Monthly Commons digest
March 2026: the Commons month in review
Ayes and Noes · compiled from official UK Parliament data
Published 31 March 2026 2 min read
March 2026 picked up again: 32 divisions over eight sitting days, with 23 carried and nine rejected, and around 14,400 votes cast.
Tax was the dominant theme. Thirty-nine votes went against party majorities — a moderate level of dissent.
32
Divisions
23
Passed
9
Rejected
14,440
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
Closest result — passed by 101 votes
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
10 Mar 2026 · Ayes 304 / Noes 203
Largest rebellion — 19 MPs voted against their party majority
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
18 Mar 2026 · Ayes 277 / Noes 99
What was debated
Topics by number of divisions tagged (locally derived).
Rebellions
39 votes were cast against an MP's own party majority this month.
Largest rebellion — 19 MPs voted against their party majority
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
18 Mar 2026
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
194 new Early Day Motions were tabled this month.
Most signed — 82 signatures
King's Guard's ceremonial bearskin caps
EDM 2907 · tabled by Rachael Maskell