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Division 84 · 17 November 2016

Reductions to Employment and Support Allowance and universal credit

At a glance

This division passed on 17 November 2016 by a margin of 127, with 127 Ayes and 0 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Labour with 79 votes. The largest No bloc was Scottish National Party with 1 votes. There was 1 rebel vote, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 457 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Neil Gray. This division took place during a debate on Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit.

127

Ayes

0

Noes

Passed

Result

125

Voted

Passed by 127 Ayes 127 / Noes 0

The motion

Proposed by Neil Gray

I beg to move, That this House notes the Government’s plans to reduce the Employment and Support Allowance work-related activity component and the corresponding limited capability for work component in universal credit in April 2017; further notes that this measure will cut the weekly amount receive…

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Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Lab Labour Voted Aye 79 0 178
SNP Scottish National Party Voted Aye 1 rebel 31 1 53
Con Conservative Voted Aye 5 0 264
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 3 0 18
Ind Independent No party whip 2 0 35
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted Aye 1 0 6
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 1 0 2
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party Voted Aye 1 0 2
UUP Ulster Unionist Party Voted Aye 1 0 1
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 12
IGC The Independent Group for Change No clear majority 0 0 4
RUK Reform UK No clear majority 0 0 3
YP Your Party No clear majority 0 0 1
Spk Speaker No party whip 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
Albert Owen Aye
Alex Cunningham Aye
Alex Salmond Aye
Alison Thewliss Aye
Andrew Gwynne Aye
Andy McDonald Aye
Angela Rayner Aye
Ann Clwyd Aye
Anna Turley Aye
Anne McLaughlin Aye
Bill Esterson Aye
Brendan O'Hara Aye
Carolyn Harris Aye
Catherine West Aye
Chris Elmore Aye
Chris Law Aye
Chris Stephens Aye
Christina Rees Aye
Colleen Fletcher Aye
Corri Wilson Aye
Dame Angela Eagle Aye
Dame Diana Johnson Aye
Dame Louise Ellman Aye
Dame Meg Hillier Aye
Danny Kinahan Aye
Debbie Abrahams Aye
Deidre Brock Aye
Dr Eilidh Whiteford Aye
Dr Lisa Cameron Aye
Dr Paul Monaghan Aye
Dr Rupa Huq Aye
Dr Tania Mathias Aye
Drew Hendry Aye
Emma Lewell Aye
Fiona Mactaggart Aye
Gareth Thomas Aye
Gavin Newlands Aye
George Kerevan Aye
Geraint Davies Aye
Gerald Jones Aye
Gill Furniss Aye
Graham P Jones Aye
Heidi Allen Aye
Helen Goodman Aye
Helen Hayes Aye
Hilary Benn Aye
Hywel Williams Aye
Ian Blackford No Teller
Ian Lavery Aye
Ian Mearns Aye
Jeff Smith Aye
Jeremy Lefroy Aye
Jess Phillips Aye
Jessica Morden Aye
Jim Fitzpatrick Aye
Jim McMahon Aye
Jim Shannon Aye
Joanna Cherry Aye
John Healey Aye
John McDonnell Aye
Jonathan Reynolds Aye
Judith Cummins Aye
Karin Smyth Aye
Kate Green Aye
Kate Hollern Aye
Kelvin Hopkins Aye
Kerry McCarthy Aye
Margaret Ferrier Aye
Margaret Greenwood Aye
Mark Durkan Aye
Martin Docherty-Hughes Aye
Mary Creagh Aye
Mary Glindon Aye
Melanie Onn Aye
Mhairi Black Aye
Mike Gapes Aye
Mike Weir Aye Teller
Mr Adrian Bailey Aye
Mr Alistair Carmichael Aye
Mr Ben Bradshaw Aye
Mr Clive Betts Aye
Mr David Burrowes Aye
Mr David Winnick Aye
Mr Dennis Skinner Aye
Mr Jim Cunningham Aye
Mr Khalid Mahmood Aye
Mr Mark Williams Aye
Mr Philip Hollobone Aye
Ms Karen Buck Aye
Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh Aye
