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Division 86 · 18 November 2016

Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

Private Members' Bill Democracy / Parliament

What this vote was about

This was the Second Reading of a Private Member's Bill on parliamentary constituencies. The Bill sought to change the rules for redrawing constituency boundaries: keeping the number of MPs at 650 rather than cutting it to 600, requiring the Boundary Commissions to use more up-to-date electoral registers, and widening how much constituency sizes could vary. A Second Reading vote approves a bill in principle. MPs approved it by 253 votes to 37, though as a Private Member's Bill it ultimately made no further progress.

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AI-generated from the official voting record.

At a glance

The largest Aye bloc was Labour with 185 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 33 votes. There were 2 rebel votes, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 322 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Pat Glass. This division took place during a debate on Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill. This division is linked to the Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill (Private Members' Bill (Presentation)).

253

Ayes

37

Noes

Passed

Result

260

Voted

Passed by 216 Ayes 253 / Noes 37

Bill context

Bill Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill
Type Private Members' Bill (Presentation)
Primary sponsor Mr Peter Bone
Parliament page View bill on Parliament.uk

Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Lab Labour Voted Aye 185 0 202
Con Conservative Voted No 2 rebels 2 33 270
SNP Scottish National Party Voted Aye 30 0 53
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 4 0 16
Ind Independent No party whip 2 0 21
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 1 0 2
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party Voted Aye 1 0 2
UKIP UK Independence Party Voted No 0 1 1
Green Green Party Voted Aye 1 0 1
DUP Democratic Unionist Party No clear majority 0 0 6
RUK Reform UK No clear majority 0 0 3
IGC The Independent Group for Change No clear majority 0 0 2
Spk Speaker No party whip 0 0 1
UUP Ulster Unionist 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
Alan Johnson Aye
Albert Owen Aye
Alex Chalk No
Alex Cunningham Aye
Alex Salmond Aye
Alison McGovern Aye
Alun Cairns No
Andrew Griffiths No
Andrew Gwynne Aye
Andrew Percy No
Andrew Stephenson No
Andy Burnham Aye
Andy McDonald Aye
Andy Slaughter Aye
Angela Rayner Aye
Angela Smith Aye
Ann Clwyd Aye
Anna Turley Aye
Barry Gardiner Aye
Bill Esterson Aye
Bridget Phillipson Aye
Caroline Flint Aye
Caroline Lucas Aye
Caroline Nokes No
Carolyn Harris Aye
Cat Smith Aye
Catherine West Aye
Chris Bryant Aye
Chris Elmore Aye
Chris Evans Aye
Chris Heaton-Harris No Teller
Chris Law Aye
Chris Skidmore No
Chris Stephens Aye
Christian Matheson Aye
Christina Rees Aye
Christopher Pincher No
Chuka Umunna Aye
Clive Efford Aye
Clive Lewis Aye
Colleen Fletcher Aye
Conor McGinn Aye
Corri Wilson Aye
Dame Angela Eagle Aye
Dame Chi Onwurah Aye
