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Division 41 · 11 July 2016

Wales Bill (committee): NC 2

At a glance

This division was rejected on 11 July 2016 by a margin of 227, with 46 Ayes and 273 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Scottish National Party with 37 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 244 votes. The 290 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Paul Flynn. This division took place during a debate on Wales Bill.

46

Ayes

273

Noes

Rejected

Result

291

Voted

Rejected by 227 Ayes 46 / Noes 273

The motion

Proposed by Paul Flynn

I beg to move amendment 118, page 2, line 28, after “7A)” insert “and is not ancillary to another provision (whether in the Act or another enactment) that does not relate to a reserved matter”. Clause 3 establishes the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales. This amendment makes c…

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Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted No 0 244 288
SNP Scottish National Party Voted Aye 37 0 53
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 3 0 14
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 3 0 3
Ind Independent No party whip 2 0 23
Lab Labour Voted Aye 1 0 163
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party Voted Aye 1 0 2
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 20
DUP Democratic Unionist Party No clear majority 0 0 6
IGC The Independent Group for Change No clear majority 0 0 4
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 No
Alan Brown Aye
Alan Mak No
Alberto Costa No
Alex Chalk No
Alison Thewliss Aye
Alistair Burt No
Alun Cairns No
Amanda Solloway No
Amber Rudd No
Andrew Bingham No
Andrew Bridgen No
Andrew Griffiths No
Andrew Jones No
Andrew Percy No
Andrew Rosindell No
Andrew Selous No
Andrew Stephenson No
Anna Soubry No
Anne Marie Morris No
Anne McLaughlin Aye
Anne-Marie Trevelyan No
Antoinette Sandbach No
Ben Gummer No
Ben Howlett No
Bob Blackman No
Bob Stewart No
Boris Johnson No
Brendan O'Hara Aye
Callum McCaig Aye
Calum Kerr Aye
Caroline Nokes No
Charlie Elphicke No
Chloe Smith No
Chris Davies No
Chris Green No
Chris Heaton-Harris No
Chris Philp No
Chris Skidmore No
Chris Stephens Aye
Chris White No
Christopher Pincher No
Claire Perry No
Corri Wilson Aye
Craig Tracey No
Craig Whittaker No
Craig Williams No
Dame Amanda Milling No
Dame Andrea Jenkyns No
Dame Caroline Dinenage No
Dame Caroline Spelman No
Dame Harriett Baldwin No
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price No
Dame Karen Bradley No
Dame Maria Miller No
Dame Tracey Crouch No
Damian Green No
Damian Hinds No
Daniel Kawczynski No
David Davis No
David Morris No
David Mowat No
David Mundell No
David Rutley No
David T C Davies No
David Tredinnick No
Deidre Brock Aye
Derek Thomas No
Dominic Raab No
Dr Andrew Murrison No
Dr Dan Poulter No
Dr Eilidh Whiteford Aye
Dr James Davies No
Dr Lisa Cameron Aye
Dr Matthew Offord No
Dr Paul Monaghan Aye
Dr Phillip Lee No
Dr Sarah Wollaston No
Dr Tania Mathias No
Drew Hendry Aye
Edward Argar No
Edward Timpson No
Elizabeth Truss No
Fiona Bruce No
Gareth Johnson No
Gavin Newlands Aye
George Eustice No
George Freeman No
George Kerevan Aye
Glyn Davies No
Gordon Henderson No
Graham Stuart No
Grant Shapps No
Greg Clark No
Greg Hands No
Greg Mulholland Aye
Guto Bebb No
Guy Opperman No
Hannah Bardell Aye
Heidi Allen No
Helen Grant No
Helen Whately No
Henry Smith No
Huw Merriman No
Hywel Williams Aye
Iain Stewart No
Jack Lopresti No
James Berry No
James Brokenshire No
James Cartlidge No
James Morris No
Jane Ellison No
Jason McCartney No
Jeremy Lefroy No
Jo Churchill No
Joanna Cherry Aye
John Glen No
John Howell No
John Penrose No
John Pugh Aye
Johnny Mercer No
Jonathan Edwards Aye
Julian Knight No
Julian Sturdy No
Justin Tomlinson No
Justine Greening No
Karen Lumley No
Keith Vaz Aye
Kelly Tolhurst No
Kevin Foster No
Kevin Hollinrake No
Kit Malthouse No
Kris Hopkins No
Liz Saville Roberts Aye
Lucy Allan No
Luke Hall No
Maggie Throup No
Margaret Ferrier Aye
