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Division 71 · 21 October 2016

Closure Motion: Sexual Offences (Pardons Etc.) Bill second reading

At a glance

This division passed on 21 October 2016 by a margin of 57, with 57 Ayes and 0 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Scottish National Party with 33 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 2 votes. There were 2 rebel votes, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 526 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by John Nicolson. This division took place during a debate on Sexual Offences (Pardons Etc) Bill.

57

Ayes

0

Noes

Passed

Result

57

Voted

Passed by 57 Ayes 57 / Noes 0

The motion

Proposed by John Nicolson

I suspect that there is little point, Madam Deputy Speaker, but I have been told to continue this farce. What I am meant to say is 16 December. The debate stood adjourned (Standing Order No. 11( 2 )). Ordered, That the debate be resumed on Friday 16 December. Registration of Marriage Bill Motion mad…

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Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
SNP Scottish National Party Voted Aye 33 0 52
Lab Labour Voted Aye 16 0 166
Con Conservative Voted Aye 2 rebels 5 2 267
Ind Independent No party whip 1 0 36
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 20
LD Liberal Democrat No clear majority 0 0 19
DUP Democratic Unionist Party No clear majority 0 0 6
IGC The Independent Group for Change No clear majority 0 0 5
RUK Reform UK No clear majority 0 0 3
PC Plaid Cymru No clear majority 0 0 2
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
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
Alan Brown Aye
Angela Crawley Aye
Anne McLaughlin Aye
Callum McCaig Aye
Calum Kerr Aye
Carol Monaghan Aye
Cat Smith Aye
Chris Bryant Aye
Chris Elmore Aye
Chris Law Aye
Chris Stephens Aye
Christina Rees Aye
Crispin Blunt Aye
Dame Angela Eagle Aye
Dawn Butler Aye
Debbie Abrahams Aye
Deidre Brock Aye
Dr Philippa Whitford Aye
Drew Hendry Aye
Gavin Newlands Aye
George Kerevan Aye
Hannah Bardell Aye
Iain Stewart Aye
Jim Fitzpatrick Aye
Joanna Cherry Aye
John Nicolson Aye
Margaret Ferrier Aye
Marion Fellows Aye
Martin Docherty-Hughes Aye
Martyn Day Aye
Matthew Pennycook Aye
Mike Weir Aye Teller
Mr David Nuttall No Teller
Mr Nicholas Brown Aye
Mr Peter Bone Aye
Mr Philip Hollobone Aye
Ms Diane Abbott Aye
Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh Aye
Natalie McGarry Aye
Nigel Adams Aye
Owen Thompson Aye Teller
Patrick Grady Aye
Peter Grant Aye
Richard Arkless Aye
Richard Burgon Aye
Roger Mullin Aye
Ronnie Cowan Aye
Sir Keir Starmer Aye
Sir Mark Tami Aye
Sir Philip Davies No Teller
Stephen Gethins Aye
Steven Paterson Aye
Stewart Hosie Aye
Stewart Malcolm McDonald Aye
Teresa Pearce Aye
Tommy Sheppard Aye
Wes Streeting Aye
Adam Afriyie —
Adam Holloway —
Alan Johnson —
Alan Mak —
Albert Owen —
Alberto Costa —
Alex Chalk —
Alex Cunningham —
Alex Salmond —
Alison McGovern —
Alison Thewliss —
Alistair Burt —
Alun Cairns —
Amanda Solloway —
Amber Rudd —
Andrea Leadsom —
Andrew Bingham —
Andrew Bridgen —
Andrew Griffiths —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andrew Jones —
Andrew Percy —
Andrew Rosindell —
Andrew Selous —
Andrew Stephenson —
Andy Burnham —
Andy McDonald —
Andy Slaughter —
Angela Rayner —
Angela Smith —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Angus Robertson —
Ann Clwyd —
Ann Coffey —
Anna Soubry —
Anna Turley —
Anne Marie Morris —
Anne Milton —
Anne-Marie Trevelyan —
