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Division 100 · 3 November 2021

Committee on Standards - Motion as amended

What this vote was about

This was the follow-up vote to approve the main motion after it had been rewritten by Dame Andrea Leadsom's amendment (agreed moments earlier). Because of that amendment, the motion no longer suspended Conservative MP Owen Paterson for breaching lobbying rules. Instead it set up a new committee, with a Conservative majority, to review the whole system for investigating MPs' conduct, and it allowed Paterson's case to be looked at again after that review. MPs approved this amended motion by 248 votes to 221. In practice the vote blocked Paterson's suspension and changed the standards process; however, amid a strong public and cross-party backlash the Government reversed course the next day, and Paterson resigned as an MP shortly afterwards.

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At a glance

The largest Aye bloc was Conservative with 238 votes. The largest No bloc was Labour with 159 votes. There were 5 rebel votes, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 164 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by The Leader of the House of Commons. This division took place during a debate on Committee on Standards.

248

Ayes

221

Noes

Passed

Result

453

Voted

Passed by 27 Ayes 248 / Noes 221

Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted Aye 5 rebels 238 5 342
Lab Labour Voted No 0 159 184
SNP Scottish National Party Voted No 0 31 45
LD Liberal Democrat Voted No 0 11 12
Ind Independent No party whip 1 2 12
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted Aye 1 0 7
PC Plaid Cymru Voted No 0 1 3
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party Voted No 0 1 2
Alba Alba Party Voted No 0 1 2
APNI Alliance Voted No 0 1 1
Green Green Party Voted No 0 1 1
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 4
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 1
Spk Speaker No party whip 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.