Maria Caulfield No
Marion Fellows Aye Teller
Mark Durkan Aye
Mark Field No
Mark Garnier No
Mark Menzies No
Mark Pawsey No
Martin Docherty-Hughes Aye
Martin Vickers No
Martyn Day Aye
Mary Robinson No
Matt Hancock No
Mhairi Black Aye
Michael Tomlinson No
Michelle Donelan No
Michelle Thomson Aye
Mike Freer No
Mike Weir Aye
Mr Andrew Turner No
Mr David Jones No
Mr David Nuttall No
Mr Dominic Grieve No
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger No
Mr Jonathan Djanogly No
Mr Jonathan Lord No
Mr Keith Simpson No
Mr Marcus Fysh No
Mr Marcus Jones No
Mr Mark Francois No
Mr Mark Prisk No
Mr Mark Williams Aye
Mr Nick Hurd No
Mr Nigel Evans No
Mr Owen Paterson No
Mr Peter Bone No
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Mr Robin Walker No
Mr Sam Gyimah No
Mr Steve Baker No
Mr Tobias Ellwood No
Mr William Wragg No
Mrs Anne Main No
Mrs Flick Drummond No
Mrs Heather Wheeler No
Mrs Pauline Latham No
Mrs Sheryll Murray No
Ms Nusrat Ghani No
Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh Aye
Nadhim Zahawi No
Natalie McGarry Aye
Neil Carmichael No
Neil Gray Aye
Neil Parish No
Nick Boles No
Nick Gibb No
Nigel Adams No
Oliver Colvile No
Owen Thompson Aye Teller
Patricia Gibson Aye
Paul Maynard No
Paul Scully No
Penny Mordaunt No
Pete Wishart Aye
Peter Aldous No
Peter Grant Aye
Peter Heaton-Jones No
Philip Boswell Aye
Philip Dunne No
Rebecca Harris No
Rebecca Pow No
Rehman Chishti No
Richard Arkless Aye
Richard Drax No
Richard Fuller No
Richard Graham No
Rishi Sunak No
Robert Halfon No
Robert Jenrick No
Roger Mullin Aye
Ronnie Cowan Aye
Rory Stewart No
Royston Smith No
Sarah Newton No
Scott Mann No
Seema Kennedy No
Shailesh Vara No
Simon Hoare No
Simon Kirby No
Sir Alec Shelbrooke No
Sir Andrew Mitchell No
Sir Bernard Jenkin No
Sir Bill Wiggin No
Sir Brandon Lewis No
Sir Charles Walker No
Sir Christopher Chope No
Sir Conor Burns No
Sir David Amess No
Sir David Evennett No
Sir David Lidington No
Sir Desmond Swayne No
Sir Edward Leigh No
Sir Gary Streeter No
Sir Gavin Williamson No
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown No
Sir Geoffrey Cox No
Sir George Hollingbery No Teller
Sir Greg Knight No
Sir Iain Duncan Smith No
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg No
Sir Jake Berry No
Sir James Cleverly No
Sir Jeremy Hunt No
Sir Jeremy Quin No
Sir Jeremy Wright No
Sir John Hayes No
Sir John Whittingdale No
Sir Julian Brazier No
Sir Julian Smith No Teller
Sir Mark Spencer No
Sir Mel Stride No
Sir Michael Ellis No
Sir Mike Penning No
Sir Oliver Dowden No
Sir Oliver Heald No
Sir Oliver Letwin No
Sir Paul Beresford No
Sir Peter Bottomley No
Sir Robert Buckland No
Sir Robert Goodwill No
Sir Robert Neill No
Sir Robert Syms No
Sir Roger Gale No
Sir Sajid Javid No
Sir Simon Burns No
Stephen Hammond No
Stephen McPartland No
Stephen Metcalfe No
Stephen Phillips No
Steve Barclay No
Steve Brine No
Steve Double No
Steven Paterson Aye
Stuart Andrew No
Stuart Blair Donaldson Aye
Stuart C McDonald Aye
Suella Braverman No
Tom Pursglove No
Tom Tugendhat No
Tommy Sheppard Aye
Victoria Atkins No
Victoria Borwick No
Wendy Morton No
Will Quince No
Adam Holloway —
Alan Johnson —
Albert Owen —
Alex Cunningham —
Alex Salmond —
Alison McGovern —
Andrea Leadsom —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andy Burnham —
Andy McDonald —
Andy Slaughter —
Angela Crawley —
Angela Rayner —
Angela Smith —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Angus Robertson —
Ann Clwyd —
Ann Coffey —
Anna Turley —
Anne Milton —
Barry Gardiner —
Bill Esterson —
Bridget Phillipson —
Carol Monaghan —
Caroline Ansell —
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 Williamson —
Christian Matheson —
Christina Rees —
Chuka Umunna —
Clive Efford —
Clive Lewis —
Colleen Fletcher —
Conor McGinn —
Crispin Blunt —
Dame Angela Eagle —
Dame Angela Watkinson —
Dame Cheryl Gillan —
Dame Chi Onwurah —
Dame Diana Johnson —
Dame Louise Ellman —
Dame Meg Hillier —
Dame Nia Griffith —
Dame Siobhain McDonagh —
Damian Collins —
Dan Jarvis —
Daniel Zeichner —
Danny Kinahan —
David Mackintosh —