Antoinette Sandbach —
Barry Gardiner —
Ben Gummer —
Ben Howlett —
Bill Esterson —
Bob Blackman —
Bob Stewart —
Boris Johnson —
Brendan O'Hara —
Bridget Phillipson —
Caroline Ansell —
Caroline Flint —
Caroline Lucas —
Caroline Nokes —
Carolyn Harris —
Catherine McKinnell —
Catherine West —
Charlie Elphicke —
Charlotte Leslie —
Chloe Smith —
Chris Davies —
Chris Evans —
Chris Green —
Chris Heaton-Harris —
Chris Philp —
Chris Ruane —
Chris Skidmore —
Chris White —
Chris Williamson —
Christian Matheson —
Christopher Pincher —
Chuka Umunna —
Claire Perry —
Clive Efford —
Clive Lewis —
Colleen Fletcher —
Conor McGinn —
Corri Wilson —
Craig Tracey —
Craig Whittaker —
Craig Williams —
Dame Amanda Milling —
Dame Andrea Jenkyns —
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 —
Daniel Kawczynski —
Daniel Zeichner —
Danny Kinahan —
David Davis —
David Mackintosh —
David Morris —
David Mowat —
David Mundell —
David Rutley —
David Simpson —
David T C Davies —
David Tredinnick —
David Warburton —
Derek Thomas —
Derek Twigg —
Dominic Raab —
Douglas Chapman —
Dr Alasdair McDonnell —
Dr Andrew Murrison —
Dr Dan Poulter —
Dr Eilidh Whiteford —
Dr James Davies —
Dr Lisa Cameron —
Dr Matthew Offord —
Dr Paul Monaghan —
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 Johnson —
Gareth Thomas —
Gavin Robinson —
George Eustice —
George Freeman —
Geraint Davies —
Gerald Jones —
Gill Furniss —
Gloria De Piero —
Glyn Davies —
Gordon Henderson —
Gordon Marsden —
Graham P Jones —
Graham Stringer —
Graham Stuart —
Grahame Morris —
Grant Shapps —
Greg Clark —
Greg Hands —
Greg Mulholland —
Guto Bebb —
Guy Opperman —
Heidi Alexander —
Heidi Allen —
Helen Goodman —
Helen Grant —
Helen Hayes —
Helen Jones —
Helen Whately —
Henry Smith —
Hilary Benn —
Holly Lynch —
Huw Merriman —
Hywel Williams —
Ian Blackford —
Ian C. Lucas —
Ian Lavery —
Ian Mearns —
Ian Murray —
Ian Paisley —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Dromey —
Jack Lopresti —
James Berry —
James Brokenshire —
James Cartlidge —
James Gray —
James Heappey —
James Morris —
Jane Ellison —
Jason McCartney —
Jeff Smith —
Jeremy Corbyn —
Jeremy Lefroy —
Jess Phillips —
Jesse Norman —
Jessica Morden —
Jim Dowd —
Jim McMahon —
Jim Shannon —
Jo Churchill —
Jo Stevens —
Jo Swinson —
Joan Ryan —
John Glen —
John Healey —
John Howell —
John McDonnell —
John McNally —
John Penrose —
John Pugh —
John Stevenson —
Johnny Mercer —
Jon Cruddas —
Jon Trickett —
Jonathan Ashworth —
Jonathan Edwards —
Jonathan Reynolds —
Judith Cummins —
Julian Knight —
Julian Sturdy —
Julie Cooper —
Justin Madders —
Justin Tomlinson —
Justine Greening —
Karen Lumley —
Karin Smyth —
Karl McCartney —
Karl Turner —
Kate Green —
Kate Hollern —
Kate Osamor —
Keith Vaz —
Kelly Tolhurst —
Kelvin Hopkins —
Kerry McCarthy —
Kevin Foster —
Kevin Hollinrake —
Kirsten Oswald —
Kirsty Blackman —
Kit Malthouse —
Kris Hopkins —
Kwasi Kwarteng —
Lady Hermon —
Liam Byrne —
Lilian Greenwood —
Lisa Nandy —
Liz Kendall —
Liz McInnes —
Liz Saville Roberts —
Louise Haigh —
Lucy Allan —
Lucy Frazer —
Lucy Powell —
Luke Hall —
Maggie Throup —
Margaret Greenwood —
Margot James —
Maria Caulfield —
Maria Eagle —
Mark Durkan —
Mark Field —
Mark Garnier —
Mark Menzies —
Mark Pawsey —
Mark Pritchard —
Martin Vickers —
Mary Creagh —
Mary Glindon —
Mary Robinson —
Matt Hancock —
Matt Warman —
Melanie Onn —
Mhairi Black —
Michael Dugher —
Michael Fabricant —
Michael Tomlinson —
Michelle Donelan —
Michelle Thomson —
Mike Freer —
Mike Gapes —
Mike Kane —
Mike Wood —
Mims Davies —
Mr Adrian Bailey —
