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Division 93 · 18 November 2022

Motion to sit in private

Tax

At a glance

This division was rejected on 18 November 2022 by a margin of 45, with 0 Ayes and 45 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Conservative with 2 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 33 votes. There were 2 rebel votes, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 569 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Chris Clarkson. This division took place during a debate on Prayers.

0

Ayes

45

Noes

Rejected

Result

48

Voted

Rejected by 45 Ayes 0 / Noes 45

The motion

Proposed by Chris Clarkson

I beg to move, That the House sit in private. Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163).

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Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted No 2 rebels 2 33 330
Lab Labour Voted No 0 13 154
SNP Scottish National Party No clear majority 0 0 43
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 24
Ind Independent No party whip 0 0 24
LD Liberal Democrat No clear majority 0 0 14
DUP Democratic Unionist Party No clear majority 0 0 7
RUK Reform UK No clear majority 0 0 5
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 4
PC Plaid Cymru No clear majority 0 0 3
YP Your Party No clear majority 0 0 2
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party No clear majority 0 0 2
Alba Alba Party No clear majority 0 0 2
Spk Speaker No party whip 0 0 1
APNI Alliance No clear majority 0 0 1
Green Green Party 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
Alex Burghart No
Alex Chalk No
Alex Cunningham No
Andrew Bowie No
Andrew Stephenson No Teller
Anthony Browne No
Anthony Mangnall No
Ben Everitt No
Bill Esterson No
Bob Blackman No
Catherine West No
Cherilyn Mackrory No
Chris Clarkson Aye Teller
Chris Evans No
David Johnston No
Dr Ben Spencer Aye Teller
Dr Luke Evans No
Dr Neil Hudson No
Duncan Baker No
Edward Argar No
Felicity Buchan No
Gareth Davies No
George Freeman No
Guy Opperman No
Jo Churchill No
Maria Caulfield No
Maria Eagle No
Mary Glindon No
Matthew Pennycook No
Mike Wood No Teller
Mr Gagan Mohindra No
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Mrs Natalie Elphicke No
Nick Gibb No
Nigel Huddleston No
Paula Barker No
Rebecca Harris No
Robbie Moore No
Sarah Jones No
Shabana Mahmood No
Sir Alec Shelbrooke No
Sir Christopher Chope No
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg No
Sir Mark Spencer No
Sir Mark Tami No
Stephen Morgan No
Tom Hunt No
Vicky Foxcroft No
Aaron Bell —
Adam Afriyie —
Adam Holloway —
Afzal Khan —
Alan Brown —
Alan Mak —
Alberto Costa —
Alex Davies-Jones —
Alex Norris —
Alex Sobel —
Alexander Stafford —
Alicia Kearns —
Alison McGovern —
Alison Thewliss —
Allan Dorans —
Alun Cairns —
Alyn Smith —
Amanda Solloway —
Amy Callaghan —
Andrea Leadsom —
Andrew Bridgen —
Andrew Griffith —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andrew Jones —
Andrew Lewer —
Andrew Percy —
Andrew Rosindell —
Andrew Selous —
