Division 68 · 18 October 2016

Broadcasting Amdt (a)

At a glance

This division was rejected on 18 October 2016 by a margin of 217, with 53 Ayes and 270 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Scottish National Party with 47 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 235 votes. The 288 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin — enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. This division took place during a debate on Broadcasting.

53

Ayes

270

Noes

Rejected

Result

293

Voted

Rejected by 217 Ayes 53 / Noes 270

The motion

Proposed by The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

I beg to move, That this House approves the draft Agreement (Cm 9332), between the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and the British Broadcasting Corporation, which was laid before this House on 15 September 2016. I start with an apology. Although I am delighted to be here for the deba…

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Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted No 0 235 287
SNP Scottish National Party Voted Aye 47 0 54
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted No 0 5 7
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 3 0 3
Lab Labour Voted Aye 2 0 162
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party Voted Aye 1 0 2
Ind Independent No party whip 0 0 22
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 5
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
Alex Salmond Aye
Alison Thewliss Aye
Alistair Burt No
Amanda Solloway No
Amber Rudd No
Andrew Bingham No
Andrew Bridgen No
Andrew Griffiths No Teller
Andrew Jones No
Andrew Percy No
Andrew Rosindell No
Andrew Selous No
Andrew Stephenson No
Angela Crawley Aye
Angus Brendan MacNeil Aye
Anne Marie Morris No
Anne McLaughlin Aye
Anne Milton No
Anne-Marie Trevelyan No
Antoinette Sandbach No
Ben Gummer No
Ben Howlett No
Bob Blackman No
Bob Stewart No
Brendan O'Hara Aye
Callum McCaig Aye
Calum Kerr Aye
Caroline Ansell No
Caroline Nokes No
Charlie Elphicke No
Charlotte Leslie No
Chris Davies No
Chris Green No
Chris Heaton-Harris No
Chris Law Aye
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 Cheryl Gillan No
Dame Harriett Baldwin No
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price No
Dame Maria Miller No
Damian Green No
Damian Hinds No
David Mackintosh No
David Morris No
David Mowat No
David Mundell No
David Rutley No
David T C Davies No
David Tredinnick No
David Warburton No
Deidre Brock Aye
Derek Thomas 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 Philippa Whitford Aye
Dr Phillip Lee No
Dr Sarah Wollaston No
Dr Tania Mathias No
Drew Hendry Aye
Edward Argar No
Edward Timpson No
Fiona Bruce No
Gareth Johnson No
Gavin Newlands Aye
George Kerevan Aye
Glyn Davies No
Gordon Henderson No
Graham Stuart 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
Ian Blackford Aye
Ian Paisley No
James Brokenshire No
James Cartlidge No
James Gray No
James Heappey No
James Morris No
Jane Ellison No
Jason McCartney No
Jeremy Lefroy No
Jim Shannon No
Jo Churchill No
Joanna Cherry Aye
John Glen No
John Nicolson Aye
John Penrose No
John Stevenson No
Johnny Mercer No
Jonathan Edwards Aye
Julian Sturdy No
Justin Tomlinson No
Karl McCartney No
Kelly Tolhurst No
Kevin Foster No
Kirsten Oswald Aye
Kirsty Blackman Aye
Kit Malthouse No
Kwasi Kwarteng No
Liz Saville Roberts Aye
Lucy Allan No
Lucy Frazer No
Luke Hall No
Maggie Throup No
Margaret Ferrier Aye
Margot James No
Marion Fellows Aye Teller
Mark Durkan Aye
Mark Field No
Mark Garnier No
Mark Menzies No
Mark Pawsey No
Mark Pritchard No
Martin Docherty-Hughes Aye
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 Burrowes No
Mr David Gauke No
Mr David Nuttall No
Mr Dennis Skinner Aye
Mr Gregory Campbell No
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger No
Mr Jonathan Djanogly No
Mr Jonathan Lord No
Mr Marcus Fysh No
Mr Marcus Jones No
Mr Mark Francois No
Mr Mark Prisk 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 Robin Walker No
Mr Roger Godsiff Aye
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 Nadine Dorries No
Ms Nusrat Ghani No
Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh Aye
Neil Carmichael No
Neil Gray Aye
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
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
Sammy Wilson No
Seema Kennedy No
Shailesh Vara No
Simon Kirby No
Sir Alec Shelbrooke No
Sir Andrew Mitchell 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
Sir Gerald Howarth No
Sir Iain Duncan Smith No