Mr Alistair Carmichael —
Mr Andrew Smith —
Mr Andrew Turner —
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 Dennis Skinner —
Mr Dominic Grieve —
Mr Douglas Carswell —
Mr Gavin Shuker —
Mr Geoffrey Robinson —
Mr George Osborne —
Mr Graham Allen —
Mr Gregory Campbell —
Mr Iain Wright —
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger —
Mr Ivan Lewis —
Mr Jamie Reed —
Mr Jim Cunningham —
Mr John Baron —
Mr Jonathan Djanogly —
Mr Jonathan Lord —
Mr Keith Simpson —
Mr Khalid Mahmood —
Mr Laurence Robertson —
Mr Marcus Fysh —
Mr Marcus Jones —
Mr Mark Francois —
Mr Mark Prisk —
Mr Mark Williams —
Mr Nick Clegg —
Mr Nick Hurd —
Mr Nigel Evans —
Mr Owen Paterson —
Mr Ranil Jayawardena —
Mr Richard Bacon —
Mr Rob Wilson —
Mr Robin Walker —
Mr Roger Godsiff —
Mr Ronnie Campbell —
Mr Sam Gyimah —
Mr Stephen Hepburn —
Mr Steve Baker —
Mr Tobias Ellwood —
Mr Toby Perkins —
Mr Virendra Sharma —
Mr William Wragg —
Mrs Anne Main —
Mrs Flick Drummond —
Mrs Heather Wheeler —
Mrs Madeleine Moon —
Mrs Pauline Latham —
Mrs Sharon Hodgson —
Mrs Sheryll Murray —
Ms Karen Buck —
Ms Marie Rimmer —
Ms Nadine Dorries —
Ms Nusrat Ghani —
Ms Stella Creasy —
Nadhim Zahawi —
Naz Shah —
Neil Carmichael —
Neil Coyle —
Neil Gray —
Neil Parish —
Nick Boles —
Nick Gibb —
Nick Smith —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Nigel Huddleston —
Nigel Mills —
Norman Lamb —
Oliver Colvile —
Owen Smith —
Pat Glass —
Pat McFadden —
Patricia Gibson —
Paul Blomfield —
Paul Farrelly —
Paul Flynn —
Paul Maskey —
Paul Maynard —
Paul Scully —
Paula Sherriff —
Penny Mordaunt —
Pete Wishart —
Peter Aldous —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Heaton-Jones —
Peter Kyle —
Philip Boswell —
Philip Dunne —
Priti Patel —
Rachael Maskell —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Harris —
Rebecca Long Bailey —
Rebecca Pow —
Rehman Chishti —
Richard Burden —
Richard Drax —
Richard Fuller —
Richard Graham —
Rishi Sunak —
Rob Marris —
Robert Courts —
Robert Flello —
Robert Halfon —
Robert Jenrick —
Rory Stewart —
Rosie Cooper —
Royston Smith —
Rushanara Ali —
Ruth Cadbury —
Sammy Wilson —
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 Alan Meale —
Sir Alec Shelbrooke —
Sir Andrew Mitchell —
Sir Bernard Jenkin —
Sir Bill Wiggin —
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 Desmond Swayne —
Sir Edward Leigh —
Sir Gary Streeter —
Sir Gavin Williamson —
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown —
Sir Geoffrey Cox —
Sir George Hollingbery —
Sir George Howarth —
Sir Gerald Howarth —
Sir Gerald Kaufman —
Sir Greg Knight —
Sir Iain Duncan Smith —
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg —
Sir Jake Berry —
Sir James Cleverly —
Sir James Duddridge —
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson —
Sir Jeremy Hunt —
Sir Jeremy Quin —
Sir Jeremy Wright —
Sir John Hayes —
Sir John Whittingdale —
Sir Julian Brazier —
Sir Julian Lewis —
Sir Julian Smith —
Sir Kevin Barron —
Sir Liam Fox —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Mark Hendrick —
Sir Mark Spencer —
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 Phillips —
Stephen Pound —
Stephen Twigg —
Steve Barclay —
Steve Brine —
Steve Double —
Steve Reed —
Steve Rotheram —
Stuart Andrew —
Stuart Blair Donaldson —
Stuart C McDonald —
Suella Braverman —
Susan Elan Jones —
Theresa Villiers —
Tim Farron —
Tim Loughton —
Tom Blenkinsop —
Tom Brake —
Tom Pursglove —
Tom Tugendhat —
Tracy Brabin —
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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