How did my local MP vote in the Assisted Dying Bill?

Huntingdonshire MPs, Ben Obese-Jecty (Huntingdon - Conservatives), Ian Sollom (St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire - Liberal Democrats) and Sam Carling (North West Cambridgeshire - Labour) all participated in the vote.

The bill was passed 330 to 275.

How did my local MP vote in the Assisted Dying Bill?

Ben Obese-Jecty - Against

Ben Obese-Jecty voted against the bill. (Image: Roger Harris) Ben Obese-Jecty, MP for Huntingdon, voted against the Assisted Dying Bill.

He said that while he believes terminally ill adults "should not be forced to endure undue pain and suffering as their life draws to a close", he had a number of concerns with the bill.

The MP's concerns included safeguarding measures not being "robust enough", and that "a registered medical practitioner can raise the option of assisted dying with a terminally ill patient", without family members knowledge.

While he voted against the bill, he said: "I do believe that a terminally ill adult, with the capacity to make the decision, should be able to choose the manner in which to end their life."

Sam Carling - For

Sam Carling voted in favour of the bill. (Image: Roger Harris) Sam Carling, who unseated former long-standing Conservative MP Shailesh Vara at the General Election, voted in favour of the Assisted Dying Bill.

In a video posted on X, the North West Cambridgeshire MP said that he would vote for the bill because the argument around the bill being a "slippery slope" does not "hold water".

Today, Parliament debates the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

This is an issue that has deeply moved many in North West Cambridgeshire, with heartfelt stories shared from both sides of the debate.

I’ve recorded a video explaining my position. pic.twitter.com/gtUfsWsADM

— Sam Carling MP🌹 (@sam_carling_) November 29, 2024

He said that he knows his constituents will be divided over his decision, but that he respects all sides of the debate.

Ian Sollom - For

Ian Sollom voted in favour of the bill. (Image: Roger Harris) Ian Sollom, the St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire MP, was one of the 61 Liberal Democrat MPs who voted in favour of the bill.

In a statement after the vote, he said: "As a liberal and a humanist, I believe in the rights of individuals to live by their own values, and in their freedom to make decisions about their own life provided it does not result in harm to others."

He said that after meeting with various groups, including medical professionals, he concluded that that the bill "would afford terminally ill adults dignity in their final stages of life".