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Division 87 · 8 November 2022

Opposition Day: the State Pension triple lock

Opposition

At a glance

This division passed on 8 November 2022 by a margin of 218, with 218 Ayes and 0 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Labour with 142 votes. The largest No bloc was Labour with 2 votes. There were 2 rebel votes, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 407 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Jonathan Ashworth. This division took place during a debate on State Pension Triple Lock.

218

Ayes

0

Noes

Passed

Result

211

Voted

Passed by 218 Ayes 218 / Noes 0

The motion

Proposed by Jonathan Ashworth

I beg to move, That this House calls on the Government to commit to maintaining the state pension triple lock in financial year 2023-24 as promised in the Conservative and Unionist Party manifesto 2019. I hope not to detain the House long, because the proposition before it this afternoon is very sim…

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Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Lab Labour Voted Aye 2 rebels 142 2 177
SNP Scottish National Party Voted Aye 33 0 42
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 12 0 14
Ind Independent No party whip 7 0 24
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted Aye 7 0 8
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 3 0 3
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party Voted Aye 2 0 2
Con Conservative Voted Aye 1 0 329
APNI Alliance Voted Aye 1 0 1
Green Green Party Voted Aye 1 0 1
RUK Reform UK No clear majority 0 0 5
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 5
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 4
Alba Alba Party No clear majority 0 0 2
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
Alan Brown Aye
Alex Cunningham Aye
Alex Davies-Jones Aye
Alex Norris Aye
Alex Sobel Aye
Alison Thewliss Aye
Allan Dorans Aye
Amy Callaghan Aye
Andy McDonald Aye
Andy Slaughter Aye
Angela Rayner Aye
Anna McMorrin Aye
Anne McLaughlin Aye
Anneliese Dodds Aye
Apsana Begum Aye
Bambos Charalambous Aye
Bell Ribeiro-Addy Aye
Ben Lake Aye
Beth Winter Aye
Bill Esterson Aye
Bridget Phillipson Aye
Carla Lockhart Aye
Carol Monaghan Aye
Caroline Lucas Aye
Cat Smith Aye
Catherine McKinnell Aye
Catherine West Aye
Charlotte Nichols Aye
Chris Bryant Aye
Chris Elmore Aye
Chris Evans Aye
Chris Law Aye
Chris Stephens Aye
Christine Jardine Aye
Claire Hanna Aye
Claudia Webbe Aye
Clive Efford Aye
Clive Lewis Aye
Colleen Fletcher Aye
Colum Eastwood Aye
Daisy Cooper Aye
Dame Chi Onwurah Aye
Dame Diana Johnson Aye
Dame Meg Hillier Aye
Dame Nia Griffith Aye
Dan Jarvis Aye
Daniel Zeichner Aye
Darren Jones Aye
Dave Doogan Aye
David Linden Aye
Dawn Butler Aye
Deidre Brock Aye
Derek Twigg Aye
Douglas Chapman Aye
Dr Philippa Whitford Aye
Drew Hendry Aye
Ed Davey Aye
Ed Miliband Aye
Ellie Reeves Aye
Emma Hardy Aye
Emma Lewell Aye
Fabian Hamilton Aye
Feryal Clark Aye
Fleur Anderson Aye
Florence Eshalomi Aye
Gareth Thomas Aye
Gavin Newlands Aye
Gavin Robinson Aye
Geraint Davies Aye
Gerald Jones Aye Teller
Gill Furniss Aye
Graham Stringer Aye
Grahame Morris Aye
Helen Hayes Aye
Helen Morgan Aye
Hilary Benn Aye
Hywel Williams Aye
