July 2024: the Commons month in review

July 2024 opened a new Parliament. In just four sitting days following the general election, the House of Commons held six recorded divisions — two carried and four rejected — as members returned, took their seats and debated the new government's programme set out in the King's Speech. Around 2,800 votes were cast in total.

With the session only days old, party lines held almost entirely: just one vote was recorded against a party's majority. It was a short, organisational month rather than one of substantive legislation.

Activity through the month

Recorded divisions per sitting day (hover a bar for the date).

Bars show sitting days on which the Commons divided; the axis numbers are divisions held.

Notable divisions

What was debated

Topics by number of divisions tagged (locally derived).

Rebellions

1 votes were cast against an MP's own party majority this month.

Most active MPs

By recorded votes cast this month (a participation measure, not a judgement of effectiveness). Party shown as at the time.

Feryal Clark

Labour

6 votes

Steve Yemm

Labour

6 votes

Marsha De Cordova

Labour

6 votes

Early Day Motions

94 new Early Day Motions were tabled this month.