Dame Diana Johnson Aye
Dame Louise Ellman Aye
Dame Meg Hillier Aye
Dame Nia Griffith Aye
Dan Jarvis Aye
Daniel Zeichner Aye
Dawn Butler Aye
Debbie Abrahams Aye
Derek Twigg Aye
Dr Alasdair McDonnell Aye
Dr Eilidh Whiteford Aye
Dr Lisa Cameron Aye
Dr Paul Monaghan Aye
Dr Phillip Lee No
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods Aye
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan Aye
Dr Rupa Huq Aye
Drew Hendry Aye
Ed Miliband Aye
Edward Argar No
Edward Timpson No
Emily Thornberry Aye
Emma Lewell Aye
Emma Reynolds Aye
Fabian Hamilton Aye
Fiona Mactaggart Aye
Gareth Thomas Aye
Gavin Newlands Aye
George Kerevan Aye
Geraint Davies Aye
Gerald Jones Aye
Gill Furniss Aye
Gloria De Piero Aye
Gordon Marsden Aye
Graham P Jones Aye
Grahame Morris Aye
Guto Bebb No
Hannah Bardell Aye
Heidi Alexander Aye
Helen Goodman Aye
Helen Hayes Aye
Helen Jones Aye
Hilary Benn Aye
Holly Lynch Aye
Hywel Williams Aye
Ian Blackford Aye
Ian C. Lucas Aye
Ian Lavery Aye
Ian Mearns Aye
Ian Murray Aye
Imran Hussain Aye
Jack Dromey Aye
James Brokenshire No
Jane Ellison No
Jeff Smith Aye
Jeremy Corbyn Aye
Jeremy Lefroy No
Jess Phillips Aye
Jessica Morden Aye
Jim Fitzpatrick Aye
Jim McMahon Aye
Jo Stevens Aye
Joan Ryan Aye
Joanna Cherry Aye
John Healey Aye
John McDonnell Aye
John Pugh Aye
Jon Cruddas Aye
Jon Trickett Aye
Jonathan Ashworth Aye
Jonathan Reynolds Aye
Judith Cummins Aye
Julie Cooper Aye
Justin Madders Aye
Karin Smyth Aye
Karl Turner Aye
Kate Green Aye
Kate Hollern Aye
Kate Osamor Aye
Keith Vaz Aye
Kelly Tolhurst No
Kelvin Hopkins Aye
Kerry McCarthy Aye
Kwasi Kwarteng No
Liam Byrne Aye
Lisa Nandy Aye
Liz Kendall Aye
Liz McInnes Aye
Louise Haigh Aye
Lucy Powell Aye
Margaret Ferrier Aye
Margaret Greenwood Aye
Maria Eagle Aye
Mark Garnier No
Mark Menzies No
Martyn Day Aye
Mary Glindon Aye
Matthew Pennycook Aye
Melanie Onn Aye
Mhairi Black Aye
Mike Gapes Aye
Mike Kane Aye
Mike Weir Aye
Mr Adrian Bailey Aye
Mr Andrew Smith Aye
Mr Barry Sheerman Aye
Mr Ben Bradshaw Aye
Mr Chris Leslie Aye
Mr Clive Betts Aye
Mr David Anderson Aye
Mr David Lammy Aye
Mr David Winnick Aye
Mr Dennis Skinner Aye
Mr Douglas Carswell No
Mr Gavin Shuker Aye
Mr Geoffrey Robinson Aye
Mr Graham Allen Aye
Mr Iain Wright Aye
Mr Ivan Lewis Aye
Mr Jamie Reed Aye
Mr Jim Cunningham Aye
Mr Khalid Mahmood Aye
Mr Mark Williams Aye
Mr Nicholas Brown Aye
Mr Nick Clegg Aye
Mr Peter Bone Aye
Mr Rob Wilson No
Mr Robin Walker No
Mr Roger Godsiff Aye
Mr Ronnie Campbell Aye
Mr Stephen Hepburn Aye
Mr Toby Perkins Aye
Mr Virendra Sharma Aye
Mrs Sharon Hodgson Aye
Mrs Sheryll Murray No
Ms Diane Abbott Aye
Ms Karen Buck Aye
Ms Marie Rimmer Aye
Ms Stella Creasy Aye
Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh Aye
Natalie McGarry Aye
Naz Shah Aye
Neil Coyle Aye
Nick Smith Aye
Owen Smith Aye
Pat Glass Aye
Pat McFadden Aye
Patricia Gibson Aye
Patrick Grady Aye
Paul Blomfield Aye
Paul Farrelly Aye
Paul Flynn Aye
Paula Sherriff Aye
Pete Wishart Aye
Peter Grant Aye
Peter Kyle Aye
Philip Dunne No
Rachael Maskell Aye
Rebecca Long Bailey Aye
Richard Arkless Aye
Richard Burgon Aye
Rob Marris Aye
Robert Flello Aye
Roger Mullin Aye
Ronnie Cowan Aye
Rory Stewart No
Rosie Cooper Aye
