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Division 18 · 22 June 2022

Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 554)

What this vote was about

MPs voted to approve regulations (Statutory Instrument No. 554) giving the Northern Ireland Secretary sweeping powers to make sure abortion services are actually made available across Northern Ireland. Although abortion had been decriminalised in Northern Ireland in 2019 and a legal framework set up in 2021, the Department of Health in Northern Ireland had not commissioned full services, so these regulations let the Secretary of State direct Northern Ireland ministers and departments to act, allocate the necessary money, and do things themselves if needed, without requiring approval from the (then non-functioning) Northern Ireland Executive. By passing the measure 215 votes to 70, MPs confirmed those powers, intended to bring services into line with recommendations from the UN's CEDAW committee. The comfortable majority reflected cross-party support, with opposition mainly from MPs with objections to abortion or to Westminster overriding devolved decision-making.

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At a glance

The largest Aye bloc was Conservative with 103 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 61 votes. There were 62 rebel votes, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 341 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This division took place during a debate on Health and Personal Social Services.

215

Ayes

70

Noes

Passed

Result

276

Voted

Passed by 145 Ayes 215 / Noes 70

Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted Aye 61 rebels 103 61 338
Lab Labour Voted Aye 1 rebel 93 1 171
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted No 0 8 8
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 3 0 13
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 3 0 3
Ind Independent No party whip 1 0 17
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party Voted Aye 1 0 2
APNI Alliance Voted Aye 1 0 1
Green Green Party Voted Aye 1 0 1
SNP Scottish National Party No clear majority 0 0 43
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 10
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 4
RUK Reform UK No clear majority 0 0 2
Alba Alba Party No clear majority 0 0 2
YP Your Party 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.

