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Division 50 · 20 July 2016

Ten Minute Rule Motion: Electoral Reform (Proportional Representation and Reduction of Voting Age)

What this vote was about

This was a "Ten Minute Rule" motion, an early-stage request for permission to introduce a bill, brought by Green MP Caroline Lucas. Her proposed bill would have replaced the current first-past-the-post system for electing MPs with a form of proportional representation, where seats more closely match each party's share of the vote, and would have lowered the voting age to 16 for all UK elections and referendums. A Conservative MP spoke against it, pointing to the 2011 referendum in which voters rejected changing the voting system. MPs narrowly rejected the request by 81 votes to 74, so the bill did not proceed and the voting system and voting age were left unchanged.

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At a glance

This was a close vote. The largest Aye bloc was Scottish National Party with 47 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 67 votes. There were 6 rebel votes, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 431 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Caroline Lucas. This division took place during a debate on Electoral Reform (Proportional Representation and Reduction of Voting Age).

74

Ayes

81

Noes

Rejected

Result

150

Voted

Rejected by 7 Ayes 74 / Noes 81

Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted No 1 rebel 1 67 269
SNP Scottish National Party Voted Aye 47 0 54
Lab Labour Voted Aye 5 rebels 15 5 168
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 5 0 19
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 3 0 3
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted No 0 2 6
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party Voted Aye 2 0 2
Ind Independent No party whip 1 0 31
UUP Ulster Unionist Party Voted No 0 1 1
Green Green Party Voted Aye 1 0 1
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 17
IGC The Independent Group for Change No clear majority 0 0 5
RUK Reform UK No clear majority 0 0 2
YP Your Party No clear majority 0 0 1
Spk Speaker No party whip 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 Holloway No
Alan Brown Aye
Alan Mak No
Alberto Costa No
Alex Salmond Aye
Alison Thewliss Aye
Amanda Solloway No
Andrew Rosindell No
Andrew Selous No
Angus Brendan MacNeil Aye
Angus Robertson Aye
Anne McLaughlin Aye
Ben Howlett Aye
Bob Blackman No
Bob Stewart No
Brendan O'Hara Aye
Callum McCaig Aye
Carol Monaghan Aye
Caroline Lucas Aye
Charlie Elphicke No
Chris Philp No
Chris Stephens Aye
Clive Lewis Aye
Corri Wilson Aye
Crispin Blunt No
Dame Amanda Milling No
Dame Andrea Jenkyns No
Daniel Kawczynski No
Daniel Zeichner Aye
Danny Kinahan No
David Simpson No
Deidre Brock Aye
Douglas Chapman Aye
Dr Alasdair McDonnell Aye
Dr Andrew Murrison No
Dr Eilidh Whiteford Aye
Dr Lisa Cameron Aye
Dr Paul Monaghan Aye
Dr Philippa Whitford Aye
Drew Hendry Aye
Gareth Johnson No
Gavin Newlands Aye
George Kerevan Aye
Gordon Henderson No
Graham Stringer No
Greg Mulholland Aye
Hannah Bardell Aye
Helen Goodman Aye
Helen Hayes Aye
Henry Smith No
Hywel Williams Aye
