Assisted dying bill defeated as MPs reject plans by 286 votes to 270
MPs have rejected a renewed attempt to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales, defeating Lauren Edwards' bill by 286 votes to 270 at second reading.
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Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards MP
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Articles mentioning Lauren Edwards
MPs vote today on renewed attempt to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales
MPs will vote today on a renewed attempt to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales, after the previous bill cleared the Commons but failed to complete its passage through the Lords.
Voting record: last 30 days
A missing vote is not shown as an abstention or absence. Parliament records only divisions in which the Member has a recorded vote.
11 September 2026 · Division 75
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
Voted AyeAyes 270 · Noes 286
Official division record10 September 2026 · Division 73
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Voted NoAyes 77 · Noes 292
Official division record9 September 2026 · Division 72
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Voted AyeAyes 371 · Noes 100
Official division record8 September 2026 · Division 71
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Voted NoAyes 162 · Noes 297
Official division record8 September 2026 · Division 70
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
Voted NoAyes 106 · Noes 302
Official division record8 September 2026 · Division 69
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
Voted NoAyes 108 · Noes 357
Official division record8 September 2026 · Division 68
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140
Voted NoAyes 79 · Noes 300
Official division record7 September 2026 · Division 67
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
Voted NoAyes 170 · Noes 316
Official division record7 September 2026 · Division 66
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
Voted NoAyes 77 · Noes 317
Official division record4 September 2026 · Division 65
Motion to sit in private
Voted NoAyes 1 · Noes 79
Official division recordEarly Day Motions: last 30 days
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No supported EDMs were returned for the last 30 days.
Registered interests
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3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Sky UK
Address of donor: Sky Central, Osterley, Middlesex TW7 5QD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets and hospitality for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup at Headingley, England vs Scotland (tickets valued £312 and estimated hospitality £88), value £400
Date received: 20 June 2026
Date accepted: 20 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 2247735
(Registered 27 July 2026)
5. Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK
Name of donor: International Cricket Council (ICC)
Address of donor: Sh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, Dubai Sports City, Street 69, PO Box 500070 Dubai, UAE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket plus hospitality for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between Australia and India at Lord's Cricket Ground, value £500
Date received: 28 June 2026
Date accepted: 28 June 2026
Donor status: company
(Registered 27 July 2026)
8. Miscellaneous
Unpaid Director, Route to Zero Ltd.
(Registered 2 August 2024)
Labour & Co-Operative Councillor for Rochester East and Warren Wood, (unpaid since August 2024 and previously registered under Category 1).
Date interest arose: 5 July 2024
Date interest ended: 6 February 2025
(Registered 4 August 2024; updated 1 October 2025)
Last 30 days
11 September 2026 · Article
Assisted dying bill defeated as MPs reject plans by 286 votes to 270
Mentioned in Ayes To The Right
11 September 2026 · Article
MPs vote today on renewed attempt to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales
Mentioned in Ayes To The Right
11 September 2026 · Vote
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
Voted Aye
11 September 2026 · Vote
Closure motion
Voted Aye
10 September 2026 · Vote
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Voted No
9 September 2026 · Vote
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Voted Aye
8 September 2026 · Vote
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Voted No
8 September 2026 · Vote
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
Voted No
8 September 2026 · Vote
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
Voted No
8 September 2026 · Vote
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140
Voted No
7 September 2026 · Vote
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
Voted No
7 September 2026 · Vote
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
Voted No
4 September 2026 · Vote
Motion to sit in private
Voted No