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Division 62 · 12 September 2016

Wales Bill: Report Stage Amdt 60

Government Bill

At a glance

This division was rejected on 12 September 2016 by a margin of 258, with 30 Ayes and 288 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Scottish National Party with 27 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 254 votes. The 289 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by The Secretary of State for Wales. This division took place during a debate on Wales Bill. This division is linked to the Wales Act 2014 (Government Bill).

30

Ayes

288

Noes

Rejected

Result

292

Voted

Rejected by 258 Ayes 30 / Noes 288

Bill context

Bill Wales Act 2014
Type Government Bill
Primary sponsor Mr David Jones
Parliament page View bill on Parliament.uk

The motion

Proposed by The Secretary of State for Wales

I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.

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Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted No 0 254 291
SNP Scottish National Party Voted Aye 27 0 53
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted No 0 5 6
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 3 0 3
Ind Independent No party whip 0 1 20
UUP Ulster Unionist Party Voted No 0 1 1
Green Green Party Voted Aye 1 0 1
Lab Labour No clear majority 0 0 163
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 20
LD Liberal Democrat No clear majority 0 0 14
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
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 Mak No
Alberto Costa No
Alex Chalk No
Alison Thewliss Aye
Alistair Burt No
Alun Cairns No
Amanda Solloway No
Andrea Leadsom No
Andrew Bridgen No
Andrew Griffiths No
Andrew Jones No
Andrew Percy No
Andrew Rosindell No
Andrew Selous No
Andrew Stephenson No
Angela Crawley Aye
Anna Soubry No
Anne Marie Morris No
Anne McLaughlin Aye
Anne Milton No
Antoinette Sandbach No
Ben Gummer No
Ben Howlett No
Bob Blackman No
Bob Stewart No
Boris Johnson No
Caroline Ansell No
Caroline Lucas Aye
Caroline Nokes No
Charlie Elphicke No
Charlotte Leslie No
Chloe Smith No
Chris Davies No
Chris Green No
Chris Heaton-Harris No Teller
Chris Philp No
Chris Skidmore No
Chris Stephens Aye
Chris White No
Christopher Pincher No
Claire Perry No
Craig Tracey No
Craig Whittaker No
Craig Williams No
Crispin Blunt No
Dame Amanda Milling No
Dame Caroline Dinenage No
Dame Caroline Spelman No
Dame Cheryl Gillan 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
Danny Kinahan No
David Mackintosh No
David Morris No
David Mowat No
David Mundell No
David Rutley No
David Simpson No
David T C Davies No
David Warburton No
Deidre Brock Aye
Derek Thomas No
Dominic Raab No
Douglas Chapman Aye
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
Edward Argar No
Edward Timpson No
Fiona Bruce No
Gareth Johnson No
Gavin Robinson No
George Freeman No
Glyn Davies No
Gordon Henderson No
Grant Shapps No
Greg Clark No
Greg Hands No
Guto Bebb No
Guy Opperman No
Heidi Allen No
Helen Grant No
Helen Whately No
Henry Smith No
Huw Merriman No
Hywel Williams Aye
Iain Stewart No
James Berry No
James Cartlidge No
James Morris No
Jane Ellison No
Jason McCartney No
Jeremy Lefroy No
Jesse Norman No
Jim Shannon No
Jo Churchill No
John Glen No
John Howell No
John Penrose No
John Stevenson No
Johnny Mercer No
Jonathan Edwards Aye
Julian Knight No
Julian Sturdy No
Justin Tomlinson No
Justine Greening No