Rushanara Ali Aye
Ruth Cadbury Aye
Sarah Champion Aye
Sarah Newton No
Seema Malhotra Aye
Shabana Mahmood Aye
Simon Danczuk Aye
Sir Alan Campbell Aye
Sir Alan Meale Aye
Sir David Evennett No
Sir George Howarth Aye
Sir John Hayes No
Sir Keir Starmer Aye
Sir Kevin Barron Aye
Sir Mark Hendrick Aye
Sir Mark Spencer No Teller
Sir Mark Tami Aye
Sir Nicholas Dakin Aye
Sir Oliver Letwin No
Sir Peter Bottomley No
Sir Stephen Timms Aye
Stephen Doughty Aye
Stephen Kinnock Aye
Stephen Pound Aye
Stephen Twigg Aye
Steve Double Aye
Steve Reed Aye
Steve Rotheram Aye
Steven Paterson Aye
Stewart Hosie Aye
Stuart Blair Donaldson Aye
Stuart C McDonald Aye
Susan Elan Jones Aye
Teresa Pearce Aye
Tom Blenkinsop Aye
Tom Brake Aye
Tom Pursglove No
Tracy Brabin Aye
Tristram Hunt Aye
Tulip Siddiq Aye
Valerie Vaz Aye
Vicky Foxcroft Aye Teller
Wayne David Aye
Wendy Morton No
Wes Streeting Aye
Yasmin Qureshi Aye
Yvette Cooper Aye
Adam Afriyie —
Adam Holloway —
Alan Mak —
Alberto Costa —
Alison Thewliss —
Alistair Burt —
Amanda Solloway —
Amber Rudd —
Andrea Leadsom —
Andrew Bingham —
Andrew Bridgen —
Andrew Jones —
Andrew Rosindell —
Andrew Selous —
Angela Crawley —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Angus Robertson —
Ann Coffey —
Anna Soubry —
Anne Marie Morris —
Anne McLaughlin —
Anne Milton —
Anne-Marie Trevelyan —
Antoinette Sandbach —
Ben Gummer —
Ben Howlett —
Bob Blackman —
Bob Stewart —
Boris Johnson —
Brendan O'Hara —
Callum McCaig —
Calum Kerr —
Carol Monaghan —
Caroline Ansell —
Catherine McKinnell —
Charlie Elphicke —
Charlotte Leslie —
Chloe Smith —
Chris Davies —
Chris Green —
Chris Philp —
Chris Ruane —
Chris White —
Chris Williamson —
Claire Perry —
Craig Tracey —
Craig Whittaker —
Craig Williams —
Crispin Blunt —
Dame Amanda Milling —
Dame Andrea Jenkyns —
Dame Angela Watkinson —
Dame Caroline Dinenage —
Dame Caroline Spelman —
Dame Cheryl Gillan —
Dame Harriett Baldwin —
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price —
Dame Karen Bradley —
Dame Maria Miller —
Dame Siobhain McDonagh —
Dame Tracey Crouch —
Damian Collins —
Damian Green —
Damian Hinds —
Daniel Kawczynski —
Danny Kinahan —
David Davis —
David Mackintosh —
David Morris —
David Mowat —
David Mundell —
David Rutley —
David Simpson —
David T C Davies —
David Tredinnick —
David Warburton —
Deidre Brock —
Derek Thomas —
Dominic Raab —
Douglas Chapman —
Dr Andrew Murrison —
Dr Dan Poulter —
Dr James Davies —
Dr Matthew Offord —
Dr Philippa Whitford —
Dr Sarah Wollaston —
Dr Tania Mathias —
Ed Davey —
Elizabeth Truss —
Fiona Bruce —
Gareth Johnson —
Gavin Robinson —
George Eustice —
George Freeman —
Glyn Davies —
Gordon Henderson —
Graham Stringer —
Graham Stuart —
Grant Shapps —
Greg Clark —
Greg Hands —
Greg Mulholland —
Guy Opperman —
Heidi Allen —
Helen Grant —
Helen Whately —
Henry Smith —
Huw Merriman —
Iain Stewart —
Ian Paisley —
Jack Lopresti —
James Berry —
James Cartlidge —
James Gray —
James Heappey —
James Morris —
Jason McCartney —
Jesse Norman —
Jim Dowd —
Jim Shannon —
Jo Churchill —
Jo Swinson —
John Glen —
John Howell —
John McNally —
John Nicolson —
John Penrose —
John Stevenson —
Johnny Mercer —
Jonathan Edwards —
