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Division 35 · 5 July 2016

Wales Bill Committee Clause 16 Stand Part

At a glance

This division passed on 5 July 2016 by a margin of 278, with 285 Ayes and 7 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Conservative with 239 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 8 votes. There were 9 rebel votes, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 319 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Liz Saville Roberts. This division took place during a debate on Wales Bill.

285

Ayes

7

Noes

Passed

Result

262

Voted

Passed by 278 Ayes 285 / Noes 7

The motion

Proposed by Liz Saville Roberts

I beg to move amendment 17, page 1, leave out lines 5 to 9 and insert— “In section 1 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (the Assembly), after subsection (1), insert—”. The amendment changes the place in the Government of Wales Act 2006 in which the text inserted by Clause 1 appears. Rather than in…

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Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted Aye 8 rebels 239 8 292
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 7 0 14
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted Aye 1 rebel 4 1 6
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 3 0 3
Lab Labour No clear majority 0 0 163
SNP Scottish National Party No clear majority 0 0 51
Ind Independent No party whip 0 0 21
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 20
IGC The Independent Group for Change No clear majority 0 0 4
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party No clear majority 0 0 2
YP Your Party No clear majority 0 0 1
Spk Speaker No party whip 0 0 1
UUP Ulster Unionist Party No clear majority 0 0 1
Green Green Party No clear majority 0 0 1
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 1

"Party position" is how the majority of each party's voting members voted in this division. Parliament does not publish official whipping instructions, so this is derived from the recorded votes. "Rebels" are members who voted against their party's majority; Independent and Speaker roles have no party whip.

Constituencies coloured by how the local MP voted.