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No
Did not vote

Individual votes

MP Vote
Adam Afriyie Aye
Adam Holloway Aye
Alan Brown No
Alex Burghart Aye
Alex Chalk Aye
Alex Cunningham No
Alex Norris No
Alex Sobel No
Alicia Kearns Aye
Alison McGovern No
Alun Cairns Aye
Alyn Smith No
Amanda Solloway Aye
Andrea Leadsom Aye
Andrew Bowie Aye
Andrew Gwynne No
Andrew Rosindell Aye
Andrew Selous Aye
Andy McDonald No
Andy Slaughter No
Angela Crawley No
Angela Rayner No
Angus Brendan MacNeil No
Anna McMorrin No
Anne Marie Morris Aye
Anne McLaughlin No
Anneliese Dodds No
Anthony Mangnall Aye
Antony Higginbotham Aye
Apsana Begum No
Bambos Charalambous No
Bell Ribeiro-Addy No
Ben Bradley Aye
Ben Everitt Aye
Ben Lake No
Beth Winter No
Bill Esterson No
Bim Afolami Aye
Bob Blackman Aye
Bob Stewart Aye
Boris Johnson Aye
Brendan O'Hara No
Bridget Phillipson No
Caroline Ansell Aye
Caroline Lucas No
Carolyn Harris No
Cat Smith No
Catherine McKinnell No
Catherine West No
Charlotte Nichols No
Chloe Smith Aye
Chris Bryant No
Chris Elmore No
Chris Evans No
Chris Green Aye
Chris Heaton-Harris Aye
Chris Loder Aye
Chris Philp Aye
Chris Skidmore Aye
Christina Rees No
Christine Jardine No
Christopher Pincher Aye
Claire Coutinho Aye
Claire Hanna No
Clive Lewis No
Colleen Fletcher No Teller
Conor McGinn No
Craig Tracey Aye
Craig Whittaker Aye
Craig Williams Aye
Crispin Blunt Aye
Daisy Cooper No
Dame Amanda Milling Aye
Dame Andrea Jenkyns Aye
Dame Angela Eagle No
Dame Caroline Dinenage Aye
Dame Chi Onwurah No
Dame Diana Johnson No
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price No
Dame Maria Miller Aye
Dame Meg Hillier No
Dame Nia Griffith No
Dame Siobhain McDonagh No
Damian Collins Aye
Damian Green Aye
Damian Hinds Aye
Damien Moore Aye
Dan Jarvis No
Daniel Kawczynski Aye
Daniel Zeichner No
Danny Kruger Aye
Darren Henry Aye
Darren Jones No
David Davis Aye
David Duguid Aye
David Johnston Aye
David Linden No
David Morris Aye
David Mundell Aye
David Rutley Aye
David Simmonds Aye
David T C Davies Aye
David Warburton Aye
Dawn Butler No
Dean Russell Aye
Dehenna Davison Aye
Deidre Brock No
Derek Thomas Aye
Derek Twigg No
Dr Ben Spencer Aye
Dr Caroline Johnson Aye
Dr James Davies Aye
Dr Jamie Wallis Aye
Dr Lisa Cameron No
Dr Luke Evans Aye
Dr Matthew Offord No
Dr Neil Hudson Aye
Dr Rupa Huq No
Duncan Baker Aye
Ed Davey No
Eddie Hughes Aye
Edward Argar Aye
Edward Timpson Aye
Elizabeth Truss Aye
Ellie Reeves No
Elliot Colburn Aye
Emily Thornberry No
Emma Hardy No
Emma Lewell No
Esther McVey Aye
Fabian Hamilton No
Fay Jones Aye
Feryal Clark No
Fiona Bruce Aye
Fleur Anderson No
Florence Eshalomi No
Gareth Bacon Aye
Gareth Davies Aye
Gareth Thomas No
Gary Sambrook Aye
George Eustice Aye
George Freeman Aye
Geraint Davies No
Gerald Jones No
Gillian Keegan Aye
Gordon Henderson Aye
Graham Stringer No
Graham Stuart Aye
Grant Shapps Aye
Greg Clark Aye
Greg Hands Aye
Greg Smith Aye
Hannah Bardell No
Helen Grant Aye
Helen Hayes No
Holly Lynch No
Iain Stewart Aye
Ian Blackford No
Ian Byrne No
Ian Lavery No
Ian Levy Aye
Ian Murray No
Imran Hussain No
Jack Brereton Aye
Jack Dromey No
Jack Lopresti Aye
James Cartlidge Aye
James Daly Aye
James Gray Aye
James Grundy Aye
James Morris Aye
James Murray No
James Sunderland Aye
James Wild Aye
Jamie Stone No
Jane Hunt Aye
Janet Daby No
Jeff Smith No
Jeremy Corbyn No
Jerome Mayhew Aye
Jess Phillips No
Jessica Morden No
Jim McMahon No
Jo Churchill Aye
Jo Gideon Aye
Jo Stevens No
Joanna Cherry No
John Healey No
John Howell Aye
John Lamont Aye
John McDonnell No
John Nicolson No
John Penrose Aye
Jon Cruddas No
Jonathan Ashworth No
Jonathan Edwards No
Jonathan Reynolds No
Judith Cummins No
Julia Lopez Aye
Julian Sturdy Aye
Julie Marson Aye
Justin Madders No
Karin Smyth No
Karl McCartney Aye
Karl Turner No
Kate Green No
Kate Osamor No
Kelly Tolhurst Aye
Kenny MacAskill No
Kerry McCarthy No
Kim Johnson No
Kim Leadbeater No
Kirsten Oswald No
Kirsty Blackman No
Kit Malthouse Aye
Laura Farris Aye
Laura Trott Aye
Layla Moran No
Lee Anderson Aye
Leo Docherty Aye
Lia Nici Aye
Liam Byrne No
Lilian Greenwood No
Lisa Nandy No
Liz Kendall No
Liz Twist No
Lloyd Russell-Moyle No
Lucy Allan Aye
Lucy Frazer Aye
Lucy Powell No
Luke Pollard No
Maggie Throup Aye
Marco Longhi Aye
Margaret Greenwood No
Maria Caulfield Aye
Maria Eagle No
Marion Fellows No
Mark Garnier Aye