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg No
Sir Jake Berry No
Sir James Cleverly No
Sir James Duddridge No
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson No
Sir Jeremy Hunt No
Sir Jeremy Quin No
Sir John Whittingdale No
Sir Julian Lewis No
Sir Julian Smith No
Sir Mark Spencer No
Sir Mel Stride No
Sir Michael Ellis No
Sir Michael Fallon No
Sir Mike Penning No
Sir Oliver Heald No
Sir Oliver Letwin No
Sir Paul Beresford No
Sir Peter Bottomley 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 Metcalfe No
Steve Brine No Teller
Steve Double No
Steven Paterson Aye
Stewart Hosie Aye
Stewart Malcolm McDonald 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 Holloway
Alan Johnson
Albert Owen
Alex Cunningham
Alison McGovern
Alun Cairns
Andrea Leadsom
Andrew Gwynne
Andy Burnham
Andy McDonald
Andy Slaughter
Angela Rayner
Angela Smith
Angus Robertson
Ann Clwyd
Ann Coffey
Anna Soubry
Anna Turley
Barry Gardiner
Bill Esterson
Boris Johnson
Bridget Phillipson
Carol Monaghan
Caroline Flint
Caroline Lucas
Carolyn Harris
Cat Smith
Catherine McKinnell
Catherine West
Chloe Smith
Chris Bryant
Chris Elmore
Chris Evans
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 Chi Onwurah
Dame Diana Johnson
Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Louise Ellman
Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Nia Griffith
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Dame Tracey Crouch
Damian Collins
Dan Jarvis
Daniel Kawczynski
Daniel Zeichner
Danny Kinahan
David Davis
David Simpson
Dawn Butler
Debbie Abrahams
Derek Twigg
Dominic Raab
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
Dr Rupa Huq
Ed Davey
Ed Miliband
Elizabeth Truss
Emily Thornberry
Emma Lewell
Emma Reynolds
Fabian Hamilton
Fiona Mactaggart
Gareth Thomas
Gavin Robinson
George Eustice
George Freeman
Geraint Davies
Gerald Jones
Gill Furniss
Gloria De Piero
Gordon Marsden
Graham P Jones
Graham Stringer
Grahame Morris
Grant Shapps
Greg Clark
Greg Mulholland
Hannah Bardell
Heidi Alexander
Helen Goodman
Helen Hayes
Helen Jones
Hilary Benn
Holly Lynch
Ian C. Lucas
Ian Lavery
Ian Mearns
Ian Murray
Imran Hussain
Jack Dromey
Jack Lopresti
James Berry
Jeff Smith
Jeremy Corbyn
Jess Phillips
Jesse Norman
Jessica Morden
Jim Dowd
Jim Fitzpatrick
Jim McMahon
Jo Stevens
Jo Swinson
Joan Ryan
John Healey
John Howell
John McDonnell
John McNally
John Pugh
Jon Cruddas
Jon Trickett
Jonathan Ashworth
Jonathan Reynolds
Judith Cummins
Julian Knight
Julie Cooper
Justin Madders
Justine Greening
Karen Lumley
Karin Smyth
Karl Turner
Kate Green
Kate Hollern
Kate Osamor
Keith Vaz
Kelvin Hopkins
Kerry McCarthy
Kevin Hollinrake
Kris Hopkins
Lady Hermon
Liam Byrne
Lilian Greenwood
Lisa Nandy
Liz Kendall
Liz McInnes
Louise Haigh
Lucy Powell
Margaret Greenwood
Maria Caulfield
Maria Eagle
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 Jones
Mr David Lammy
Mr David Winnick
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Douglas Carswell
Mr Gavin Shuker
Mr Geoffrey Robinson
Mr George Osborne
Mr Graham Allen
Mr Iain Wright
Mr Ivan Lewis
Mr Jamie Reed
Mr Jim Cunningham
Mr John Baron
Mr Keith Simpson
Mr Khalid Mahmood
Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Mark Williams
Mr Nicholas Brown
Mr Nick Clegg
Mr Nick Hurd
Mr Nigel Evans
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 Stella Creasy
Nadhim Zahawi
Natalie McGarry
Naz Shah
Neil Coyle
Nick Smith
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Norman Lamb
Owen Smith
Pat Glass
Pat McFadden
Paul Blomfield
Paul Farrelly
Paul Flynn
Paul Maskey
Paula Sherriff
Pete Wishart
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
Sarah Champion
Sarah Newton
Scott Mann
Seema Malhotra
Shabana Mahmood
Simon Danczuk
Simon Hoare
Sir Alan Campbell
Sir Alan Duncan
Sir Alan Meale
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir David Crausby
Sir George Howarth
Sir Gerald Kaufman
Sir Greg Knight
Sir Jeremy Wright
Sir John Hayes
Sir Julian Brazier
Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Kevin Barron
Sir Liam Fox
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Sir Mark Hendrick
Sir Mark Tami
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Philip Davies
Sir Robert Buckland
Sir Stephen Timms
Sir Vince Cable
Sir William Cash
Stephen Crabb
Stephen Doughty
Stephen Gethins
Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Lloyd
Stephen McPartland
Stephen Phillips
Stephen Pound
Stephen Twigg
Steve Barclay
Steve Reed
Steve Rotheram
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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