Monthly Commons digest
March 2025: the Commons month in review
Ayes and Noes · compiled from official UK Parliament data
Published 31 March 2025 2 min read
March 2025 was the busiest month of the Parliament so far. The Commons divided 57 times across twelve sitting days — almost evenly split between 30 carried and 27 rejected — and cast more than 25,700 votes, comfortably the highest monthly total to date.
Tax was the dominant theme, tagged to 26 of the month's divisions. Forty-one votes went against a party majority — a moderate level of dissent given the sheer volume of business.
57
Divisions
30
Passed
27
Rejected
25,734
Votes cast
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
41 votes were cast against an MP's own party majority this month.
Largest rebellion — 29 MPs voted against their party majority
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading
26 Mar 2025
Most active MPs
By recorded votes cast this month (a participation measure, not a judgement of effectiveness). Party shown as at the time.
Early Day Motions
169 new Early Day Motions were tabled this month.
Most signed — 123 signatures
Ensuring stability for Ukrainian refugees in the UK
EDM 1000 · tabled by Pippa Heylings