Andy Carter —
Andy McDonald —
Andy Slaughter —
Angela Crawley —
Angela Rayner —
Angela Richardson —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Anna Firth —
Anna McMorrin —
Anne Marie Morris —
Anne McLaughlin —
Anne-Marie Trevelyan —
Anneliese Dodds —
Antony Higginbotham —
Apsana Begum —
Bambos Charalambous —
Barry Gardiner —
Bell Ribeiro-Addy —
Ben Bradley —
Ben Lake —
Beth Winter —
Bim Afolami —
Bob Seely —
Bob Stewart —
Boris Johnson —
Brendan Clarke-Smith —
Brendan O'Hara —
Bridget Phillipson —
Carla Lockhart —
Carol Monaghan —
Caroline Ansell —
Caroline Lucas —
Caroline Nokes —
Carolyn Harris —
Cat Smith —
Catherine McKinnell —
Charlotte Nichols —
Chloe Smith —
Chris Bryant —
Chris Elmore —
Chris Green —
Chris Hazzard —
Chris Heaton-Harris —
Chris Law —
Chris Loder —
Chris Philp —
Chris Skidmore —
Chris Stephens —
Christian Wakeford —
Christina Rees —
Christine Jardine —
Christopher Pincher —
Claire Coutinho —
Claire Hanna —
Claudia Webbe —
Clive Efford —
Clive Lewis —
Colleen Fletcher —
Colum Eastwood —
Conor McGinn —
Craig Tracey —
Craig Whittaker —
Craig Williams —
Crispin Blunt —
Daisy Cooper —
Dame Amanda Milling —
Dame Andrea Jenkyns —
Dame Angela Eagle —
Dame Caroline Dinenage —
Dame Chi Onwurah —
Dame Diana Johnson —
Dame Harriett Baldwin —
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price —
Dame Karen Bradley —
Dame Maria Miller —
Dame Meg Hillier —
Dame Nia Griffith —
Dame Siobhain McDonagh —
Dame Tracey Crouch —
Damian Collins —
Damian Green —
Damian Hinds —
Damien Moore —
Dan Carden —
Dan Jarvis —
Daniel Kawczynski —
Daniel Zeichner —
Danny Kruger —
Darren Henry —
Darren Jones —
Dave Doogan —
David Davis —
David Duguid —
David Linden —
David Morris —
David Mundell —
David Rutley —
David Simmonds —
David T C Davies —
David Warburton —
Dawn Butler —
Dean Russell —
Debbie Abrahams —
Dehenna Davison —
Deidre Brock —
Derek Thomas —
Derek Twigg —
Dominic Raab —
Douglas Chapman —
Douglas Ross —
Dr Andrew Murrison —
Dr Caroline Johnson —
Dr Dan Poulter —
Dr James Davies —
Dr Jamie Wallis —
Dr Kieran Mullan —
Dr Lisa Cameron —
Dr Matthew Offord —
Dr Philippa Whitford —
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan —
Dr Rupa Huq —
Drew Hendry —
Ed Davey —
Ed Miliband —
Eddie Hughes —
Edward Timpson —
Elizabeth Truss —
Ellie Reeves —
Elliot Colburn —
Emily Thornberry —
Emma Hardy —
Emma Lewell —
Esther McVey —
Fabian Hamilton —
Fay Jones —
Feryal Clark —
Fiona Bruce —
Fleur Anderson —
Florence Eshalomi —
Gareth Bacon —
Gareth Johnson —
Gareth Thomas —
Gary Sambrook —
Gavin Newlands —
Gavin Robinson —
George Eustice —
Geraint Davies —
Gerald Jones —
Giles Watling —
Gill Furniss —
Gillian Keegan —
Gordon Henderson —
Graham Stringer —
Graham Stuart —
Grahame Morris —
Grant Shapps —
Greg Clark —
Greg Hands —
Greg Smith —
Hannah Bardell —
Helen Grant —
Helen Hayes —
Helen Morgan —
Helen Whately —
Henry Smith —
Hilary Benn —
Holly Lynch —
Holly Mumby-Croft —
Huw Merriman —
Hywel Williams —
Iain Stewart —
Ian Blackford —
Ian Byrne —
Ian Lavery —
Ian Levy —