Julian Knight —
Julian Sturdy —
Justin Tomlinson —
Justine Greening —
Karen Lumley —
Karl McCartney —
Kevin Foster —
Kevin Hollinrake —
Kirsten Oswald —
Kirsty Blackman —
Kit Malthouse —
Kris Hopkins —
Lady Hermon —
Lilian Greenwood —
Liz Saville Roberts —
Lucy Allan —
Lucy Frazer —
Luke Hall —
Maggie Throup —
Margot James —
Maria Caulfield —
Marion Fellows —
Mark Durkan —
Mark Field —
Mark Pawsey —
Mark Pritchard —
Martin Docherty-Hughes —
Martin Vickers —
Mary Creagh —
Mary Robinson —
Matt Hancock —
Matt Warman —
Michael Dugher —
Michael Fabricant —
Michael Tomlinson —
Michelle Donelan —
Michelle Thomson —
Mike Freer —
Mike Wood —
Mims Davies —
Mr Alistair Carmichael —
Mr Andrew Turner —
Mr Ben Wallace —
Mr David Burrowes —
Mr David Gauke —
Mr David Jones —
Mr David Nuttall —
Mr Dominic Grieve —
Mr George Osborne —
Mr Gregory Campbell —
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger —
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 Nick Hurd —
Mr Nigel Evans —
Mr Owen Paterson —
Mr Philip Hollobone —
Mr Ranil Jayawardena —
Mr Richard Bacon —
Mr Sam Gyimah —
Mr Steve Baker —
Mr Tobias Ellwood —
Mr William Wragg —
Mrs Anne Main —
Mrs Flick Drummond —
Mrs Heather Wheeler —
Mrs Madeleine Moon —
Mrs Pauline Latham —
Ms Nadine Dorries —
Ms Nusrat Ghani —
Nadhim Zahawi —
Neil Carmichael —
Neil Gray —
Neil Parish —
Nick Boles —
Nick Gibb —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Nigel Adams —
Nigel Huddleston —
Nigel Mills —
Norman Lamb —
Oliver Colvile —
Owen Thompson —
Paul Maskey —
Paul Maynard —
Paul Scully —
Penny Mordaunt —
Peter Aldous —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Heaton-Jones —
Philip Boswell —
Priti Patel —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Harris —
Rebecca Pow —
Rehman Chishti —
Richard Burden —
Richard Drax —
Richard Fuller —
Richard Graham —
Rishi Sunak —
Robert Courts —
Robert Halfon —
Robert Jenrick —
Royston Smith —
Sammy Wilson —
Scott Mann —
Seema Kennedy —
Shailesh Vara —
Simon Hoare —
Simon Kirby —
Sir Alan Duncan —
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 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 —
Sir James Cleverly —
Sir James Duddridge —
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson —
Sir Jeremy Hunt —
Sir Jeremy Quin —
Sir Jeremy Wright —
Sir John Whittingdale —
Sir Julian Brazier —
Sir Julian Lewis —
Sir Julian Smith —
Sir Liam Fox —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Mel Stride —
Sir Michael Ellis —
Sir Michael Fallon —
Sir Mike Penning —
Sir Oliver Dowden —
Sir Oliver Heald —
Sir Paul Beresford —
Sir Philip Davies —
Sir Robert Buckland —
Sir Robert Goodwill —
Sir Robert Neill —
Sir Robert Syms —
Sir Roger Gale —
Sir Sajid Javid —
Sir Simon Burns —
Sir Vince Cable —
Sir William Cash —
Stephen Crabb —
Stephen Gethins —
Stephen Hammond —
Stephen Lloyd —
Stephen McPartland —
Stephen Metcalfe —
Steve Barclay —
Steve Brine —
Stewart Malcolm McDonald —
Stuart Andrew —
Suella Braverman —
Theresa Villiers —
Tim Farron —
Tim Loughton —
Tom Tugendhat —
Tommy Sheppard —
Victoria Atkins —
Victoria Borwick —
Will Quince —
Yvonne Fovargue —
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