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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