Ian Mearns —
Ian Murray —
Ian Paisley —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Brereton —
Jack Lopresti —
Jacob Young —
James Cartlidge —
James Daly —
James Gray —
James Grundy —
James Heappey —
James Morris —
James Murray —
James Sunderland —
James Wild —
Jamie Stone —
Jane Hunt —
Jane Stevenson —
Janet Daby —
Jason McCartney —
Jeff Smith —
Jeremy Corbyn —
Jerome Mayhew —
Jess Phillips —
Jesse Norman —
Jessica Morden —
Jill Mortimer —
Jim McMahon —
Jim Shannon —
Jo Gideon —
Jo Stevens —
Joanna Cherry —
John Finucane —
John Glen —
John Healey —
John Howell —
John Lamont —
John McDonnell —
John McNally —
John Nicolson —
John Penrose —
John Stevenson —
Johnny Mercer —
Jon Cruddas —
Jon Trickett —
Jonathan Ashworth —
Jonathan Edwards —
Jonathan Gullis —
Jonathan Reynolds —
Joy Morrissey —
Judith Cummins —
Julia Lopez —
Julian Knight —
Julian Sturdy —
Julie Marson —
Justin Madders —
Justin Tomlinson —
Karin Smyth —
Karl McCartney —
Karl Turner —
Kate Hollern —
Kate Kniveton —
Kate Osamor —
Kate Osborne —
Katherine Fletcher —
Kelly Tolhurst —
Kenny MacAskill —
Kerry McCarthy —
Kevin Foster —
Kevin Hollinrake —
Kim Johnson —
Kim Leadbeater —
Kirsten Oswald —
Kirsty Blackman —
Kit Malthouse —
Kwasi Kwarteng —
Laura Farris —
Laura Trott —
Layla Moran —
Lee Anderson —
Lee Rowley —
Leo Docherty —
Lia Nici —
Liam Byrne —
Lilian Greenwood —
Lisa Nandy —
Liz Kendall —
Liz Saville Roberts —
Liz Twist —
Lloyd Russell-Moyle —
Louise Haigh —
Lucy Allan —
Lucy Frazer —
Lucy Powell —
Luke Hall —
Luke Pollard —
Maggie Throup —
Marco Longhi —
Margaret Ferrier —
Margaret Greenwood —
Marion Fellows —
Mark Eastwood —
Mark Fletcher —
Mark Garnier —
Mark Jenkinson —
Mark Logan —
Mark Menzies —
Mark Pawsey —
Mark Pritchard —
Marsha De Cordova —
Martin Docherty-Hughes —
Martin Vickers —
Martyn Day —
Mary Kelly Foy —
Mary Robinson —
Matt Hancock —
Matt Rodda —
Matt Vickers —
Matt Warman —
Matt Western —
Mhairi Black —
Michael Fabricant —
Michael Tomlinson —
Michelle Donelan —
Mick Whitley —
Mike Amesbury —
Mike Freer —
Mike Kane —
Mims Davies —
Miriam Cates —
Miss Sarah Dines —
Mohammad Yasin —
Mr Alistair Carmichael —
Mr Barry Sheerman —
Mr Ben Bradshaw —
Mr Ben Wallace —
Mr Clive Betts —
Mr David Jones —
Mr David Lammy —
Mr Gregory Campbell —
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger —
Mr John Baron —
Mr Jonathan Djanogly —
Mr Jonathan Lord —
Mr Khalid Mahmood —
Mr Laurence Robertson —
Mr Louie French —
Mr Marcus Fysh —
Mr Marcus Jones —
Mr Mark Francois —
Mr Nicholas Brown —
Mr Nigel Evans —
Mr Peter Bone —
Mr Ranil Jayawardena —
Mr Richard Bacon —
Mr Richard Holden —
Mr Rob Roberts —
Mr Robin Walker —
Mr Steve Baker —
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi —
Mr Tobias Ellwood —
Mr Toby Perkins —
Mr Virendra Sharma —
Mr William Wragg —
Mrs Flick Drummond —
Mrs Heather Wheeler —
Mrs Kemi Badenoch —
Mrs Pauline Latham —
Mrs Sharon Hodgson —
Mrs Sheryll Murray —
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare —
Ms Anum Qaisar —
Ms Diane Abbott —
Ms Karen Buck —
Ms Marie Rimmer —
