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Division 185 · 7 March 2023

Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5

Government Bill Crime / Justice

What this vote was about

The Public Order Bill included, via Lords Amendment 5, a new offence creating "safe access zones" (buffer zones) around abortion clinics, making it an offence to interfere with people accessing or providing abortion services near those premises. This vote was on Amendment (a), moved by Conservative backbencher Andrew Lewer, which sought to narrow that offence so that silent prayer, consensual conversation and simply being peacefully present near a clinic would not, on their own, count as unlawfully influencing someone's decision. Passing the amendment would have carved out those activities from the new offence; rejecting it left the buffer-zone offence in its broader form. MPs rejected Amendment (a) by 299 votes to 116, so the exemption was not added.

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At a glance

The largest Aye bloc was Conservative with 104 votes. The largest No bloc was Labour with 159 votes. There were 106 rebel votes, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 217 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Andrew Lewer. This division took place during a debate on Public Order Bill. This division is linked to the Public Order Act 2023 (Government Bill).

116

Ayes

299

Noes

Rejected

Result

402

Voted

Rejected by 183 Ayes 116 / Noes 299

Bill context

Bill Public Order Act 2023
Type Government Bill
Primary sponsor Priti Patel
Parliament page View bill on Parliament.uk

Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted No 104 rebels 104 108 337
Lab Labour Voted No 0 159 182
LD Liberal Democrat Voted No 2 rebels 2 10 14
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted Aye 8 0 8
Ind Independent No party whip 0 4 16
PC Plaid Cymru Voted No 0 2 3
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party Voted No 0 2 2
SNP Scottish National Party Voted No 0 1 43
APNI Alliance Voted No 0 1 1
Green Green Party Voted No 0 1 1
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 4
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 3
RUK Reform UK No clear majority 0 0 2
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
Aaron Bell No
Adam Afriyie Aye
Afzal Khan No
Alex Burghart Aye
Alex Cunningham No
Alex Davies-Jones No
Alex Norris No
Alex Sobel No
Alexander Stafford Aye
Alison McGovern No
Andrea Leadsom Aye
Andrew Bowie No
Andrew Griffith Aye
Andrew Gwynne No
Andrew Jones No
Andrew Lewer Aye
Andrew Percy No
Andrew Western No
Andy Carter No
Andy McDonald No
Andy Slaughter No
Angela Rayner No
Angela Richardson No
Anneliese Dodds No
Antony Higginbotham No
Apsana Begum No
Ashley Dalton No
Bambos Charalambous No
Barry Gardiner No
Ben Bradley Aye
Ben Everitt No
Ben Lake No
Beth Winter No
Bill Esterson No
Bob Blackman Aye
Bob Stewart No
Brendan Clarke-Smith Aye
Carla Lockhart Aye
Caroline Ansell Aye
Caroline Lucas No
Cat Smith No
Catherine McKinnell No
Catherine West No
Charlotte Nichols No
Cherilyn Mackrory No
Chris Clarkson No
Chris Elmore No
Chris Evans No
Chris Green Aye
Chris Loder Aye
Chris Philp Aye
Chris Skidmore No
Christian Wakeford No
Christina Rees No