Karen Lumley No
Karl McCartney No
Kelly Tolhurst No
Kevin Foster No
Kevin Hollinrake No
Kit Malthouse No
Kwasi Kwarteng No
Lady Hermon No
Liz Saville Roberts Aye
Lucy Allan No
Lucy Frazer No
Luke Hall No
Maggie Throup No
Margaret Ferrier Aye
Margot James No
Maria Caulfield No
Marion Fellows Aye Teller
Mark Garnier No
Mark Menzies No
Mark Pawsey No
Martin Vickers No
Martyn Day Aye
Mary Robinson No
Matt Hancock No
Matt Warman No
Mhairi Black Aye
Michael Fabricant No
Michael Tomlinson No
Michelle Donelan No
Mike Freer No
Mike Weir Aye
Mike Wood No
Mims Davies No
Mr Andrew Turner No
Mr Ben Wallace No
Mr David Gauke No
Mr David Jones No
Mr David Nuttall No
Mr Dominic Grieve No
Mr George Osborne No
Mr Gregory Campbell No
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger No
Mr John Baron No
Mr Jonathan Djanogly No
Mr Jonathan Lord No
Mr Keith Simpson No
Mr Laurence Robertson No
Mr Marcus Fysh No
Mr Marcus Jones No
Mr Mark Francois No
Mr Mark Prisk No
Mr Nick Hurd No
Mr Nigel Evans No
Mr Owen Paterson No
Mr Peter Bone No
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Mr Ranil Jayawardena No
Mr Richard Bacon No
Mr Rob Wilson No
Mr Sam Gyimah 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
Neil Carmichael No
Neil Parish No
Nick Boles No
Nick Gibb No
Nigel Adams No
Nigel Huddleston No
Nigel Mills No
Oliver Colvile No
Owen Thompson Aye Teller
Patricia Gibson Aye
Patrick Grady 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
Rehman Chishti No
Richard Arkless Aye
Richard Fuller No
Rishi Sunak No
Robert Halfon No
Robert Jenrick No
Roger Mullin Aye
Ronnie Cowan Aye
Rory Stewart No
Royston Smith No
Sammy Wilson 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 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 George Hollingbery No
Sir Greg Knight No
Sir Iain Duncan Smith No
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg No
Sir James Cleverly No
Sir James Duddridge 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 Lewis No
Sir Julian Smith No
Sir Liam Fox No
Sir Mark Spencer No Teller
Sir Mel Stride No
Sir Michael Ellis No
Sir Michael Fallon No
Sir Mike Penning No
Sir Oliver Dowden No
Sir Oliver Heald No
Sir Oliver Letwin No
Sir Paul Beresford No
Sir Robert Buckland No
Sir Robert Goodwill No
Sir Robert Syms No
Sir Sajid Javid No
Sir Simon Burns No
Sir William Cash No
Stephen Crabb 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 C McDonald Aye
Suella Braverman No
Theresa Villiers No
Tim Loughton No
Tom Pursglove No
Tom Tugendhat No
Tommy Sheppard Aye
Victoria Atkins No
Victoria Borwick No
Wendy Morton No
Will Quince No
Adam Afriyie —
Alan Brown —
Alan Johnson —
Albert Owen —
Alex Cunningham —
Alex Salmond —
Alison McGovern —
Amber Rudd —
Andrew Bingham —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andy Burnham —
Andy McDonald —
Andy Slaughter —
Angela Rayner —
Angela Smith —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Angus Robertson —
Ann Clwyd —
Ann Coffey —
Anna Turley —
Anne-Marie Trevelyan —
Barry Gardiner —
Bill Esterson —
Brendan O'Hara —
Bridget Phillipson —
Callum McCaig —
Calum Kerr —
Carol Monaghan —
Caroline Flint —
Carolyn Harris —
Cat Smith —
Catherine McKinnell —
Catherine West —
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 —
Corri Wilson —
Dame Andrea Jenkyns —
Dame Angela Eagle —
Dame Angela Watkinson —
Dame Chi Onwurah —
Dame Diana Johnson —
Dame Louise Ellman —
Dame Meg Hillier —
Dame Nia Griffith —
Dame Siobhain McDonagh —