Aye
No
Did not vote

Individual votes

MP Vote
Aaron Bell Aye
Adam Afriyie Aye
Adam Holloway No
Afzal Khan Aye
Alan Mak Aye
Alberto Costa Aye
Alex Chalk Aye
Alex Davies-Jones Aye
Alex Norris Aye
Alex Sobel Aye
Alexander Stafford No
Alun Cairns Aye
Andrew Bowie Aye
Andrew Bridgen No
Andrew Griffith No
Andrew Gwynne Aye
Andrew Lewer No
Andy Carter Aye
Andy Slaughter Aye
Angela Rayner Aye
Angela Richardson Aye
Anna Firth Aye
Anna McMorrin Aye
Anneliese Dodds Aye
Bambos Charalambous Aye
Bell Ribeiro-Addy Aye
Ben Everitt Aye
Ben Lake Aye
Beth Winter Aye
Bill Esterson Aye
Bim Afolami Aye
Bob Blackman No
Brendan Clarke-Smith No
Bridget Phillipson Aye
Carla Lockhart No
Caroline Ansell No
Caroline Lucas Aye
Caroline Nokes Aye
Carolyn Harris Aye
Cat Smith Aye
Catherine West Aye
Charlotte Nichols Aye
Cherilyn Mackrory Aye
Chloe Smith Aye
Chris Elmore Aye
Chris Green No
Chris Heaton-Harris Aye
Chris Skidmore Aye
Christian Wakeford Aye
Christina Rees Aye
Claire Coutinho Aye
Claire Hanna Aye
Clive Efford Aye
Craig Whittaker No
Craig Williams Aye
Crispin Blunt Aye
Dame Caroline Dinenage Aye
Dame Diana Johnson Aye
Dame Maria Miller Aye
Dame Nia Griffith Aye
Dame Tracey Crouch Aye
Damian Collins Aye
Damian Green No
Daniel Kawczynski No
Danny Kruger No
David Davis Aye
David Johnston Aye
David Simmonds Aye
Debbie Abrahams Aye
Dr Ben Spencer Aye
Dr Caroline Johnson No
Dr Dan Poulter Aye
Dr Matthew Offord No
Dr Neil Hudson Aye
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan Aye
Eddie Hughes No
Ellie Reeves Aye
Emma Hardy Aye
Fabian Hamilton Aye
Felicity Buchan Aye
Feryal Clark Aye
Fiona Bruce No
Fleur Anderson Aye
Gary Sambrook No
Gavin Robinson No
Gerald Jones Aye
Giles Watling Aye
Gillian Keegan Aye
Gordon Henderson Aye
Graham Stringer Aye
Grahame Morris Aye
Grant Shapps Aye
Greg Clark Aye
Greg Smith No
Helen Hayes Aye
Helen Whately Aye
Hilary Benn Aye
Huw Merriman Aye
Hywel Williams Aye
Iain Stewart No
Ian Mearns Aye
Ian Paisley No
Jack Brereton Aye
Jacob Young No
James Daly Aye
James Grundy No
James Morris Aye
James Wild Aye
Jane Hunt Aye
Janet Daby Aye
Jason McCartney Aye
Jesse Norman Aye
Jessica Morden Aye
Jill Mortimer Aye
Jim McMahon Aye
Jim Shannon No
Jo Churchill Aye
Jo Stevens Aye
John Glen Aye
John Healey Aye
John McDonnell Aye
John Penrose Aye
Jonathan Ashworth Aye
Jonathan Edwards Aye
Jonathan Gullis Aye
Joy Morrissey Aye
Julia Lopez Aye
Julian Sturdy Aye
Julie Marson Aye
Justin Madders Aye
Justin Tomlinson Aye
Karin Smyth Aye
Kate Green Aye
Kate Osborne Aye
Kelly Tolhurst Aye
Kerry McCarthy Aye
Kevin Foster No
Kim Johnson Aye
Kim Leadbeater Aye
Laura Trott Aye
Layla Moran Aye
Lee Anderson No
Lee Rowley No
Lia Nici Aye
Lilian Greenwood Aye
Liz Kendall Aye
Liz Saville Roberts Aye
Liz Twist Aye
Lloyd Russell-Moyle Aye
Lucy Frazer Aye
Luke Pollard Aye
Marco Longhi No
Margaret Greenwood Aye
Maria Caulfield No
Maria Eagle Aye
Mark Fletcher Aye
Mark Garnier Aye
Mark Jenkinson No
Mark Pritchard Aye
Martin Vickers No
Mary Kelly Foy Aye
Matt Hancock Aye
Matt Vickers No
Matt Warman Aye
Michael Tomlinson No
Michelle Donelan No
Mike Amesbury Aye
Mike Wood No
Miss Sarah Dines Aye
Mr Barry Sheerman Aye
Mr David Jones No
Mr Gagan Mohindra Aye
Mr Gregory Campbell No
Mr John Baron Aye
Mr Laurence Robertson No
Mr Louie French Aye
Mr Nicholas Brown Aye
Mr Peter Bone No
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Mr Robin Walker Aye
Mr Steve Baker No
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Aye
Mr Tobias Ellwood Aye
Mr Toby Perkins Aye
Mr Virendra Sharma Aye
Mrs Kemi Badenoch Aye
Mrs Natalie Elphicke No
Mrs Sharon Hodgson Aye
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare Aye
Ms Stella Creasy Aye
Munira Wilson Aye