Christine Jardine No
Claire Hanna No
Clive Efford No
Clive Lewis No
Colum Eastwood No
Craig Whittaker Aye Teller
Crispin Blunt No
Daisy Cooper No
Dame Amanda Milling No
Dame Andrea Jenkyns Aye
Dame Angela Eagle No
Dame Chi Onwurah No
Dame Diana Johnson No
Dame Harriett Baldwin Aye
Dame Nia Griffith No
Dame Tracey Crouch No
Damian Collins No
Damian Green Aye
Damian Hinds Aye
Dan Carden No
Dan Jarvis No
Daniel Kawczynski Aye
Daniel Zeichner No
Danny Kruger Aye Teller
Darren Henry No
Darren Jones No
David Davis Aye
David Johnston No
David Simmonds No
David T C Davies No
Dawn Butler No
Debbie Abrahams No
Derek Thomas Aye
Derek Twigg No
Dr Ben Spencer No
Dr Caroline Johnson Aye
Dr Dan Poulter No
Dr James Davies No
Dr Jamie Wallis No
Dr Kieran Mullan No
Dr Matthew Offord No
Dr Neil Hudson No
Dr Rupa Huq No
Duncan Baker No
Eddie Hughes Aye
Edward Argar No
Ellie Reeves No
Emily Thornberry No
Emma Hardy No
Emma Lewell No
Esther McVey Aye
Fay Jones No
Feryal Clark No
Fleur Anderson No
Florence Eshalomi No
Gareth Bacon Aye
Gareth Davies Aye
Gareth Johnson No
Gareth Thomas No
Gary Sambrook Aye
Gavin Robinson Aye
George Eustice Aye
Geraint Davies No
Gerald Jones No
Giles Watling No
Gill Furniss No
Graham Stringer No
Grahame Morris No
Greg Smith Aye
Guy Opperman No
Hannah Bardell No
Helen Grant No
Helen Hayes No
Helen Morgan No
Helen Whately No
Hilary Benn No
Holly Lynch No
Holly Mumby-Croft No
Huw Merriman No
Hywel Williams No
Iain Stewart Aye
Ian Byrne No
Ian Levy Aye
Ian Mearns No
Ian Murray No
Ian Paisley Aye
Imran Hussain No
Jack Brereton Aye
Jacob Young Aye
James Cartlidge No
James Daly No
James Gray Aye
James Grundy Aye
James Murray No
James Sunderland No
James Wild No
Jamie Stone No
Jane Hunt Aye
Jane Stevenson Aye
Janet Daby No
Jason McCartney No
Jeff Smith No
Jeremy Corbyn No
Jerome Mayhew No
Jess Phillips No
Jessica Morden No
Jim McMahon No
Jim Shannon Aye
Jo Gideon No
Jo Stevens No
John Healey No
John Howell No
John McDonnell No
John Stevenson Aye
Jon Cruddas No
Jon Trickett No
Jonathan Ashworth No
Jonathan Edwards No
Jonathan Gullis Aye
Jonathan Reynolds No
Judith Cummins No
Julia Lopez Aye
Julian Sturdy No
Julie Marson No
Justin Madders No
Justin Tomlinson No
Karin Smyth No
Karl McCartney Aye
Karl Turner No
Kate Hollern No
Kate Kniveton No
Kate Osamor No
Katherine Fletcher No
Kelly Tolhurst No
Kevin Foster Aye
Kevin Hollinrake No
Kim Leadbeater No
Laura Trott No
Layla Moran No
Lee Anderson Aye
Lee Rowley Aye
Lia Nici No
Lilian Greenwood No
Lisa Nandy No
Liz Kendall No
Liz Twist No
Lloyd Russell-Moyle No
Louise Haigh No
Lucy Frazer No
Lucy Powell No
Luke Hall No
Luke Pollard No
Margaret Greenwood No
Maria Eagle No
Mark Fletcher No
Mark Jenkinson Aye
Mark Menzies Aye
Mark Pawsey Aye
Mark Pritchard Aye
Marsha De Cordova No
Martin Vickers Aye
Mary Kelly Foy No
Mary Robinson Aye
Matt Rodda No
Matt Warman No
Matt Western No
Matthew Pennycook No
Michael Fabricant No
Michael Tomlinson Aye
Michelle Donelan Aye
Mick Whitley No
Mike Amesbury No
Mike Wood Aye
Mims Davies No
Miriam Cates Aye
Miss Sarah Dines Aye
Mohammad Yasin No
Mr Alistair Carmichael No
Mr Barry Sheerman No
Mr Ben Bradshaw No
Mr Clive Betts No
Mr David Jones Aye
Mr David Lammy No
Mr Gagan Mohindra No
Mr Gregory Campbell Aye
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger No
