Assisted Dying

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on whether it should be legal to assist terminally ill people who have decided they want to end their life.

Tam Dalyell consistently voted against (0% aligned) allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life.

Comparable Labour MPs generally voted against (39% aligned).

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

person vote: the vote cast by the person
party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.
policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.
policy alignment: if this MP’s vote was aligned with the policy.

motion	date	person vote	party alignment	policy direction	policy aligned
Doctor Assisted Dying Bill — Leave to Bring In	1997-12-10	no	61%	agree	not aligned