Ian Blackford Aye
Ian Mearns Aye
Ian Murray Aye
Ian Paisley Aye
Imran Hussain Aye
James Murray Aye
Janet Daby Aye
Jeff Smith Aye
Jeremy Corbyn Aye
Jess Phillips Aye
Jessica Morden Aye
Jim Shannon Aye
Jo Stevens Aye
Joanna Cherry Aye
John McDonnell Aye
John McNally Aye
John Nicolson Aye
Jon Cruddas Aye
Jon Trickett Aye
Jonathan Ashworth Aye
Jonathan Edwards Aye
Jonathan Reynolds Aye
Judith Cummins Aye
Justin Madders Aye
Karin Smyth Aye
Karl Turner Aye
Kate Hollern Aye
Kate Osamor Aye
Kate Osborne Aye
Kerry McCarthy Aye
Kim Johnson Aye
Kim Leadbeater Aye
Kirsten Oswald Aye
Kirsty Blackman Aye
Layla Moran Aye
Liam Byrne Aye
Lilian Greenwood No Teller
Liz Kendall Aye
Liz Saville Roberts Aye
Liz Twist Aye
Luke Pollard Aye
Margaret Ferrier Aye
Margaret Greenwood Aye
Maria Eagle Aye
Marion Fellows Aye
Marsha De Cordova Aye
Martin Docherty-Hughes Aye
Mary Glindon Aye
Matt Rodda Aye
Matt Western Aye
Matthew Pennycook Aye
Mike Kane Aye
Mohammad Yasin Aye
Mr Barry Sheerman Aye
Mr Ben Bradshaw Aye
Mr Clive Betts Aye
Mr David Lammy Aye
Mr Gregory Campbell Aye
Mr Khalid Mahmood Aye
Mr Nicholas Brown Aye
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Aye
Mr Toby Perkins Aye
Mr Virendra Sharma Aye
Mrs Sharon Hodgson Aye
Ms Anum Qaisar Aye
Ms Karen Buck Aye
Ms Marie Rimmer Aye
Ms Stella Creasy Aye
Munira Wilson Aye
Nadia Whittome Aye
Navendu Mishra Aye
Neil Coyle Aye
Nick Smith Aye
Nick Thomas-Symonds Aye
Olivia Blake Aye
Owen Thompson Aye
Pat McFadden Aye
Patrick Grady Aye
Paul Blomfield Aye
Paula Barker Aye
Paulette Hamilton Aye
Pete Wishart Aye
Peter Grant Aye
Peter Kyle Aye
Preet Kaur Gill Aye
Rachael Maskell Aye
Rachel Hopkins Aye
Rachel Reeves Aye
Rebecca Long Bailey Aye
Richard Foord Aye
Richard Thomson Aye
Ronnie Cowan Aye
Rushanara Ali Aye
Ruth Cadbury Aye
Ruth Jones Aye
Sam Tarry Aye
Sammy Wilson Aye
Sarah Champion Aye
Sarah Green Aye
Sarah Jones Aye
Sarah Olney Aye
Sarah Owen Aye
Seema Malhotra Aye
Shabana Mahmood Aye
Simon Lightwood Aye
Sir Alan Campbell Aye
Sir Christopher Chope Aye
Sir George Howarth Aye
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson Aye
Sir Mark Tami No Teller
Sir Stephen Timms Aye
Stephanie Peacock Aye
Stephen Doughty Aye
Stephen Farry Aye
Stephen Flynn Aye
Stephen Kinnock Aye
Stephen Morgan Aye
Steve Reed Aye
Steven Bonnar Aye
Stewart Hosie Aye
Stuart C McDonald Aye
Tahir Ali Aye
Taiwo Owatemi Aye
Tim Farron Aye
Tonia Antoniazzi Aye Teller
Tony Lloyd Aye
Tulip Siddiq Aye
Valerie Vaz Aye
Vicky Foxcroft Aye
Wendy Chamberlain Aye
Wera Hobhouse Aye
Yasmin Qureshi Aye
Yvette Cooper Aye
Zarah Sultana Aye
Aaron Bell —
Adam Afriyie —
Adam Holloway —
Afzal Khan —
Alan Mak —
Alberto Costa —
Alex Burghart —
Alex Chalk —
Alexander Stafford —
Alicia Kearns —
Alison McGovern —
Alun Cairns —
Alyn Smith —
Amanda Solloway —
Andrea Leadsom —
Andrew Bowie —
Andrew Bridgen —
Andrew Griffith —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andrew Jones —
Andrew Lewer —
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Andrew Rosindell —
Andrew Selous —
Andrew Stephenson —
Andy Carter —
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Anna Firth —
Anne Marie Morris —
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Antony Higginbotham —
Barry Gardiner —
Ben Bradley —
