The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Monday 12 October 2026.

Division 324 · 12 September 2023

Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

At a glance

This division passed on 12 September 2023 by a margin of 130, with 278 Ayes and 148 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Conservative with 260 votes. The largest No bloc was Labour with 132 votes. There was 1 rebel vote, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 208 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Mr Deputy Speaker. This division took place during a debate on Business without Debate.

278

Ayes

148

Noes

Passed

Result

408

Voted

Passed by 130 Ayes 278 / Noes 148

The motion

Proposed by Mr Deputy Speaker

We now have a number of motions, which I am going to take separately. Delegated Legislation Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), Council Tax That the draft Mayoral and Police and Crime Commissioner Elections, Recall Petitions and Referendums (Ballot Secrecy, Candidate…

Read full debate in Hansard →

Party breakdown

Click a row to filter votes below by that party.

Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted Aye 1 rebel 260 1 337
Lab Labour Voted No 0 132 177
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted Aye 6 0 7
Ind Independent No party whip 1 2 15
PC Plaid Cymru Voted No 0 3 3
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party Voted No 0 1 2
Ind The Reclaim Party Voted Aye 1 0 1
Green Green Party Voted No 0 1 1
SNP Scottish National Party No clear majority 0 0 43
LD Liberal Democrat No clear majority 0 0 15
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
YP Your Party No clear majority 0 0 1
Spk Speaker No party whip 0 0 1
RUK Reform UK No clear majority 0 0 1
APNI Alliance 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
Adam Afriyie Aye
Adam Holloway Aye
Afzal Khan No
Alan Mak Aye
Alberto Costa Aye
Alex Burghart Aye
Alex Cunningham No
Alex Norris No
Alex Sobel No
Alexander Stafford Aye
Alicia Kearns Aye
Alison McGovern No
Alun Cairns Aye
Amanda Solloway Aye Teller
Andrea Leadsom Aye
Andrew Bowie Aye
Andrew Bridgen Aye
Andrew Gwynne No
Andrew Jones Aye
Andrew Lewer Aye
Andrew Percy Aye
Andrew Selous Aye
Andrew Stephenson Aye
Andrew Western No
Andy Carter Aye
Andy McDonald No
Andy Slaughter No
Angela Richardson Aye
Anna Firth Aye
Anna McMorrin No
Anne Marie Morris Aye
Anneliese Dodds No
Anthony Browne Aye
Anthony Mangnall Aye
Ashley Dalton No
Barry Gardiner No
Bell Ribeiro-Addy No
Ben Bradley Aye
Ben Everitt Aye
Ben Lake No
Beth Winter No
Bill Esterson No
Bim Afolami Aye
Bob Blackman Aye
Bob Stewart Aye
Brendan Clarke-Smith Aye
Bridget Phillipson No
Carla Lockhart Aye
Caroline Ansell Aye
Caroline Lucas No
Caroline Nokes Aye
Cat Smith No
Cherilyn Mackrory Aye
Chloe Smith Aye
Chris Bryant No
Chris Elmore No
Chris Evans No
Chris Green Aye
Chris Loder Aye
Chris Philp Aye
Chris Skidmore Aye
Christian Wakeford No Teller
Christina Rees No
Claire Coutinho Aye
Clive Lewis No
Colum Eastwood No
Craig Whittaker Aye
Craig Williams Aye
Dame Caroline Dinenage Aye
Dame Chi Onwurah No
Dame Harriett Baldwin Aye
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price Aye
Dame Karen Bradley Aye
Dame Maria Miller Aye
Dame Nia Griffith No
Dame Tracey Crouch Aye
Damian Collins Aye
Damian Green Aye
Damian Hinds Aye
Damien Moore Aye
Dan Jarvis No
Daniel Kawczynski Aye
Danny Kruger Aye
Darren Henry Aye
David Duguid Aye
David Johnston Aye
David Morris Aye
David Mundell Aye
David Rutley Aye
David Simmonds Aye
David T C Davies Aye
Dean Russell Aye
Debbie Abrahams No
Derek Thomas Aye
Derek Twigg No
Dr Ben Spencer Aye
Dr Caroline Johnson Aye
Dr Dan Poulter Aye
