Assisted dying House of Commons vote: Key numbers and trends

A higher percentage of female MPs backed the assisted dying bill than male MPs (John Walton/PA) - (PA Wire)

Here is how the vote on the second reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill breaks down, including by gender, geography and House of Commons experience.

The figures are based on the total number of MPs able to express a preference in the vote, which was 639: 635 who could cast a vote, plus two tellers – or counters – for those MPs in favour (“aye”) and two tellers for those MPs against (“no”).