Natalie McGarry Aye
Neil Coyle Aye
Neil Gray Aye Teller
Nick Smith Aye
Patricia Gibson Aye
Patrick Grady Aye
Paul Blomfield Aye
Paula Sherriff Aye
Peter Grant Aye
Philip Boswell Aye
Rachael Maskell Aye
Richard Arkless Aye
Rob Marris Aye
Roger Mullin Aye
Rosie Cooper Aye
Simon Danczuk Aye
Sir Alan Campbell Aye
Sir Alan Meale Aye
Sir George Howarth Aye
Sir Keir Starmer Aye
Sir Mark Tami Aye
Sir Nicholas Dakin Aye
Sir Stephen Timms Aye
Stephen Pound Aye
Stephen Twigg Aye
Steve Rotheram Aye
Steven Paterson Aye
Stuart Blair Donaldson Aye
Stuart C McDonald Aye
Tom Blenkinsop Aye
Tom Brake Aye
Tristram Hunt Aye
Vicky Foxcroft Aye
Wayne David Aye
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Alan Johnson —
Alan Mak —
Alberto Costa —
Alex Chalk —
Alison McGovern —
Alistair Burt —
Alun Cairns —
Amanda Solloway —
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Andrea Leadsom —
Andrew Bingham —
Andrew Bridgen —
Andrew Griffiths —
Andrew Jones —
Andrew Percy —
Andrew Rosindell —
Andrew Selous —
Andrew Stephenson —
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Angela Crawley —
Angela Smith —
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Angus Robertson —
Ann Coffey —
Anna Soubry —
Anne Marie Morris —
Anne Milton —
Anne-Marie Trevelyan —
Antoinette Sandbach —
Barry Gardiner —
Ben Gummer —
Ben Howlett —
Bob Blackman —
Bob Stewart —
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Callum McCaig —
Calum Kerr —
Carol Monaghan —
Caroline Ansell —
Caroline Flint —
Caroline Lucas —
Caroline Nokes —
Cat Smith —
Catherine McKinnell —
Charlie Elphicke —
Charlotte Leslie —
Chloe Smith —
Chris Bryant —
Chris Davies —
Chris Evans —
Chris Green —
Chris Heaton-Harris —
Chris Philp —
Chris Ruane —
Chris Skidmore —
Chris White —
Chris Williamson —
Christian Matheson —
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Chuka Umunna —
Claire Perry —
Clive Efford —
Clive Lewis —
Conor McGinn —
Craig Tracey —
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Craig Williams —
Crispin Blunt —
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David Simpson —
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David Tredinnick —
David Warburton —
Dawn Butler —
Derek Thomas —
Derek Twigg —
Dominic Raab —
Douglas Chapman —
Dr Alasdair McDonnell —
Dr Andrew Murrison —
Dr Dan Poulter —
Dr James Davies —
Dr Matthew Offord —
Dr Philippa Whitford —
Dr Phillip Lee —
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods —
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan —
Dr Sarah Wollaston —
Ed Davey —
Ed Miliband —
Edward Argar —
Edward Timpson —
Elizabeth Truss —
Emily Thornberry —
Emma Reynolds —
Fabian Hamilton —
Fiona Bruce —
Gareth Johnson —
Gavin Robinson —
George Eustice —
George Freeman —
Gloria De Piero —
Glyn Davies —
Gordon Henderson —
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Graham Stringer —
Graham Stuart —
Grahame Morris —
Grant Shapps —
Greg Clark —
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Guy Opperman —
Hannah Bardell —
Heidi Alexander —
Helen Grant —
Helen Jones —
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Henry Smith —
Holly Lynch —
Huw Merriman —
Iain Stewart —
Ian C. Lucas —
Ian Murray —
Ian Paisley —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Dromey —
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James Berry —
James Brokenshire —
James Cartlidge —
James Gray —
James Heappey —
James Morris —
Jane Ellison —
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Jesse Norman —
Jim Dowd —
Jo Churchill —
Jo Stevens —
Jo Swinson —
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John Glen —