Damian Collins —
Dan Jarvis —
Daniel Zeichner —
David Davis —
David Tredinnick —
Dawn Butler —
Debbie Abrahams —
Derek Twigg —
Dr Alasdair McDonnell —
Dr Philippa Whitford —
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods —
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan —
Dr Rupa Huq —
Drew Hendry —
Ed Davey —
Ed Miliband —
Elizabeth Truss —
Emily Thornberry —
Emma Lewell —
Emma Reynolds —
Fabian Hamilton —
Fiona Mactaggart —
Gareth Thomas —
Gavin Newlands —
George Eustice —
George Kerevan —
Geraint Davies —
Gerald Jones —
Gill Furniss —
Gloria De Piero —
Gordon Marsden —
Graham P Jones —
Graham Stringer —
Graham Stuart —
Grahame Morris —
Greg Mulholland —
Hannah Bardell —
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 —
Jack Lopresti —
James Brokenshire —
James Gray —
James Heappey —
Jeff Smith —
Jeremy Corbyn —
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 —
John Pugh —
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 —
Kris Hopkins —
Liam Byrne —
Lilian Greenwood —
Lisa Nandy —
Liz Kendall —
Liz McInnes —
Louise Haigh —
Lucy Powell —
Margaret Greenwood —
Maria Eagle —
Mark Durkan —
Mark Field —
Mark Pritchard —
Martin Docherty-Hughes —
Mary Creagh —
Mary Glindon —
Matthew Pennycook —
Melanie Onn —
Michael Dugher —
Michelle Thomson —
Mike Gapes —
Mike Kane —
Mr Adrian Bailey —
Mr Alistair Carmichael —
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 Graham Allen —
Mr Iain Wright —
Mr Ivan Lewis —
Mr Jamie Reed —
Mr Jim Cunningham —
Mr Khalid Mahmood —
Mr Mark Williams —
Mr Nicholas Brown —
Mr Nick Clegg —
Mr Robin Walker —
Mr Roger Godsiff —
Mr Ronnie Campbell —
Mr Stephen Hepburn —
Mr Steve Baker —
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 —
Natalie McGarry —
Naz Shah —
Neil Coyle —
Neil Gray —
Nick Smith —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Norman Lamb —
Owen Smith —
Pat Glass —
Pat McFadden —
Paul Blomfield —
Paul Farrelly —
Paul Flynn —
Paul Maskey —
Paula Sherriff —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Kyle —
Priti Patel —
Rachael Maskell —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Long Bailey —
Rebecca Pow —
Richard Burden —
Richard Burgon —
Richard Drax —
Richard Graham —
Rob Marris —
Robert Flello —
Rosie Cooper —
Rushanara Ali —
Ruth Cadbury —
Sarah Champion —
Seema Malhotra —
Shabana Mahmood —
Simon Danczuk —
Sir Alan Campbell —
Sir Alan Duncan —
Sir Alan Meale —
Sir Brandon Lewis —
Sir David Crausby —
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown —
Sir Geoffrey Cox —
Sir George Howarth —
Sir Gerald Howarth —
Sir Gerald Kaufman —
Sir Jake Berry —
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson —
Sir Keir Starmer —
Sir Kevin Barron —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Mark Hendrick —
Sir Mark Tami —
Sir Nicholas Dakin —
Sir Peter Bottomley —
Sir Philip Davies —
Sir Robert Neill —
Sir Roger Gale —
Sir Stephen Timms —
Sir Vince Cable —
Stephen Doughty —
Stephen Gethins —
Stephen Hammond —
Stephen Kinnock —
Stephen Lloyd —
Stephen Pound —
Stephen Twigg —
Steve Reed —
Steve Rotheram —
Stewart Hosie —
Stewart Malcolm McDonald —
Stuart Blair Donaldson —
Susan Elan Jones —
Teresa Pearce —
Tim Farron —
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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What was the result of this Commons division?

This division was rejected, with 30 Ayes and 288 Noes. Source

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