Ian Blackford Aye
Jack Lopresti No
Jess Phillips Aye
Jo Churchill No
John McNally Aye
John Nicolson Aye
John Penrose No
Jon Cruddas Aye
Jonathan Edwards Aye
Jonathan Reynolds Aye
Julian Sturdy No
Justin Tomlinson No
Karl McCartney No
Kirsten Oswald Aye
Kirsty Blackman Aye
Liz Saville Roberts Aye
Lucy Allan No
Luke Hall No
Margaret Ferrier Aye
Margaret Greenwood Aye
Marion Fellows Aye Teller
Mark Durkan Aye
Mark Field No
Mark Pritchard No
Martin Docherty-Hughes Aye
Martin Vickers No
Martyn Day Aye
Mhairi Black Aye
Michael Tomlinson No
Michelle Donelan No
Michelle Thomson Aye
Mike Weir Aye Teller
Mike Wood No
Mims Davies No
Mr Alistair Carmichael Aye
Mr Andrew Turner No
Mr David Nuttall No
Mr Dennis Skinner No
Mr Graham Allen Aye
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger No
Mr John Baron No
Mr Laurence Robertson No
Mr Mark Francois No
Mr Nicholas Brown No
Mr Nigel Evans No
Mr Peter Bone No Teller
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Mr Ranil Jayawardena No
Mr Ronnie Campbell No
Mr Steve Baker No
Mr William Wragg No
Mrs Anne Main No
Mrs Pauline Latham No
Ms Stella Creasy Aye
Neil Gray Aye
Nigel Huddleston No
Norman Lamb Aye
Owen Thompson Aye
Pat Glass Aye
Patricia Gibson Aye
Patrick Grady Aye
Paul Blomfield Aye
Paul Scully No
Peter Aldous No
Peter Grant Aye
Philip Boswell Aye
Richard Fuller No
Rob Marris No
Roger Mullin Aye
Ronnie Cowan Aye
Royston Smith No
Sammy Wilson No
Sir Alan Meale Aye
Sir Bernard Jenkin No
Sir Bill Wiggin No
Sir Desmond Swayne No
Sir Edward Leigh No
Sir Gerald Howarth No
Sir Iain Duncan Smith No
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg No
Sir James Cleverly No
Sir Jeremy Quin No
Sir John Whittingdale No
Sir Julian Lewis No
Sir Philip Davies No
Stephen Gethins Aye
Stephen Phillips No
Stephen Twigg Aye
Steve Double No
Steven Paterson Aye
Stewart Hosie Aye
Stewart Malcolm McDonald Aye
Stuart Blair Donaldson Aye
Stuart C McDonald Aye
Tim Farron Aye
Tom Brake Aye
Tom Pursglove No
Tommy Sheppard Aye
Wes Streeting Aye
Adam Afriyie —
Alan Johnson —
Albert Owen —
Alex Chalk —
Alex Cunningham —
Alison McGovern —
Alistair Burt —
Alun Cairns —
Amber Rudd —
Andrea Leadsom —
Andrew Bingham —
Andrew Bridgen —
Andrew Griffiths —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andrew Jones —
Andrew Percy —
Andrew Stephenson —
Andy Burnham —
Andy McDonald —
Andy Slaughter —
Angela Crawley —
Angela Rayner —
Angela Smith —
Ann Clwyd —
Ann Coffey —
Anna Soubry —
Anna Turley —
Anne Marie Morris —
Anne Milton —
Anne-Marie Trevelyan —
Antoinette Sandbach —
Barry Gardiner —
Ben Gummer —
Bill Esterson —
Boris Johnson —
Bridget Phillipson —
Calum Kerr —
Caroline Ansell —
Caroline Flint —
Caroline Nokes —
Carolyn Harris —
Cat Smith —
Catherine McKinnell —
Catherine West —
Charlotte Leslie —
Chloe Smith —
Chris Bryant —
Chris Davies —
Chris Elmore —
Chris Evans —
Chris Green —
Chris Heaton-Harris —
Chris Law —
Chris Ruane —
Chris Skidmore —
Chris White —
Chris Williamson —
Christian Matheson —
Christina Rees —
Christopher Pincher —
Chuka Umunna —
Claire Perry —
Clive Efford —
Colleen Fletcher —
Conor McGinn —
Craig Tracey —
Craig Whittaker —
Craig Williams —
Dame Angela Eagle —
Dame Angela Watkinson —
Dame Caroline Dinenage —