Ms Nadine Dorries —
Ms Nusrat Ghani —
Ms Stella Creasy —
Munira Wilson —
Nadhim Zahawi —
Nadia Whittome —
Navendu Mishra —
Naz Shah —
Neale Hanvey —
Neil Coyle —
Neil O'Brien —
Nick Fletcher —
Nick Smith —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Nickie Aiken —
Nicola Richards —
Nigel Adams —
Nigel Mills —
Olivia Blake —
Órfhlaith Begley —
Owen Thompson —
Pat McFadden —
Patricia Gibson —
Patrick Grady —
Paul Blomfield —
Paul Bristow —
Paul Girvan —
Paul Holmes —
Paul Howell —
Paul Maskey —
Paul Maynard —
Paul Scully —
Paulette Hamilton —
Penny Mordaunt —
Pete Wishart —
Peter Aldous —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Gibson —
Peter Grant —
Peter Kyle —
Philip Dunne —
Preet Kaur Gill —
Priti Patel —
Rachael Maskell —
Rachel Hopkins —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Long Bailey —
Rebecca Pow —
Rehman Chishti —
Richard Burgon —
Richard Drax —
Richard Foord —
Richard Fuller —
Richard Graham —
Richard Thomson —
Rishi Sunak —
Rob Butler —
Robert Courts —
Robert Halfon —
Robert Jenrick —
Robert Largan —
Robin Millar —
Ronnie Cowan —
Rosie Cooper —
Rosie Duffield —
Royston Smith —
Rushanara Ali —
Ruth Cadbury —
Ruth Edwards —
Ruth Jones —
Sally-Ann Hart —
Sam Tarry —
Sammy Wilson —
Saqib Bhatti —
Sara Britcliffe —
Sarah Atherton —
Sarah Champion —
Sarah Green —
Sarah Olney —
Sarah Owen —
Scott Benton —
Scott Mann —
Seema Malhotra —
Selaine Saxby —
Shailesh Vara —
Shaun Bailey —
Simon Baynes —
Simon Fell —
Simon Hoare —
Simon Jupp —
Simon Lightwood —
Siobhan Baillie —
Sir Alan Campbell —
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 George Howarth —
Sir Greg Knight —
Sir Iain Duncan Smith —
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 Lewis —
Sir Julian Smith —
Sir Keir Starmer —
Sir Liam Fox —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Mark Hendrick —
Sir Mel Stride —
Sir Michael Ellis —
Sir Mike Penning —
Sir Oliver Dowden —
Sir Oliver Heald —
Sir Paul Beresford —
Sir Peter Bottomley —
Sir Philip Davies —
Sir Robert Buckland —
Sir Robert Goodwill —
Sir Robert Neill —
Sir Robert Syms —
Sir Roger Gale —
Sir Sajid Javid —
Sir Simon Clarke —
Sir Stephen Timms —
Sir William Cash —
Stephanie Peacock —
Stephen Crabb —
Stephen Doughty —
Stephen Farry —
Stephen Flynn —
Stephen Hammond —
Stephen Kinnock —
Stephen McPartland —
Stephen Metcalfe —
Steve Barclay —
Steve Brine —
Steve Double —
Steve Reed —
Steven Bonnar —
Stewart Hosie —
Stewart Malcolm McDonald —
Stuart Anderson —
Stuart Andrew —
Stuart C McDonald —
Suella Braverman —
Suzanne Webb —
Tahir Ali —
Taiwo Owatemi —
Theo Clarke —
Theresa Villiers —
Tim Farron —
Tim Loughton —
Tom Pursglove —
Tom Randall —
Tom Tugendhat —
Tommy Sheppard —
Tonia Antoniazzi —
Tony Lloyd —
Trudy Harrison —
Tulip Siddiq —
Valerie Vaz —
Vicky Ford —
Victoria Atkins —
Virginia Crosbie —
Wayne David —
Wendy Chamberlain —
Wendy Morton —
Wera Hobhouse —
Wes Streeting —
Will Quince —
Yasmin Qureshi —
Yvette Cooper —
Yvonne Fovargue —
Zarah Sultana —
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