Aye
No
Did not vote

Individual votes

MP Vote
Adam Afriyie Aye
Adam Holloway Aye
Alan Mak Aye
Alberto Costa Aye
Alex Chalk Aye
Alistair Burt Aye
Alun Cairns Aye
Amanda Solloway Aye
Amber Rudd Aye
Andrea Leadsom Aye
Andrew Bingham Aye
Andrew Bridgen Aye
Andrew Griffiths Aye
Andrew Jones Aye
Andrew Percy Aye
Andrew Rosindell Aye
Andrew Stephenson Aye
Anna Soubry Aye
Anne Marie Morris Aye
Anne Milton Aye
Anne-Marie Trevelyan Aye
Antoinette Sandbach Aye
Ben Gummer Aye
Ben Howlett Aye
Bob Stewart Aye
Boris Johnson Aye
Caroline Ansell Aye
Caroline Nokes Aye
Charlie Elphicke Aye
Chloe Smith Aye
Chris Davies No Teller
Chris Green Aye
Chris Heaton-Harris Aye
Chris Philp Aye
Chris Skidmore Aye
Chris White Aye
Christopher Pincher Aye
Claire Perry Aye
Craig Tracey Aye
Craig Whittaker Aye
Craig Williams Aye
Crispin Blunt Aye
Dame Amanda Milling Aye
Dame Andrea Jenkyns Aye
Dame Caroline Dinenage Aye
Dame Caroline Spelman Aye
Dame Cheryl Gillan No
Dame Harriett Baldwin Aye
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price Aye
Dame Tracey Crouch Aye
Damian Collins Aye
Damian Green Aye
Damian Hinds Aye
David Davis Aye
David Mowat Aye
David Rutley Aye
David Simpson Aye
David Warburton Aye
Derek Thomas Aye
Dominic Raab Aye
Dr Andrew Murrison Aye
Dr Dan Poulter Aye
Dr James Davies No Teller
Dr Matthew Offord Aye
Dr Phillip Lee Aye
Dr Sarah Wollaston Aye
Edward Argar Aye
Edward Timpson Aye
Elizabeth Truss Aye
Gareth Johnson Aye
Gavin Robinson Aye
George Eustice Aye
George Freeman Aye
Glyn Davies Aye
Gordon Henderson Aye
Graham Stuart Aye
Grant Shapps Aye
Greg Mulholland Aye
Guto Bebb Aye
Guy Opperman Aye
Heidi Allen Aye
Helen Grant Aye
Helen Whately Aye
Huw Merriman Aye
Hywel Williams Aye
Iain Stewart Aye
Jack Lopresti Aye
James Berry Aye
James Brokenshire Aye
James Cartlidge Aye
James Heappey Aye
James Morris Aye
Jane Ellison Aye
Jason McCartney Aye
Jesse Norman Aye
Jim Shannon No
Jo Churchill Aye
John Glen Aye
John Howell Aye
John Penrose Aye
John Pugh Aye
John Stevenson Aye
Johnny Mercer Aye
Jonathan Edwards Aye
Julian Knight Aye
Julian Sturdy Aye
Justin Tomlinson Aye
Justine Greening Aye
Karen Lumley Aye
Karl McCartney Aye
Kelly Tolhurst Aye
Kevin Foster Aye
Kevin Hollinrake No
Kit Malthouse Aye
Kris Hopkins Aye
Kwasi Kwarteng Aye
Liz Saville Roberts Aye
Lucy Allan Aye
Lucy Frazer Aye
Luke Hall Aye
Maggie Throup Aye
Margot James Aye Teller
Maria Caulfield Aye
Mark Field Aye
Mark Garnier Aye
Mark Pawsey Aye
Mark Pritchard Aye
Martin Vickers Aye
Mary Robinson Aye
Michael Tomlinson Aye
Mike Wood Aye
Mims Davies Aye
Mr Alistair Carmichael Aye
Mr Andrew Turner Aye
Mr Ben Wallace Aye
Mr David Gauke Aye
Mr David Jones No
Mr David Nuttall Aye
Mr Dominic Grieve Aye
Mr Gregory Campbell Aye
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger No
Mr John Baron Aye
Mr Jonathan Djanogly Aye
Mr Jonathan Lord Aye
Mr Keith Simpson Aye
Mr Laurence Robertson Aye
Mr Marcus Fysh Aye
Mr Mark Prisk Aye
Mr Mark Williams Aye
Mr Nick Hurd Aye
Mr Owen Paterson Aye
Mr Peter Bone Aye
Mr Philip Hollobone Aye
Mr Richard Bacon Aye
Mr Rob Wilson Aye
Mr Robin Walker Aye
Mr Sam Gyimah Aye
Mr Tobias Ellwood Aye
Mr William Wragg Aye
Mrs Anne Main No
Mrs Flick Drummond Aye
Mrs Heather Wheeler Aye
Mrs Sheryll Murray Aye
Ms Nadine Dorries Aye
Ms Nusrat Ghani Aye
Neil Carmichael Aye
Neil Parish Aye
Nick Boles Aye
Nick Gibb Aye
Nigel Huddleston Aye
Nigel Mills Aye
Norman Lamb Aye
Oliver Colvile Aye
Paul Maynard Aye
Paul Scully Aye
Penny Mordaunt Aye
Peter Aldous Aye
Peter Heaton-Jones Aye
Philip Dunne Aye
Priti Patel Aye
Rebecca Harris Aye
Rebecca Pow Aye
Rehman Chishti Aye
Richard Drax Aye
Richard Fuller Aye
Richard Graham Aye
Rishi Sunak Aye
Robert Halfon Aye