Mr John Baron No
Mr Jonathan Djanogly No
Mr Jonathan Lord Aye
Mr Khalid Mahmood No
Mr Laurence Robertson Aye
Mr Marcus Fysh No
Mr Marcus Jones No
Mr Mark Francois Aye
Mr Peter Bone Aye
Mr Philip Hollobone Aye
Mr Ranil Jayawardena Aye
Mr Richard Bacon Aye
Mr Richard Holden No
Mr Rob Roberts No
Mr Robin Walker No
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi No
Mr Tobias Ellwood No
Mr Virendra Sharma No
Mrs Flick Drummond Aye
Mrs Heather Wheeler Aye
Mrs Pauline Latham Aye
Mrs Sharon Hodgson No
Mrs Sheryll Murray Aye
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare No
Ms Diane Abbott No
Ms Karen Buck No
Ms Stella Creasy No Teller
Nadhim Zahawi No
Nadia Whittome No
Navendu Mishra No
Naz Shah No
Neil O'Brien Aye
Nick Fletcher Aye
Nick Smith No
Nick Thomas-Symonds No
Nicola Richards No
Nigel Mills No
Olivia Blake No
Pat McFadden No
Paul Blomfield No
Paul Bristow Aye
Paul Girvan Aye
Paul Howell Aye
Paul Maynard Aye
Paula Barker No
Penny Mordaunt No
Peter Dowd No
Peter Gibson No
Peter Kyle No
Philip Dunne No
Preet Kaur Gill No
Rachel Hopkins No
Rachel Reeves No
Rebecca Harris No
Rebecca Long Bailey No
Rehman Chishti Aye
Richard Burgon No
Richard Drax Aye
Richard Foord Aye
Richard Fuller Aye
Richard Graham No
Robbie Moore No
Robert Courts Aye
Robert Halfon Aye
Robin Millar Aye
Rosie Duffield No
Rushanara Ali No
Ruth Cadbury No
Ruth Edwards No
Ruth Jones No
Sally-Ann Hart Aye
Sam Tarry No
Samantha Dixon No
Sammy Wilson Aye
Saqib Bhatti No
Sara Britcliffe No
Sarah Atherton No
Sarah Champion No
Sarah Green No
Sarah Jones No
Sarah Olney No
Sarah Owen No
Scott Benton Aye
Scott Mann No
Seema Malhotra No
Selaine Saxby No
Shabana Mahmood No
Shaun Bailey No
Simon Baynes No
Simon Fell No
Simon Hoare No
Simon Jupp No
Simon Lightwood No
Siobhan Baillie No
Sir Alan Campbell No
Sir Bernard Jenkin No
Sir Bill Wiggin No
Sir Christopher Chope Aye
Sir Desmond Swayne Aye
Sir Edward Leigh Aye
Sir Gary Streeter Aye
Sir Gavin Williamson No
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Aye
Sir Geoffrey Cox Aye
Sir George Howarth No
Sir Iain Duncan Smith Aye
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg Aye
Sir Jake Berry Aye
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson Aye
Sir Jeremy Quin No
Sir John Hayes Aye
Sir John Whittingdale No
Sir Julian Lewis Aye
Sir Liam Fox Aye
Sir Mark Hendrick No
Sir Mark Spencer No
Sir Mark Tami No
Sir Michael Ellis No
Sir Oliver Heald No
Sir Paul Beresford No
Sir Philip Davies Aye
Sir Robert Goodwill Aye
Sir Robert Neill No
Sir Robert Syms Aye
Sir Simon Clarke Aye
Sir Stephen Timms No
Sir William Cash Aye
Stephanie Peacock No
Stephen Doughty No
Stephen Farry No
Stephen Kinnock No
Stephen Morgan No
Steve Brine No
Steve Double Aye
Stuart Anderson Aye
Stuart Andrew No
Suella Braverman Aye
Suzanne Webb No
Tahir Ali No
Taiwo Owatemi No
Theo Clarke No
Theresa Villiers Aye
Tim Farron Aye
Tim Loughton No
Tom Hunt Aye
Tom Pursglove No
Tonia Antoniazzi No
Tony Lloyd No
Trudy Harrison No
Tulip Siddiq No
Valerie Vaz No
Vicky Foxcroft No
Victoria Atkins No
Virginia Crosbie Aye
Wayne David No
Wendy Chamberlain No Teller
Wera Hobhouse No
Wes Streeting No
Yasmin Qureshi No
Yvette Cooper No
Yvonne Fovargue No
Zarah Sultana No
Adam Holloway —
Alan Brown —