Mark Jenkinson Aye
Mark Menzies Aye
Marsha De Cordova No
Martin Docherty-Hughes No
Martin Vickers Aye
Martyn Day No
Mary Glindon No Teller
Mary Kelly Foy No
Matt Rodda No
Matt Vickers Aye
Matt Warman Aye
Matthew Pennycook No
Mhairi Black No
Michael Fabricant Aye
Michael Tomlinson Aye Teller
Michelle Donelan Aye
Mick Whitley No
Mike Amesbury No
Mike Freer Aye
Mike Kane No
Mike Wood Aye
Mims Davies Aye
Miriam Cates Aye
Miss Sarah Dines Aye
Mohammad Yasin No
Mr Alistair Carmichael No
Mr Barry Sheerman No
Mr Ben Bradshaw No
Mr Clive Betts No
Mr David Jones Aye
Mr David Lammy No
Mr Gagan Mohindra Aye
Mr Jonathan Djanogly Aye
Mr Jonathan Lord Aye
Mr Khalid Mahmood No
Mr Laurence Robertson Aye
Mr Marcus Fysh Aye
Mr Marcus Jones Aye
Mr Mark Francois Aye
Mr Nicholas Brown No
Mr Owen Paterson Aye
Mr Peter Bone Aye
Mr Philip Hollobone Aye
Mr Richard Bacon Aye
Mr Richard Holden Aye
Mr Rob Roberts Aye
Mr Robin Walker Aye
Mr Steve Baker Aye
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi No
Mr Toby Perkins No
Mr Virendra Sharma No
Mr William Wragg No
Mrs Flick Drummond Aye
Mrs Heather Wheeler Aye
Mrs Kemi Badenoch Aye
Mrs Natalie Elphicke Aye
Mrs Pauline Latham Aye
Mrs Sharon Hodgson No
Mrs Sheryll Murray Aye
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare No
Ms Anum Qaisar No
Ms Diane Abbott No
Ms Karen Buck No
Ms Nadine Dorries Aye
Ms Nusrat Ghani Aye
Ms Stella Creasy No
Munira Wilson No
Nadia Whittome No
Naz Shah No
Neil Coyle No
Neil O'Brien Aye
Neil Parish Aye
Nick Fletcher Aye
Nick Gibb Aye
Nick Smith No
Nick Thomas-Symonds No
Nicola Richards Aye
Nigel Adams Aye
Nigel Huddleston Aye
Nigel Mills No
Olivia Blake No
Pat McFadden No
Patricia Gibson No
Patrick Grady No
Paul Blomfield No
Paul Holmes Aye
Paul Howell Aye
Paul Maynard Aye
Paul Scully Aye
Paula Barker No
Penny Mordaunt Aye
Pete Wishart No
Peter Dowd No
Peter Gibson Aye
Peter Grant No
Peter Kyle No
Philip Dunne Aye
Preet Kaur Gill No
Priti Patel Aye
Rachael Maskell No
Rachel Hopkins No
Rachel Reeves No
Rebecca Harris Aye
Rebecca Pow Aye
Richard Burgon No
Richard Drax Aye
Richard Graham Aye
Richard Thomson No
Robert Courts Aye
Robert Halfon Aye
Robert Jenrick Aye
Robin Millar Aye
Ronnie Cowan No
Rushanara Ali No
Ruth Jones No
Sally-Ann Hart Aye
Sam Tarry No
Sammy Wilson Aye
Saqib Bhatti Aye
Sara Britcliffe Aye
Sarah Atherton Aye
Sarah Champion No
Sarah Green No
Sarah Jones No
Sarah Olney No
Sarah Owen No
Scott Benton Aye
Scott Mann Aye Teller
Seema Malhotra No
Selaine Saxby Aye
Shabana Mahmood No
Shailesh Vara Aye
Shaun Bailey Aye
Simon Baynes Aye
Siobhan Baillie Aye
Sir Alan Campbell No
Sir Bernard Jenkin Aye
Sir Bill Wiggin Aye
Sir Brandon Lewis Aye
Sir Charles Walker Aye
Sir Christopher Chope Aye
Sir David Evennett Aye
Sir Desmond Swayne Aye
Sir Edward Leigh Aye
Sir Gavin Williamson Aye
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Aye
Sir George Howarth No
Sir Greg Knight Aye
Sir Iain Duncan Smith Aye
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg Aye
Sir Jake Berry Aye
Sir James Cleverly Aye
Sir James Duddridge Aye
Sir Jeremy Hunt Aye
Sir Jeremy Quin Aye
Sir Liam Fox Aye
Sir Mark Hendrick No
Sir Mark Spencer Aye
Sir Mark Tami No
Sir Michael Ellis Aye
Sir Mike Penning Aye
Sir Oliver Dowden Aye
Sir Oliver Heald Aye
Sir Peter Bottomley No
Sir Philip Davies Aye
Sir Robert Buckland Aye
Sir Robert Goodwill Aye
Sir Robert Syms Aye
Sir Roger Gale Aye
Sir Simon Clarke Aye
Sir Stephen Timms No
Sir William Cash Aye
Stephanie Peacock No
Stephen Farry No
Stephen Flynn No
Stephen Kinnock No
Stephen McPartland Aye
Stephen Morgan No
Steve Barclay Aye
Steve Brine Aye
Steve Double Aye
Steve Reed No
Stewart Hosie No
Stewart Malcolm McDonald No
Stuart Anderson Aye
Stuart C McDonald No
Suella Braverman Aye
Tahir Ali No
Taiwo Owatemi No
Theo Clarke Aye
Theresa Villiers Aye
Tim Loughton Aye
Tom Hunt Aye
Tom Pursglove Aye
Tom Randall Aye
Tommy Sheppard No
Tonia Antoniazzi No
Tony Lloyd No
Trudy Harrison Aye
Tulip Siddiq No
Valerie Vaz No
Vicky Ford Aye
Vicky Foxcroft No
Victoria Atkins Aye
Virginia Crosbie Aye
Wayne David No
Wendy Chamberlain No
Wendy Morton Aye
Wera Hobhouse No
Wes Streeting No
Will Quince Aye
Yasmin Qureshi No
Yvette Cooper No
Yvonne Fovargue No
Zarah Sultana No
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Claudia Webbe —
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