John Howell —
John McNally —
John Nicolson —
John Penrose —
John Pugh —
John Stevenson —
Johnny Mercer —
Jon Cruddas —
Jon Trickett —
Jonathan Ashworth —
Jonathan Edwards —
Julian Knight —
Julian Sturdy —
Julie Cooper —
Justin Madders —
Justin Tomlinson —
Justine Greening —
Karen Lumley —
Karl McCartney —
Karl Turner —
Kate Osamor —
Keith Vaz —
Kelly Tolhurst —
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 —
Margot James —
Maria Caulfield —
Maria Eagle —
Marion Fellows —
Mark Field —
Mark Garnier —
Mark Menzies —
Mark Pawsey —
Mark Pritchard —
Martin Vickers —
Martyn Day —
Mary Robinson —
Matt Hancock —
Matt Warman —
Matthew Pennycook —
Michael Dugher —
Michael Fabricant —
Michael Tomlinson —
Michelle Donelan —
Michelle Thomson —
Mike Freer —
Mike Kane —
Mike Wood —
Mims Davies —
Mr Andrew Smith —
Mr Andrew Turner —
Mr Barry Sheerman —
Mr Ben Wallace —
Mr Chris Leslie —
Mr David Anderson —
Mr David Gauke —
Mr David Jones —
Mr David Lammy —
Mr David Nuttall —
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 John Baron —
Mr Jonathan Djanogly —
Mr Jonathan Lord —
Mr Keith Simpson —
Mr Laurence Robertson —
Mr Marcus Fysh —
Mr Marcus Jones —
Mr Mark Francois —
Mr Mark Prisk —
Mr Nicholas Brown —
Mr Nick Clegg —
Mr Nick Hurd —
Mr Nigel Evans —
Mr Owen Paterson —
Mr Peter Bone —
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 Diane Abbott —
Ms Marie Rimmer —
Ms Nadine Dorries —
Ms Nusrat Ghani —
Ms Stella Creasy —
Nadhim Zahawi —
Naz Shah —
Neil Carmichael —
Neil Parish —
Nick Boles —
Nick Gibb —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Nigel Adams —
Nigel Huddleston —
Nigel Mills —
Norman Lamb —
Oliver Colvile —
Owen Smith —
Owen Thompson —
Pat Glass —
Pat McFadden —
Paul Farrelly —
Paul Flynn —
Paul Maskey —
Paul Maynard —
Paul Scully —
Penny Mordaunt —
Pete Wishart —
Peter Aldous —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Heaton-Jones —
Peter Kyle —
Philip Dunne —
Priti Patel —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Harris —
Rebecca Long Bailey —
Rebecca Pow —
Rehman Chishti —
Richard Burden —
Richard Burgon —
Richard Drax —
Richard Fuller —
Richard Graham —
Rishi Sunak —
Robert Courts —
Robert Flello —
Robert Halfon —
Robert Jenrick —
Ronnie Cowan —
Rory Stewart —
Royston Smith —
Rushanara Ali —
Ruth Cadbury —
Sammy Wilson —
Sarah Champion —
Sarah Newton —
Scott Mann —
Seema Kennedy —
Seema Malhotra —
Shabana Mahmood —
Shailesh Vara —
Simon Hoare —
Simon Kirby —
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Sir Andrew Mitchell —
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Sir Brandon Lewis —
Sir Charles Walker —
Sir Christopher Chope —
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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 Gerald Howarth —
Sir Gerald Kaufman —
Sir Greg Knight —
Sir Iain Duncan Smith —
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg —
Sir Jake Berry —
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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 —
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Sir Peter Bottomley —
Sir Philip Davies —
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Sir Robert Neill —
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Sir Roger Gale —
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Sir Vince Cable —
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Stephen Hammond —
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Steve Brine —
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Steve Reed —
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