Alan Mak —
Alberto Costa —
Alex Chalk —
Alicia Kearns —
Alison Thewliss —
Allan Dorans —
Alun Cairns —
Alyn Smith —
Amanda Solloway —
Amy Callaghan —
Andrew Bridgen —
Andrew Rosindell —
Andrew Selous —
Andrew Stephenson —
Angela Crawley —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Anna Firth —
Anna McMorrin —
Anne Marie Morris —
Anne McLaughlin —
Anne-Marie Trevelyan —
Anthony Browne —
Anthony Mangnall —
Bell Ribeiro-Addy —
Bim Afolami —
Bob Seely —
Boris Johnson —
Brendan O'Hara —
Bridget Phillipson —
Carol Monaghan —
Caroline Nokes —
Carolyn Harris —
Chloe Smith —
Chris Bryant —
Chris Hazzard —
Chris Heaton-Harris —
Chris Law —
Chris Stephens —
Christopher Pincher —
Claire Coutinho —
Claudia Webbe —
Colleen Fletcher —
Conor McGinn —
Craig Tracey —
Craig Williams —
Dame Caroline Dinenage —
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Damien Moore —
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David Linden —
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Dominic Raab —
Douglas Chapman —
Douglas Ross —
Dr Andrew Murrison —
Dr Lisa Cameron —
Dr Luke Evans —
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Edward Timpson —
Elizabeth Truss —
Elliot Colburn —
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Fiona Bruce —
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George Freeman —
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Gordon Henderson —
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Grant Shapps —
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Greg Hands —
Henry Smith —
Ian Blackford —
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Jack Lopresti —
James Heappey —
James Morris —
Jesse Norman —
Jill Mortimer —
Jo Churchill —
Joanna Cherry —
John Finucane —
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John Nicolson —
John Penrose —
Johnny Mercer —
Joy Morrissey —
Julian Knight —
Kate Osborne —
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Kerry McCarthy —
Kim Johnson —
Kirsten Oswald —
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Lucy Allan —
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Maria Caulfield —
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Mark Eastwood —
Mark Garnier —
Mark Logan —
Martin Docherty-Hughes —
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Matt Hancock —
Matt Vickers —
Mhairi Black —
Mike Freer —
Mike Kane —
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Mr William Wragg —
Mrs Kemi Badenoch —
Mrs Natalie Elphicke —
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Owen Thompson —
Patricia Gibson —
Patrick Grady —
Paul Holmes —
Paul Maskey —
Paul Scully —
Paulette Hamilton —
Pete Wishart —
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Peter Grant —
Priti Patel —
Rachael Maskell —
Rebecca Pow —
Richard Thomson —
Rishi Sunak —
Rob Butler —
Robert Jenrick —
Robert Largan —
Ronnie Cowan —
Royston Smith —
Shailesh Vara —
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Sir Roger Gale —
Sir Sajid Javid —
Stephen Crabb —
Stephen Flynn —
Stephen Hammond —
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Steve Reed —
Steven Bonnar —
Stewart Hosie —
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Tom Randall —
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