny that the question of assisted suicide has ever received in England and Wales, MPs in Westminster rejected introducing assisted suicide. 

Reflecting on the campaign that has run across the UK over the last two years against these major attempts to introduce assisted suicide, a prominent pollster recognised the campaign against assisted suicide as one of the two “most successful 21st Century UK social issue campaigns.”

Remarkable reversal of fortunes

This is a remarkable reversal of fortunes for the assisted suicide lobby. Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill was introduced into the most socially and politically progressive House of Commons in British history. Before Second Reading, it was widely thought that it would move through Parliament with very strong majorities and easily become law.

At Second Reading, in November 2024, it was voted through with a majority of 55. This dropped to a majority of 23 at Third Reading in June 2025. 

The Bill then moved on to the House of Lords, where it ran out of time before becoming law.

The Bill was then reintroduced in substantially the same form by Lauren Edwards MP in the House of Commons, where it was defeated at Second Reading.

Polling shows public support for rejection of assisted suicide Bill

The defeat of the assisted suicide Bill was consistent with polling published on the day of the vote, which showed the public had major concerns with legalising assisted suicide and the negative impact that it would have on the most vulnerable people in England and Wales.

The poll conducted by British Polling Council Member, Whitestone Insight, was the largest poll of the public undertaken in the final two weeks before the vote, providing the most comprehensive up-to-date picture of where the public stands on assisted suicide ahead of the vote.

The poll found that the vast majority of the public backed the Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s position on assisted suicide, with the results showing that 82% of the general public agree Parliament should first ensure no one would feel driven towards assisted suicide because they cannot get the care and support they need at the end of life. Only 8% disagreed.

The polling found widespread concern about vulnerable people being coerced or pressured into assisted suicide if it were legalised, with a strong majority agreeing that MPs should vote against the assisted suicide Bill if they have serious concerns about the impact it could have on the most vulnerable.

Take action – Email your MP

MPs often hear from constituents when they are being asked to oppose something. It is just as important, following a vote, that MPs who took a stand hear that their constituents noticed and are grateful.

Whichever way your MP voted, they now need to hear that defeating this Bill should be followed by a positive commitment to improve palliative, hospice and social care.

We have launched this new EasyAction email tool that shows you how your MP voted on Friday 11 September and prepares a tailored email for you to send, based on their vote.

If your MP voted against the Bill, the email thanks them for their vote and asks them to help Parliament improve palliative, hospice and social care.

If your MP voted for the Bill or did not vote, it asks them to join colleagues across Parliament in making high-quality care available to everyone who needs it – and not to support further attempts to introduce assisted suicide during this Parliament.

Enter your postcode above to use our EasyAction tool to find out how your MP voted on assisted suicide and send an email asking them to make a positive commitment to improving palliative, hospice and social care.