Dame Caroline Spelman —
Dame Cheryl Gillan —
Dame Chi Onwurah —
Dame Diana Johnson —
Dame Harriett Baldwin —
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price —
Dame Karen Bradley —
Dame Louise Ellman —
Dame Maria Miller —
Dame Meg Hillier —
Dame Nia Griffith —
Dame Siobhain McDonagh —
Dame Tracey Crouch —
Damian Collins —
Damian Green —
Damian Hinds —
Dan Jarvis —
David Davis —
David Mackintosh —
David Morris —
David Mowat —
David Mundell —
David Rutley —
David T C Davies —
David Tredinnick —
David Warburton —
Dawn Butler —
Debbie Abrahams —
Derek Thomas —
Derek Twigg —
Dominic Raab —
Dr Dan Poulter —
Dr James Davies —
Dr Matthew Offord —
Dr Phillip Lee —
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods —
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan —
Dr Rupa Huq —
Dr Sarah Wollaston —
Dr Tania Mathias —
Ed Davey —
Ed Miliband —
Edward Argar —
Edward Timpson —
Elizabeth Truss —
Emily Thornberry —
Emma Lewell —
Emma Reynolds —
Fabian Hamilton —
Fiona Bruce —
Fiona Mactaggart —
Gareth Thomas —
Gavin Robinson —
George Eustice —
George Freeman —
Geraint Davies —
Gerald Jones —
Gill Furniss —
Gloria De Piero —
Glyn Davies —
Gordon Marsden —
Graham P Jones —
Graham Stuart —
Grahame Morris —
Grant Shapps —
Greg Clark —
Greg Hands —
Guto Bebb —
Guy Opperman —
Heidi Alexander —
Heidi Allen —
Helen Grant —
Helen Jones —
Helen Whately —
Hilary Benn —
Holly Lynch —
Huw Merriman —
Iain Stewart —
Ian C. Lucas —
Ian Lavery —
Ian Mearns —
Ian Murray —
Ian Paisley —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Dromey —
James Berry —
James Brokenshire —
James Cartlidge —
James Gray —
James Heappey —
James Morris —
Jane Ellison —
Jason McCartney —
Jeff Smith —
Jeremy Corbyn —
Jeremy Lefroy —
Jesse Norman —
Jessica Morden —
Jim Dowd —
Jim Fitzpatrick —
Jim McMahon —
Jim Shannon —
Jo Stevens —
Jo Swinson —
Joan Ryan —
Joanna Cherry —
John Glen —
John Healey —
John Howell —
John McDonnell —
John Pugh —
John Stevenson —
Johnny Mercer —
Jon Trickett —
Jonathan Ashworth —
Judith Cummins —
Julian Knight —
Julie Cooper —
Justin Madders —
Justine Greening —
Karen Lumley —
Karin Smyth —
Karl Turner —
Kate Green —
Kate Hollern —
Kate Osamor —
Keith Vaz —
Kelly Tolhurst —
Kelvin Hopkins —
Kerry McCarthy —
Kevin Foster —
Kevin Hollinrake —
Kit Malthouse —
Kris Hopkins —
Kwasi Kwarteng —
Lady Hermon —
Liam Byrne —
Lilian Greenwood —
Lisa Nandy —
Liz Kendall —
Liz McInnes —
Louise Haigh —
Lucy Frazer —
Lucy Powell —
Maggie Throup —
Margot James —
Maria Caulfield —
Maria Eagle —
Mark Garnier —
Mark Menzies —
Mark Pawsey —
Mary Creagh —
Mary Glindon —
Mary Robinson —
Matt Hancock —
Matt Warman —
Matthew Pennycook —
Melanie Onn —
Michael Dugher —
Michael Fabricant —
Mike Freer —
Mike Gapes —
Mike Kane —
Mr Adrian Bailey —
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 Jones —
Mr David Lammy —
Mr David Winnick —
Mr Dominic Grieve —
Mr Douglas Carswell —
Mr Gavin Shuker —
Mr Geoffrey Robinson —
Mr George Osborne —
Mr Gregory Campbell —
Mr Iain Wright —
Mr Ivan Lewis —
Mr Jamie Reed —
Mr Jim Cunningham —
Mr Jonathan Djanogly —
Mr Jonathan Lord —
Mr Keith Simpson —
Mr Khalid Mahmood —
Mr Marcus Fysh —
Mr Marcus Jones —
Mr Mark Prisk —
Mr Mark Williams —