Robert Jenrick Aye
Rory Stewart Aye
Royston Smith Aye
Sammy Wilson Aye
Sarah Newton Aye
Scott Mann Aye
Seema Kennedy Aye
Shailesh Vara Aye
Simon Hoare Aye
Simon Kirby Aye Teller
Sir Alan Duncan Aye
Sir Alec Shelbrooke Aye
Sir Andrew Mitchell Aye
Sir Bill Wiggin No
Sir Brandon Lewis Aye
Sir Conor Burns Aye
Sir David Amess Aye
Sir David Evennett Aye
Sir David Lidington Aye
Sir Desmond Swayne Aye
Sir Edward Leigh Aye
Sir Gary Streeter Aye
Sir Gavin Williamson Aye
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Aye
Sir Geoffrey Cox Aye
Sir George Hollingbery Aye
Sir Greg Knight Aye
Sir Iain Duncan Smith Aye
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg Aye
Sir Jake Berry Aye
Sir James Duddridge Aye
Sir Jeremy Hunt Aye
Sir Jeremy Quin Aye
Sir Jeremy Wright Aye
Sir John Hayes Aye
Sir John Whittingdale Aye
Sir Julian Brazier Aye
Sir Julian Lewis Aye
Sir Julian Smith Aye
Sir Liam Fox Aye
Sir Mark Spencer Aye
Sir Mel Stride Aye
Sir Michael Ellis Aye
Sir Michael Fallon Aye
Sir Mike Penning Aye
Sir Oliver Dowden Aye
Sir Oliver Heald Aye
Sir Oliver Letwin Aye
Sir Paul Beresford Aye
Sir Peter Bottomley Aye
Sir Robert Buckland Aye
Sir Robert Goodwill Aye
Sir Robert Syms Aye
Sir Roger Gale Aye
Sir Sajid Javid Aye
Sir William Cash Aye
Stephen Crabb Aye
Stephen Hammond Aye
Stephen McPartland Aye
Stephen Metcalfe Aye
Stephen Phillips Aye
Steve Barclay Aye
Steve Brine Aye
Steve Double Aye
Stuart Andrew Aye
Suella Braverman Aye
Theresa Villiers Aye
Tim Farron Aye
Tim Loughton Aye
Tom Brake Aye
Tom Pursglove Aye
Victoria Atkins Aye
Wendy Morton Aye
Will Quince Aye
Alan Brown —
Alan Johnson —
Albert Owen —
Alex Cunningham —
Alex Salmond —
Alison McGovern —
Alison Thewliss —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andrew Selous —
Andy Burnham —
Andy McDonald —
Andy Slaughter —
Angela Crawley —
Angela Rayner —
Angela Smith —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Angus Robertson —
Ann Clwyd —
Ann Coffey —
Anna Turley —
Anne McLaughlin —
Barry Gardiner —
Bill Esterson —
Bob Blackman —
Brendan O'Hara —
Bridget Phillipson —
Callum McCaig —
Calum Kerr —
Carol Monaghan —
Caroline Flint —
Caroline Lucas —
Carolyn Harris —
Cat Smith —
Catherine McKinnell —
Catherine West —
Charlotte Leslie —
Chris Bryant —
Chris Elmore —
Chris Evans —
Chris Law —
Chris Ruane —
Chris Stephens —
Chris Williamson —
Christian Matheson —
Christina Rees —
Chuka Umunna —
Clive Efford —
Clive Lewis —
Colleen Fletcher —
Conor McGinn —
Corri Wilson —
Dame Angela Eagle —
Dame Angela Watkinson —
Dame Chi Onwurah —
Dame Diana Johnson —
Dame Karen Bradley —
Dame Louise Ellman —
Dame Maria Miller —
Dame Meg Hillier —
Dame Nia Griffith —
Dame Siobhain McDonagh —
Dan Jarvis —
Daniel Kawczynski —
Daniel Zeichner —
Danny Kinahan —
David Mackintosh —
David Morris —
David Mundell —
David T C Davies —
David Tredinnick —
Dawn Butler —
Debbie Abrahams —
Deidre Brock —
Derek Twigg —
Douglas Chapman —
Dr Alasdair McDonnell —
Dr Eilidh Whiteford —
Dr Lisa Cameron —
Dr Paul Monaghan —
Dr Philippa Whitford —
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods —
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan —
Dr Rupa Huq —
Dr Tania Mathias —
Drew Hendry —
Ed Davey —
Ed Miliband —
Emily Thornberry —
Emma Lewell —
Emma Reynolds —
Fabian Hamilton —
Fiona Bruce —
Fiona Mactaggart —
Gareth Thomas —
Gavin Newlands —
George Kerevan —
Geraint Davies —
Gerald Jones —
Gill Furniss —
Gloria De Piero —
Gordon Marsden —
Graham P Jones —
Graham Stringer —
Grahame Morris —
Greg Clark —
Greg Hands —
Hannah Bardell —
Heidi Alexander —
Helen Goodman —
Helen Hayes —
Helen Jones —
Henry Smith —
Hilary Benn —
Holly Lynch —
Ian Blackford —
Ian C. Lucas —
Ian Lavery —