Dr James Davies Aye
Dr Jamie Wallis Aye
Dr Kieran Mullan Aye
Dr Luke Evans Aye
Dr Neil Hudson Aye
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan No
Dr Rupa Huq No
Duncan Baker Aye
Eddie Hughes Aye
Edward Argar Aye
Edward Timpson Aye
Elliot Colburn Aye
Emily Thornberry No
Emma Hardy No
Emma Lewell No
Fay Jones Aye Teller
Felicity Buchan Aye
Feryal Clark No
Fiona Bruce Aye
Gareth Bacon Aye
Gareth Davies Aye
Gareth Johnson Aye
Gareth Thomas No
Gavin Robinson Aye
George Eustice Aye
George Freeman Aye
Gerald Jones No
Giles Watling Aye
Gill Furniss No
Gordon Henderson Aye
Graham Stuart No
Greg Smith Aye
Guy Opperman Aye
Helen Grant Aye
Helen Hayes No
Henry Smith Aye
Hilary Benn No
Holly Lynch No
Holly Mumby-Croft Aye
Huw Merriman Aye
Hywel Williams No
Iain Stewart Aye
Ian Byrne No
Ian Lavery No
Ian Mearns No
Ian Paisley Aye
Imran Hussain No
Jack Brereton Aye
Jacob Young Aye
James Daly Aye
James Grundy Aye
James Morris Aye
James Murray No
James Sunderland Aye
James Wild Aye
Jane Hunt Aye
Jane Stevenson Aye
Janet Daby No
Jason McCartney Aye
Jerome Mayhew Aye
Jess Phillips No
Jesse Norman Aye
Jessica Morden No
Jill Mortimer Aye
Jim McMahon No
Jim Shannon Aye
Jo Churchill Aye
Jo Gideon Aye
Jo Stevens No
John Glen Aye
John Lamont Aye
John Penrose Aye
John Stevenson Aye
Jon Cruddas No
Jon Trickett No
Jonathan Ashworth No
Jonathan Gullis Aye
Joy Morrissey Aye
Judith Cummins No
Julia Lopez Aye
Julian Sturdy Aye
Julie Marson Aye
Justin Madders No
Justin Tomlinson Aye
Karin Smyth No
Karl McCartney Aye
Kate Hollern No
Kate Osamor No
Kate Osborne No
Keir Mather No
Kelly Tolhurst Aye
Kerry McCarthy No
Kevin Foster Aye
Kim Johnson No
Kim Leadbeater No
Kit Malthouse Aye
Laura Farris Aye
Laura Trott Aye
Lee Anderson Aye
Lia Nici Aye
Liam Byrne No
Lilian Greenwood No
Lisa Nandy No
Liz Kendall No
Liz Saville Roberts No
Liz Twist No
Lloyd Russell-Moyle No
Louise Haigh No
Lucy Powell No
Luke Hall Aye
Luke Pollard No
Maggie Throup Aye
Margaret Greenwood No
Maria Caulfield Aye
Maria Eagle No
Mark Eastwood Aye
Mark Fletcher Aye
Mark Garnier Aye
Mark Jenkinson Aye
Mark Logan Aye
Mark Menzies Aye
Mark Pawsey Aye
Mark Pritchard Aye
Martin Vickers Aye
Mary Glindon No Teller
Mary Kelly Foy No
Mary Robinson Aye
Matt Rodda No
Matt Vickers Aye
Matt Warman Aye
Matt Western No
Matthew Pennycook No
Michael Fabricant Aye
Michael Tomlinson Aye
Michelle Donelan Aye
Mick Whitley No
Mike Wood Aye
Mims Davies Aye
Miriam Cates Aye
Mohammad Yasin No
Mr David Jones Aye
Mr David Lammy No
Mr Gagan Mohindra Aye
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger Aye
Mr Jonathan Djanogly Aye
Mr Jonathan Lord Aye
Mr Laurence Robertson Aye
Mr Louie French Aye
Mr Marcus Fysh Aye
Mr Marcus Jones Aye
Mr Nicholas Brown No
Mr Peter Bone Aye
Mr Philip Hollobone Aye
Mr Ranil Jayawardena Aye
Mr Richard Bacon Aye
Mr Robin Walker Aye
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi No
Mr Toby Perkins No
Mr Virendra Sharma No
Mr William Wragg Aye
Mrs Flick Drummond Aye
Mrs Heather Wheeler Aye
Mrs Natalie Elphicke Aye
Mrs Pauline Latham Aye
Mrs Sharon Hodgson No
Mrs Sheryll Murray Aye
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare No
Ms Karen Buck No
Ms Stella Creasy No
Nadhim Zahawi Aye
Nadia Whittome No
Navendu Mishra No
Naz Shah No
Neil O'Brien Aye
Nick Fletcher Aye
Nick Gibb Aye
Nick Smith No
Nickie Aiken Aye
Nicola Richards Aye
Nigel Mills Aye
Olivia Blake No
Pat McFadden No
Paul Blomfield No
Paul Girvan Aye
Paul Holmes Aye
Paul Howell Aye
Paul Maynard Aye
Paul Scully Aye
Paulette Hamilton No
Penny Mordaunt Aye
Peter Aldous Aye
Peter Dowd No
Peter Gibson Aye
Peter Kyle No
Preet Kaur Gill No
Priti Patel Aye
Rachael Maskell No
Rebecca Harris Aye
Rebecca Pow Aye
Rehman Chishti Aye