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Bim Afolami —
Bob Blackman —
Bob Seely —
Bob Stewart —
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Brendan O'Hara —
Caroline Ansell —
Caroline Nokes —
Carolyn Harris —
Cherilyn Mackrory —
Chloe Smith —
Chris Clarkson —
Chris Green —
Chris Hazzard —
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Chris Loder —
Chris Philp —
Chris Skidmore —
Christian Wakeford —
Christina Rees —
Christopher Pincher —
Claire Coutinho —
Conor McGinn —
Craig Tracey —
Craig Whittaker —
Craig Williams —
Crispin Blunt —
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Dame Andrea Jenkyns —
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Damian Collins —
Damian Green —
Damian Hinds —
Damien Moore —
Dan Carden —
Daniel Kawczynski —
Danny Kruger —
Darren Henry —
David Davis —
David Duguid —
David Johnston —
David Morris —
David Mundell —
David Rutley —
David Simmonds —
David T C Davies —
David Warburton —
Dean Russell —
Debbie Abrahams —
Dehenna Davison —
Derek Thomas —
Dominic Raab —
Douglas Ross —
Dr Andrew Murrison —
Dr Ben Spencer —
Dr Caroline Johnson —
Dr Dan Poulter —
Dr James Davies —
Dr Jamie Wallis —
Dr Kieran Mullan —
Dr Lisa Cameron —
Dr Luke Evans —
Dr Matthew Offord —
Dr Neil Hudson —
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan —
Dr Rupa Huq —
Duncan Baker —
Eddie Hughes —
Edward Argar —
Edward Timpson —
Elizabeth Truss —
Elliot Colburn —
Emily Thornberry —
Esther McVey —
Fay Jones —
Felicity Buchan —
Fiona Bruce —
Gareth Bacon —
Gareth Davies —
Gareth Johnson —
Gary Sambrook —
George Eustice —
George Freeman —
Giles Watling —
Gillian Keegan —
Gordon Henderson —
Graham Stuart —
Grant Shapps —
Greg Clark —
Greg Hands —
Greg Smith —
Guy Opperman —
Hannah Bardell —
Helen Grant —
Helen Whately —
Henry Smith —
Holly Lynch —
Holly Mumby-Croft —
Huw Merriman —
Iain Stewart —
Ian Byrne —
Ian Lavery —
Ian Levy —
Jack Brereton —
Jack Lopresti —
Jacob Young —
James Cartlidge —
James Daly —
James Gray —
James Grundy —
James Heappey —
James Morris —
James Sunderland —
James Wild —
Jamie Stone —
Jane Hunt —
Jane Stevenson —
Jason McCartney —
Jerome Mayhew —
Jesse Norman —
Jill Mortimer —
Jim McMahon —
Jo Churchill —
Jo Gideon —
John Finucane —
John Glen —
John Healey —
John Howell —
John Lamont —
John Penrose —
John Stevenson —
Johnny Mercer —
Jonathan Gullis —
Joy Morrissey —
Julia Lopez —
Julian Knight —
Julian Sturdy —
Julie Marson —
Justin Tomlinson —
Karl McCartney —
Kate Green —
Kate Kniveton —
Katherine Fletcher —
Kelly Tolhurst —
Kenny MacAskill —
Kevin Foster —
Kevin Hollinrake —
Kit Malthouse —
Kwasi Kwarteng —
Laura Farris —
Laura Trott —
Lee Anderson —
Lee Rowley —
Leo Docherty —
Lia Nici —
Lisa Nandy —
Lloyd Russell-Moyle —
Louise Haigh —
Lucy Allan —
Lucy Frazer —
Lucy Powell —
Luke Hall —
Maggie Throup —
Marco Longhi —
Maria Caulfield —
Mark Eastwood —
Mark Fletcher —
Mark Garnier —
Mark Jenkinson —
Mark Logan —
Mark Menzies —
Mark Pawsey —
Mark Pritchard —
Martin Vickers —
Martyn Day —
Mary Kelly Foy —
Mary Robinson —
Matt Hancock —
Matt Vickers —
Matt Warman —
Mhairi Black —
Michael Fabricant —
Michael Tomlinson —
Michelle Donelan —
Mick Whitley —
Mike Amesbury —
Mike Freer —
Mike Wood —
Mims Davies —
Miriam Cates —
Miss Sarah Dines —