David Simpson —
David Warburton —
Dawn Butler —
Debbie Abrahams —
Derek Twigg —
Douglas Chapman —
Dr Alasdair McDonnell —
Dr Philippa Whitford —
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods —
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan —
Dr Rupa Huq —
Ed Davey —
Ed Miliband —
Emily Thornberry —
Emma Lewell —
Emma Reynolds —
Fabian Hamilton —
Fiona Mactaggart —
Gareth Thomas —
Gavin Robinson —
Geraint Davies —
Gerald Jones —
Gill Furniss —
Gloria De Piero —
Gordon Marsden —
Graham P Jones —
Graham Stringer —
Grahame Morris —
Heidi Alexander —
Helen Goodman —
Helen Hayes —
Helen Jones —
Hilary Benn —
Holly Lynch —
Ian Blackford —
Ian C. Lucas —
Ian Lavery —
Ian Mearns —
Ian Murray —
Ian Paisley —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Dromey —
James Gray —
James Heappey —
Jeff Smith —
Jeremy Corbyn —
Jess Phillips —
Jesse Norman —
Jessica Morden —
Jim Dowd —
Jim Fitzpatrick —
Jim McMahon —
Jim Shannon —
Jo Stevens —
Jo Swinson —
Joan Ryan —
John Healey —
John McDonnell —
John McNally —
John Nicolson —
John Stevenson —
Jon Cruddas —
Jon Trickett —
Jonathan Ashworth —
Jonathan Reynolds —
Judith Cummins —
Julie Cooper —
Justin Madders —
Karin Smyth —
Karl McCartney —
Karl Turner —
Kate Green —
Kate Hollern —
Kate Osamor —
Kelvin Hopkins —
Kerry McCarthy —
Kirsten Oswald —
Kirsty Blackman —
Kwasi Kwarteng —
Lady Hermon —
Liam Byrne —
Lilian Greenwood —
Lisa Nandy —
Liz Kendall —
Liz McInnes —
Louise Haigh —
Lucy Frazer —
Lucy Powell —
Margaret Greenwood —
Margot James —
Maria Eagle —
Mark Pritchard —
Mary Creagh —
Mary Glindon —
Matt Warman —
Matthew Pennycook —
Melanie Onn —
Michael Dugher —
Michael Fabricant —
Mike Gapes —
Mike Kane —
Mike Wood —
Mims Davies —
Mr Adrian Bailey —
Mr Alistair Carmichael —
Mr Andrew Smith —
Mr Barry Sheerman —
Mr Ben Bradshaw —
Mr Ben Wallace —
Mr Chris Leslie —
Mr Clive Betts —
Mr David Anderson —
Mr David Burrowes —
Mr David Gauke —
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 Gregory Campbell —
Mr Iain Wright —
Mr Ivan Lewis —
Mr Jamie Reed —
Mr Jim Cunningham —
Mr John Baron —
Mr Khalid Mahmood —
Mr Laurence Robertson —
Mr Nicholas Brown —
Mr Nick Clegg —
Mr Ranil Jayawardena —
Mr Richard Bacon —
Mr Rob Wilson —
Mr Roger Godsiff —
Mr Ronnie Campbell —
Mr Stephen Hepburn —
Mr Toby Perkins —
Mr Virendra Sharma —
Mrs Madeleine Moon —
Mrs Sharon Hodgson —
Ms Diane Abbott —
Ms Karen Buck —
Ms Marie Rimmer —
Ms Nadine Dorries —
Ms Stella Creasy —
Naz Shah —
Neil Coyle —
Nick Smith —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Nigel Huddleston —
Nigel Mills —
Norman Lamb —
Owen Smith —
Pat Glass —
Pat McFadden —
Patrick Grady —
Paul Blomfield —
Paul Farrelly —
Paul Flynn —
Paul Maskey —
Paula Sherriff —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Kyle —
Priti Patel —
Rachael Maskell —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Long Bailey —
Richard Burden —
Richard Burgon —
Rob Marris —
Robert Flello —
Rosie Cooper —
Rushanara Ali —
Ruth Cadbury —
Sammy Wilson —
Sarah Champion —
Seema Malhotra —
Shabana Mahmood —
Simon Danczuk —
Sir Alan Campbell —
Sir Alan Duncan —
Sir Alan Meale —
Sir David Crausby —
Sir George Howarth —
Sir Gerald Howarth —
Sir Gerald Kaufman —
Sir James Duddridge —
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson —
Sir Julian Lewis —
Sir Keir Starmer —
Sir Kevin Barron —
Sir Liam Fox —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Mark Hendrick —
Sir Mark Tami —
Sir Michael Fallon —
Sir Nicholas Dakin —
Sir Philip Davies —
Sir Stephen Timms —
Sir Vince Cable —
Sir William Cash —
Stephen Crabb —
Stephen Doughty —
Stephen Gethins —
Stephen Kinnock —
Stephen Lloyd —
Stephen Pound —
Stephen Twigg —
Steve Reed —
Steve Rotheram —
Stewart Hosie —
Stewart Malcolm McDonald —
Susan Elan Jones —
Teresa Pearce —
Theresa Villiers —
Tim Farron —
Tim Loughton —
Tom Blenkinsop —
Tom Brake —
Tristram Hunt —
Tulip Siddiq —
Valerie Vaz —
Vicky Foxcroft —
Wayne David —
Wes Streeting —
Yasmin Qureshi —
Yvette Cooper —
Yvonne Fovargue —
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