Richard Burgon No
Richard Drax Aye
Richard Fuller Aye
Richard Graham Aye
Rob Butler Aye
Robbie Moore Aye
Robert Halfon Aye
Robert Jenrick Aye
Robert Largan Aye
Rosie Duffield No
Royston Smith Aye
Rushanara Ali No
Ruth Cadbury No
Ruth Edwards Aye
Ruth Jones No
Sally-Ann Hart Aye
Sam Tarry No
Samantha Dixon No
Sammy Wilson Aye
Saqib Bhatti Aye
Sara Britcliffe Aye
Sarah Champion No
Sarah Jones No
Scott Benton Aye
Scott Mann Aye
Selaine Saxby Aye
Shabana Mahmood No
Shailesh Vara Aye
Shaun Bailey Aye
Simon Baynes Aye
Simon Fell Aye
Simon Jupp Aye
Simon Lightwood No
Siobhan Baillie Aye
Sir Alan Campbell No
Sir Alec Shelbrooke Aye
Sir Bernard Jenkin Aye
Sir Bill Wiggin Aye
Sir Charles Walker Aye
Sir Christopher Chope Aye
Sir David Evennett Aye
Sir Desmond Swayne Aye
Sir Edward Leigh Aye
Sir Gary Streeter Aye
Sir Gavin Williamson Aye
Sir Geoffrey Cox Aye
Sir George Howarth No
Sir Greg Knight Aye
Sir Iain Duncan Smith Aye
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg Aye
Sir James Duddridge Aye
Sir Jeremy Quin Aye
Sir Jeremy Wright Aye
Sir John Hayes Aye
Sir Julian Lewis Aye
Sir Julian Smith Aye
Sir Liam Fox Aye
Sir Mark Hendrick No
Sir Mark Spencer Aye
Sir Mark Tami No
Sir Mel Stride Aye
Sir Michael Ellis Aye
Sir Mike Penning Aye
Sir Oliver Heald Aye
Sir Paul Beresford Aye
Sir Peter Bottomley Aye
Sir Robert Buckland Aye
Sir Robert Goodwill Aye
Sir Robert Neill Aye
Sir Robert Syms Aye
Sir Sajid Javid Aye
Sir Simon Clarke Aye
Sir Stephen Timms No
Sir William Cash Aye
Stephanie Peacock No
Stephen Crabb Aye
Stephen Doughty No
Stephen Hammond Aye
Stephen Kinnock No
Stephen Morgan No
Steve Barclay Aye
Steve Double Aye
Steve Reed No
Steve Tuckwell Aye
Stuart Anderson Aye
Suella Braverman Aye
Suzanne Webb Aye
Tahir Ali No
Taiwo Owatemi No
Theo Clarke Aye
Theresa Villiers Aye
Tim Loughton Aye
Tom Hunt Aye
Tom Pursglove Aye
Tom Randall Aye
Tom Tugendhat Aye
Tonia Antoniazzi No
Trudy Harrison Aye
Tulip Siddiq No
Valerie Vaz No
Vicky Ford Aye
Vicky Foxcroft No
Victoria Atkins Aye
Virginia Crosbie Aye
Wayne David No
Wendy Morton Aye
Will Quince Aye
Yvette Cooper No
Yvonne Fovargue No
Zarah Sultana No
Aaron Bell —
Alan Brown —
Alex Chalk —
Alex Davies-Jones —
Alison Thewliss —
Allan Dorans —
Alyn Smith —
Amy Callaghan —
Andrew Griffith —
Andrew Rosindell —
Angela Crawley —
Angela Rayner —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Anne McLaughlin —
Anne-Marie Trevelyan —
Antony Higginbotham —
Apsana Begum —
Bambos Charalambous —
Bob Seely —
Brendan O'Hara —
Carol Monaghan —
Carolyn Harris —
Catherine McKinnell —
Catherine West —
Charlotte Nichols —
Chris Clarkson —
Chris Hazzard —
Chris Heaton-Harris —
Chris Law —
Chris Stephens —
Christine Jardine —
Claire Hanna —
Claudia Webbe —
Clive Efford —
Colleen Fletcher —
Conor McGinn —
Craig Tracey —
Crispin Blunt —
Daisy Cooper —
Dame Amanda Milling —
Dame Andrea Jenkyns —
Dame Angela Eagle —
Dame Diana Johnson —
Dame Meg Hillier —
Dame Siobhain McDonagh —
Dan Carden —
Daniel Zeichner —
Darren Jones —
Dave Doogan —
David Davis —
David Linden —
Dawn Butler —
Dehenna Davison —
Deidre Brock —
Dominic Raab —
Douglas Chapman —
Douglas Ross —
Dr Andrew Murrison —
Dr Lisa Cameron —
Dr Matthew Offord —
Dr Philippa Whitford —
Drew Hendry —
Ed Davey —
Ed Miliband —
Elizabeth Truss —
Ellie Reeves —
Esther McVey —
Fabian Hamilton —
Fleur Anderson —
Florence Eshalomi —
Gary Sambrook —
Gavin Newlands —
Geraint Davies —
Gillian Keegan —
Graham Stringer —
Grahame Morris —
Grant Shapps —
Greg Clark —
Greg Hands —
Hannah Bardell —
Helen Morgan —
Helen Whately —
Ian Blackford —
Ian Levy —
Ian Murray —
Jack Lopresti —
James Cartlidge —
James Gray —
James Heappey —
Jamie Stone —
Jeff Smith —
Jeremy Corbyn —