Ian Mearns —
Ian Murray —
Ian Paisley —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Dromey —
James Gray —
Jeff Smith —
Jeremy Corbyn —
Jeremy Lefroy —
Jess Phillips —
Jessica Morden —
Jim Dowd —
Jim Fitzpatrick —
Jim McMahon —
Jo Stevens —
Jo Swinson —
Joan Ryan —
Joanna Cherry —
John Healey —
John McDonnell —
John McNally —
John Nicolson —
Jon Cruddas —
Jon Trickett —
Jonathan Ashworth —
Jonathan Reynolds —
Judith Cummins —
Julie Cooper —
Justin Madders —
Karin Smyth —
Karl Turner —
Kate Green —
Kate Hollern —
Kate Osamor —
Keith Vaz —
Kelvin Hopkins —
Kerry McCarthy —
Kirsten Oswald —
Kirsty Blackman —
Lady Hermon —
Liam Byrne —
Lilian Greenwood —
Lisa Nandy —
Liz Kendall —
Liz McInnes —
Louise Haigh —
Lucy Powell —
Margaret Ferrier —
Margaret Greenwood —
Maria Eagle —
Marion Fellows —
Mark Durkan —
Mark Menzies —
Martin Docherty-Hughes —
Martyn Day —
Mary Creagh —
Mary Glindon —
Matt Hancock —
Matt Warman —
Matthew Pennycook —
Melanie Onn —
Mhairi Black —
Michael Dugher —
Michael Fabricant —
Michelle Donelan —
Michelle Thomson —
Mike Freer —
Mike Gapes —
Mike Kane —
Mike Weir —
Mr Adrian Bailey —
Mr Andrew Smith —
Mr Barry Sheerman —
Mr Ben Bradshaw —
Mr Chris Leslie —
Mr Clive Betts —
Mr David Anderson —
Mr David Burrowes —
Mr David Lammy —
Mr David Winnick —
Mr Dennis Skinner —
Mr Douglas Carswell —
Mr Gavin Shuker —
Mr Geoffrey Robinson —
Mr George Osborne —
Mr Graham Allen —
Mr Iain Wright —
Mr Ivan Lewis —
Mr Jamie Reed —
Mr Jim Cunningham —
Mr Khalid Mahmood —
Mr Marcus Jones —
Mr Mark Francois —
Mr Nicholas Brown —
Mr Nick Clegg —
Mr Nigel Evans —
Mr Ranil Jayawardena —
Mr Roger Godsiff —
Mr Ronnie Campbell —
Mr Stephen Hepburn —
Mr Steve Baker —
Mr Toby Perkins —
Mr Virendra Sharma —
Mrs Madeleine Moon —
Mrs Pauline Latham —
Mrs Sharon Hodgson —
Ms Diane Abbott —
Ms Karen Buck —
Ms Marie Rimmer —
Ms Stella Creasy —
Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh —
Nadhim Zahawi —
Natalie McGarry —
Naz Shah —
Neil Coyle —
Neil Gray —
Nick Smith —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Nigel Adams —
Owen Smith —
Owen Thompson —
Pat Glass —
Pat McFadden —
Patricia Gibson —
Patrick Grady —
Paul Blomfield —
Paul Farrelly —
Paul Flynn —
Paul Maskey —
Paula Sherriff —
Pete Wishart —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Grant —
Peter Kyle —
Philip Boswell —
Rachael Maskell —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Long Bailey —
Richard Arkless —
Richard Burden —
Richard Burgon —
Rob Marris —
Robert Flello —
Roger Mullin —
Ronnie Cowan —
Rosie Cooper —
Rushanara Ali —
Ruth Cadbury —
Sarah Champion —
Seema Malhotra —
Shabana Mahmood —
Simon Danczuk —
Sir Alan Campbell —
Sir Alan Meale —
Sir Bernard Jenkin —
Sir Charles Walker —
Sir Christopher Chope —
Sir David Crausby —
Sir George Howarth —
Sir Gerald Howarth —
Sir Gerald Kaufman —
Sir James Cleverly —
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson —
Sir Keir Starmer —
Sir Kevin Barron —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Mark Hendrick —
Sir Mark Tami —
Sir Nicholas Dakin —
Sir Philip Davies —
Sir Robert Neill —
Sir Simon Burns —
Sir Stephen Timms —
Sir Vince Cable —
Stephen Doughty —
Stephen Gethins —
Stephen Kinnock —
Stephen Lloyd —
Stephen Pound —
Stephen Twigg —
Steve Reed —
Steve Rotheram —
Steven Paterson —
Stewart Hosie —
Stewart Malcolm McDonald —
Stuart Blair Donaldson —
Stuart C McDonald —
Susan Elan Jones —
Teresa Pearce —
Tom Blenkinsop —
Tom Tugendhat —
Tommy Sheppard —
Tristram Hunt —
Tulip Siddiq —
Valerie Vaz —
Vicky Foxcroft —
Victoria Borwick —
Wayne David —
Wes Streeting —
Yasmin Qureshi —
Yvette Cooper —
Yvonne Fovargue —
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