Mr Alistair Carmichael —
Mr Ben Wallace —
Mr David Jones —
Mr Gagan Mohindra —
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger —
Mr John Baron —
Mr Jonathan Djanogly —
Mr Jonathan Lord —
Mr Laurence Robertson —
Mr Louie French —
Mr Marcus Fysh —
Mr Marcus Jones —
Mr Mark Francois —
Mr Nigel Evans —
Mr Peter Bone —
Mr Philip Hollobone —
Mr Ranil Jayawardena —
Mr Richard Bacon —
Mr Richard Holden —
Mr Rob Roberts —
Mr Robin Walker —
Mr Steve Baker —
Mr Tobias Ellwood —
Mr William Wragg —
Mrs Flick Drummond —
Mrs Heather Wheeler —
Mrs Kemi Badenoch —
Mrs Natalie Elphicke —
Mrs Pauline Latham —
Mrs Sheryll Murray —
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare —
Ms Diane Abbott —
Ms Nadine Dorries —
Ms Nusrat Ghani —
Nadhim Zahawi —
Naz Shah —
Neale Hanvey —
Neil O'Brien —
Nick Fletcher —
Nick Gibb —
Nickie Aiken —
Nicola Richards —
Nigel Adams —
Nigel Huddleston —
Nigel Mills —
Órfhlaith Begley —
Patricia Gibson —
Paul Bristow —
Paul Girvan —
Paul Holmes —
Paul Howell —
Paul Maskey —
Paul Maynard —
Paul Scully —
Penny Mordaunt —
Peter Aldous —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Gibson —
Philip Dunne —
Priti Patel —
Rebecca Harris —
Rebecca Pow —
Rehman Chishti —
Richard Burgon —
Richard Drax —
Richard Fuller —
Richard Graham —
Rishi Sunak —
Rob Butler —
Robbie Moore —
Robert Courts —
Robert Halfon —
Robert Jenrick —
Robert Largan —
Robin Millar —
Rosie Cooper —
Rosie Duffield —
Royston Smith —
Ruth Edwards —
Sally-Ann Hart —
Saqib Bhatti —
Sara Britcliffe —
Sarah Atherton —
Scott Benton —
Scott Mann —
Selaine Saxby —
Shailesh Vara —
Shaun Bailey —
Simon Baynes —
Simon Fell —
Simon Hoare —
Simon Jupp —
Siobhan Baillie —
Sir Alec Shelbrooke —
Sir Andrew Mitchell —
Sir Bernard Jenkin —
Sir Bill Wiggin —
Sir Brandon Lewis —
Sir Charles Walker —
Sir Conor Burns —
Sir David Evennett —
Sir Desmond Swayne —
Sir Edward Leigh —
Sir Gary Streeter —
Sir Gavin Williamson —
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown —
Sir Geoffrey Cox —
Sir Greg Knight —
Sir Iain Duncan Smith —
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg —
Sir Jake Berry —
Sir James Cleverly —
Sir James Duddridge —
Sir Jeremy Hunt —
Sir Jeremy Quin —
Sir Jeremy Wright —
Sir John Hayes —
Sir John Whittingdale —
Sir Julian Lewis —
Sir Julian Smith —
Sir Keir Starmer —
Sir Liam Fox —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Mark Hendrick —
Sir Mark Spencer —
Sir Mel Stride —
Sir Michael Ellis —
Sir Mike Penning —
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Sir Paul Beresford —
Sir Peter Bottomley —
Sir Philip Davies —
Sir Robert Buckland —
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Sir Robert Neill —
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Sir Roger Gale —
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Sir Simon Clarke —
Sir William Cash —
Stephen Crabb —
Stephen Hammond —
Stephen McPartland —
Stephen Metcalfe —
Steve Barclay —
Steve Brine —
Steve Double —
Stewart Malcolm McDonald —
Stuart Anderson —
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Theo Clarke —
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Tom Hunt —
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Tom Randall —
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