Nadhim Zahawi Aye
Nadia Whittome Aye
Nick Fletcher No
Nick Smith Aye
Nicola Richards Aye
Nigel Mills Aye
Olivia Blake Aye
Pat McFadden Aye
Paul Blomfield Aye
Paul Bristow No
Paul Girvan No
Paul Holmes Aye
Paul Maynard No
Paula Barker Aye
Penny Mordaunt Aye
Peter Gibson Aye
Peter Kyle Aye
Philip Dunne Aye
Preet Kaur Gill Aye
Rachael Maskell No
Rebecca Harris Aye
Rebecca Long Bailey Aye
Richard Burgon Aye
Richard Drax No
Richard Fuller No
Richard Graham Aye
Robert Largan Aye
Robin Millar No
Ruth Edwards Aye
Sally-Ann Hart No
Sam Tarry Aye
Sammy Wilson No
Sarah Atherton Aye
Sarah Champion Aye
Sarah Green Aye
Sarah Owen Aye
Scott Benton No
Scott Mann Aye
Selaine Saxby Aye
Shaun Bailey No
Sir Alan Campbell Aye
Sir Alec Shelbrooke Aye
Sir Bill Wiggin Aye
Sir David Evennett Aye
Sir Desmond Swayne No
Sir George Howarth Aye
Sir Greg Knight No
Sir Iain Duncan Smith No
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg No
Sir Jake Berry No
Sir James Duddridge Aye
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson No
Sir Jeremy Hunt Aye
Sir John Hayes No
Sir Julian Smith Aye
Sir Liam Fox No
Sir Mark Hendrick Aye
Sir Mark Spencer Aye
Sir Mark Tami Aye
Sir Mel Stride Aye
Sir Michael Ellis Aye
Sir Mike Penning Aye
Sir Oliver Heald No
Sir Philip Davies No
Sir Robert Buckland Aye
Sir Robert Goodwill Aye
Sir Robert Syms No
Sir Simon Clarke Aye
Sir Stephen Timms Aye
Sir William Cash No
Stephen Doughty Aye
Stephen Farry Aye
Stephen Kinnock Aye
Stephen Morgan Aye
Stuart Andrew Aye
Suella Braverman Aye
Tim Loughton Aye
Tom Randall No
Tonia Antoniazzi Aye
Valerie Vaz Aye
Victoria Atkins Aye
Virginia Crosbie No
Wayne David Aye
Will Quince Aye
Zarah Sultana Aye
Alan Brown —
Alex Burghart —
Alex Cunningham —
Alicia Kearns —
Alison McGovern —
Alison Thewliss —
Allan Dorans —
Alyn Smith —
Amanda Solloway —
Amy Callaghan —
Andrea Leadsom —
Andrew Jones —
Andrew Percy —
Andrew Rosindell —
Andrew Selous —
Andrew Stephenson —
Andy McDonald —
Angela Crawley —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Anne Marie Morris —
Anne McLaughlin —
Anne-Marie Trevelyan —
Anthony Browne —
Anthony Mangnall —
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Apsana Begum —
Barry Gardiner —
Ben Bradley —
Bob Seely —
Bob Stewart —
Boris Johnson —
Brendan O'Hara —
Carol Monaghan —
Catherine McKinnell —
Chris Bryant —
Chris Clarkson —
Chris Evans —
Chris Hazzard —
Chris Law —
Chris Loder —
Chris Philp —
Chris Stephens —
Christian Matheson —
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Clive Lewis —
Colleen Fletcher —
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Conor McGinn —
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Damian Hinds —
Damien Moore —
Dan Carden —
Dan Jarvis —
Daniel Zeichner —
Darren Henry —
Darren Jones —
Dave Doogan —
David Duguid —
David Linden —
David Morris —
David Mundell —
David Rutley —
David T C Davies —
David Warburton —
Dawn Butler —
Dean Russell —
Dehenna Davison —
Deidre Brock —
Derek Thomas —
Derek Twigg —
Dominic Raab —
Douglas Chapman —
Douglas Ross —
Dr Andrew Murrison —
Dr James Davies —
Dr Jamie Wallis —
Dr Kieran Mullan —
Dr Lisa Cameron —
Dr Luke Evans —
Dr Philippa Whitford —
Dr Rupa Huq —
Drew Hendry —
Duncan Baker —
Ed Davey —
Ed Miliband —
Edward Argar —
Edward Timpson —
Elizabeth Truss —
Elliot Colburn —
Emily Thornberry —
Emma Lewell —
Esther McVey —
Fay Jones —
Florence Eshalomi —
Gareth Bacon —
Gareth Davies —
Gareth Johnson —
Gareth Thomas —
Gavin Newlands —
George Eustice —
George Freeman —
Geraint Davies —
Gill Furniss —
Graham Stuart —
Greg Hands —
Guy Opperman —
Hannah Bardell —
Helen Grant —
Helen Morgan —
Henry Smith —
Holly Lynch —
Holly Mumby-Croft —
Ian Blackford —
Ian Byrne —
Ian Lavery —
