How every Somerset MP voted on the assisted dying bill

The bill is a step closer to being made legal after more than 300 MPs backed it, meaning terminally ill adults with a life expectancy of less than six months would be allowed to end their lives.

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Despite warnings about the safety of a Bill which is argued to have been rushed through, the proposed legislation has taken another step in the parliamentary process.

Kim Leadbeater MP is the MP behind the assisted dying bill. (Image: Jonathan Brady/PA)

MPs voted 314 to 291, majority 23, to approve Ms Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at third reading.

This means the Bill has completed its first stages in the Commons and will move to the House of Lords for further debate and scrutiny.

But how did each Somerset MP vote? Here's all you need to know.

How every Somerset MP voted on the assisted dying bill:

Gideon Amos - Taunton and Wellington:

Against

Ashley Fox - Bridgwater and Burnham:

For

Anna Sabine - Frome and East Somerset: 

For

Sarah Dyke - Glastonbury and Somerton: 

For

Rachel Gilmour - Tiverton and Minehead:

For

Tessa Munt - Wells and Mendip Hills: 

For

Adam Dance - Yeovil:

For

Now, both Houses must agree on the final text of the Bill before it can be signed into law.

While it remains illegal in most countries, more than 300 million people now live in countries which have legalised assisted dying. Canada, Spain, Austria, and New Zealand have all introduced assisted dying laws since 2015.

Public support for a change in the law remains high, according to a YouGov poll published on the eve of the vote.

The survey of 2,003 adults in Great Britain suggested 73% of those asked last month were supportive of the Bill, while the proportion of people who feel assisted dying should be legal in principle stood at 75%.