Mr Nick Clegg —
Mr Nick Hurd —
Mr Owen Paterson —
Mr Richard Bacon —
Mr Rob Wilson —
Mr Robin Walker —
Mr Roger Godsiff —
Mr Sam Gyimah —
Mr Stephen Hepburn —
Mr Tobias Ellwood —
Mr Toby Perkins —
Mr Virendra Sharma —
Mrs Flick Drummond —
Mrs Heather Wheeler —
Mrs Madeleine Moon —
Mrs Sharon Hodgson —
Mrs Sheryll Murray —
Ms Diane Abbott —
Ms Karen Buck —
Ms Marie Rimmer —
Ms Nadine Dorries —
Ms Nusrat Ghani —
Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh —
Nadhim Zahawi —
Natalie McGarry —
Naz Shah —
Neil Carmichael —
Neil Coyle —
Neil Parish —
Nick Boles —
Nick Gibb —
Nick Smith —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Nigel Adams —
Nigel Mills —
Oliver Colvile —
Owen Smith —
Pat McFadden —
Paul Farrelly —
Paul Flynn —
Paul Maskey —
Paul Maynard —
Paula Sherriff —
Penny Mordaunt —
Pete Wishart —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Heaton-Jones —
Peter Kyle —
Philip Dunne —
Priti Patel —
Rachael Maskell —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Harris —
Rebecca Long Bailey —
Rebecca Pow —
Rehman Chishti —
Richard Arkless —
Richard Burden —
Richard Burgon —
Richard Drax —
Richard Graham —
Rishi Sunak —
Robert Flello —
Robert Halfon —
Robert Jenrick —
Rory Stewart —
Rosie Cooper —
Rushanara Ali —
Ruth Cadbury —
Sarah Champion —
Sarah Newton —
Scott Mann —
Seema Kennedy —
Seema Malhotra —
Shabana Mahmood —
Shailesh Vara —
Simon Danczuk —
Simon Hoare —
Simon Kirby —
Sir Alan Campbell —
Sir Alan Duncan —
Sir Alec Shelbrooke —
Sir Andrew Mitchell —
Sir Brandon Lewis —
Sir Charles Walker —
Sir Christopher Chope —
Sir Conor Burns —
Sir David Amess —
Sir David Crausby —
Sir David Evennett —
Sir David Lidington —
Sir Gary Streeter —
Sir Gavin Williamson —
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown —
Sir Geoffrey Cox —
Sir George Hollingbery —
Sir George Howarth —
Sir Gerald Kaufman —
Sir Greg Knight —
Sir Jake Berry —
Sir James Duddridge —
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson —
Sir Jeremy Hunt —
Sir Jeremy Wright —
Sir John Hayes —
Sir Julian Brazier —
Sir Julian Smith —
Sir Keir Starmer —
Sir Kevin Barron —
Sir Liam Fox —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Mark Hendrick —
Sir Mark Spencer —
Sir Mark Tami —
Sir Mel Stride —
Sir Michael Ellis —
Sir Michael Fallon —
Sir Mike Penning —
Sir Nicholas Dakin —
Sir Oliver Dowden —
Sir Oliver Heald —
Sir Oliver Letwin —
Sir Paul Beresford —
Sir Peter Bottomley —
Sir Robert Buckland —
Sir Robert Goodwill —
Sir Robert Neill —
Sir Robert Syms —
Sir Roger Gale —
Sir Sajid Javid —
Sir Simon Burns —
Sir Stephen Timms —
Sir Vince Cable —
Sir William Cash —
Stephen Crabb —
Stephen Doughty —
Stephen Hammond —
Stephen Kinnock —
Stephen Lloyd —
Stephen McPartland —
Stephen Metcalfe —
Stephen Pound —
Steve Barclay —
Steve Brine —
Steve Reed —
Steve Rotheram —
Stuart Andrew —
Suella Braverman —
Susan Elan Jones —
Teresa Pearce —
Theresa Villiers —
Tim Loughton —
Tom Blenkinsop —
Tom Tugendhat —
Tristram Hunt —
Tulip Siddiq —
Valerie Vaz —
Vicky Foxcroft —
Victoria Atkins —
Victoria Borwick —
Wayne David —
Wendy Morton —
Will Quince —
Yasmin Qureshi —
Yvette Cooper —
Yvonne Fovargue —
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