Ian Levy —
Ian Murray —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Lopresti —
James Cartlidge —
James Gray —
James Heappey —
James Murray —
James Sunderland —
Jamie Stone —
Jane Stevenson —
Jeff Smith —
Jeremy Corbyn —
Jerome Mayhew —
Jess Phillips —
Jo Gideon —
Joanna Cherry —
John Finucane —
John Howell —
John Lamont —
John McNally —
John Nicolson —
John Stevenson —
Johnny Mercer —
Jon Cruddas —
Jon Trickett —
Jonathan Reynolds —
Judith Cummins —
Julian Knight —
Karl McCartney —
Karl Turner —
Kate Hollern —
Kate Kniveton —
Kate Osamor —
Katherine Fletcher —
Kenny MacAskill —
Kevin Hollinrake —
Kirsten Oswald —
Kirsty Blackman —
Kit Malthouse —
Kwasi Kwarteng —
Laura Farris —
Leo Docherty —
Liam Byrne —
Lisa Nandy —
Louise Haigh —
Lucy Allan —
Lucy Powell —
Luke Hall —
Maggie Throup —
Margaret Ferrier —
Marion Fellows —
Mark Eastwood —
Mark Logan —
Mark Menzies —
Mark Pawsey —
Marsha De Cordova —
Martin Docherty-Hughes —
Martyn Day —
Mary Glindon —
Mary Robinson —
Matt Rodda —
Matt Western —
Matthew Pennycook —
Mhairi Black —
Michael Fabricant —
Mick Whitley —
Mike Freer —
Mike Kane —
Mims Davies —
Miriam Cates —
Mohammad Yasin —
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Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger —
Mr Jonathan Djanogly —
Mr Jonathan Lord —
Mr Khalid Mahmood —
Mr Marcus Fysh —
Mr Marcus Jones —
Mr Mark Francois —
Mr Nigel Evans —
Mr Ranil Jayawardena —
Mr Richard Bacon —
Mr Richard Holden —
Mr Rob Roberts —
Mr William Wragg —
Mrs Flick Drummond —
Mrs Heather Wheeler —
Mrs Pauline Latham —
Mrs Sheryll Murray —
Ms Anum Qaisar —
Ms Diane Abbott —
Ms Karen Buck —
Ms Marie Rimmer —
Ms Nadine Dorries —
Ms Nusrat Ghani —
Navendu Mishra —
Naz Shah —
Neale Hanvey —
Neil Coyle —
Neil O'Brien —
Nick Gibb —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Nickie Aiken —
Nigel Adams —
Nigel Huddleston —
Órfhlaith Begley —
Owen Thompson —
Patricia Gibson —
Patrick Grady —
Paul Howell —
Paul Maskey —
Paul Scully —
Paulette Hamilton —
Pete Wishart —
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Peter Dowd —
Peter Grant —
Priti Patel —
Rachel Hopkins —
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Rebecca Pow —
Rehman Chishti —
Richard Thomson —
Rishi Sunak —
Rob Butler —
Robbie Moore —
Robert Courts —
Robert Halfon —
Robert Jenrick —
Ronnie Cowan —
Rosie Cooper —
Rosie Duffield —
Royston Smith —
Rushanara Ali —
Ruth Cadbury —
Ruth Jones —
Saqib Bhatti —
Sara Britcliffe —
Sarah Jones —
Sarah Olney —
Seema Malhotra —
Shabana Mahmood —
Shailesh Vara —
Simon Baynes —
Simon Fell —
Simon Hoare —
Simon Jupp —
Siobhan Baillie —
Sir Andrew Mitchell —
Sir Bernard Jenkin —
Sir Brandon Lewis —
Sir Charles Walker —
Sir Christopher Chope —
Sir Conor Burns —
Sir Edward Leigh —
Sir Gary Streeter —
Sir Gavin Williamson —
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown —
Sir Geoffrey Cox —
Sir James Cleverly —
Sir Jeremy Quin —
Sir Jeremy Wright —
Sir John Whittingdale —
Sir Julian Lewis —
Sir Keir Starmer —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Oliver Dowden —
Sir Paul Beresford —
Sir Peter Bottomley —
Sir Robert Neill —
Sir Roger Gale —
Sir Sajid Javid —
Stephanie Peacock —
Stephen Crabb —
Stephen Flynn —
Stephen Hammond —
Stephen McPartland —
Stephen Metcalfe —
Steve Barclay —
Steve Brine —
Steve Double —
Steve Reed —
Steven Bonnar —
Stewart Hosie —
Stewart Malcolm McDonald —
Stuart Anderson —
Stuart C McDonald —
Suzanne Webb —
Tahir Ali —
Taiwo Owatemi —
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Theresa Villiers —
Tim Farron —
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Tommy Sheppard —
Tony Lloyd —
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