Joanna Cherry —
John Finucane —
John Healey —
John Howell —
John McDonnell —
John McNally —
John Nicolson —
Johnny Mercer —
Jonathan Edwards —
Jonathan Reynolds —
Julian Knight —
Karl Turner —
Kate Kniveton —
Katherine Fletcher —
Kenny MacAskill —
Kevin Hollinrake —
Kirsten Oswald —
Kirsty Blackman —
Kwasi Kwarteng —
Layla Moran —
Lee Rowley —
Leo Docherty —
Lucy Allan —
Lucy Frazer —
Marco Longhi —
Marion Fellows —
Marsha De Cordova —
Martin Docherty-Hughes —
Martyn Day —
Matt Hancock —
Mhairi Black —
Mike Amesbury —
Mike Freer —
Mike Kane —
Miss Sarah Dines —
Mr Alistair Carmichael —
Mr Barry Sheerman —
Mr Ben Bradshaw —
Mr Ben Wallace —
Mr Clive Betts —
Mr Gregory Campbell —
Mr John Baron —
Mr Khalid Mahmood —
Mr Mark Francois —
Mr Nigel Evans —
Mr Richard Holden —
Mr Rob Roberts —
Mr Steve Baker —
Mr Tobias Ellwood —
Mrs Kemi Badenoch —
Ms Anum Qaisar —
Ms Diane Abbott —
Ms Marie Rimmer —
Ms Nusrat Ghani —
Munira Wilson —
Neale Hanvey —
Neil Coyle —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Nigel Huddleston —
Órfhlaith Begley —
Owen Thompson —
Patricia Gibson —
Patrick Grady —
Paul Bristow —
Paul Maskey —
Paula Barker —
Pete Wishart —
Peter Grant —
Philip Dunne —
Rachel Hopkins —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Long Bailey —
Richard Foord —
Richard Thomson —
Rishi Sunak —
Robert Courts —
Robin Millar —
Ronnie Cowan —
Sarah Atherton —
Sarah Dyke —
Sarah Green —
Sarah Olney —
Sarah Owen —
Seema Malhotra —
Simon Hoare —
Sir Andrew Mitchell —
Sir Brandon Lewis —
Sir Conor Burns —
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown —
Sir Jake Berry —
Sir James Cleverly —
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson —
Sir Jeremy Hunt —
Sir John Whittingdale —
Sir Keir Starmer —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Oliver Dowden —
Sir Philip Davies —
Sir Roger Gale —
Stephen Farry —
Stephen Flynn —
Stephen McPartland —
Stephen Metcalfe —
Steve Brine —
Steven Bonnar —
Stewart Hosie —
Stewart Malcolm McDonald —
Stuart Andrew —
Stuart C McDonald —
Tim Farron —
Tommy Sheppard —
Tony Lloyd —
Wendy Chamberlain —
Wera Hobhouse —
Wes Streeting —
Yasmin Qureshi —
Use search, party rows, or vote filters to narrow the list.
Primary source Commons Votes API JSON
Official page Parliament division page
Hansard debate View debate in Hansard
Hansard division View division in Hansard

FAQs

What was the result of this Commons division?

This division passed, with 278 Ayes and 148 Noes. Source

What is a Commons division?

A Commons division is a recorded vote in the House of Commons where MPs are recorded as voting Aye or No. Source

How many MPs voted in this division?

408 MPs have an imported recorded vote for this division. Source

What does did not vote mean on this division?

Did not vote means there is no imported Aye or No vote for that MP in this division. It does not by itself explain the reason. Source

What does rebel mean on this division?

Rebel means the MP's recorded vote differed from the majority recorded vote of their party in this division. Independent and Speaker roles are not labelled as rebels because they do not have a party whip. Source

What does party position mean on this division?

Party position is the direction the majority of a party's voting members took in this division, Aye or No. Parliament does not publish official whipping instructions, so this is derived from the recorded votes rather than from a stated whip. Source

Where does this division data come from?

This division and its vote records come from the Commons Votes API. Source

What bill is this division about?

This division has not been linked to a specific bill. Not all divisions relate to bills, some are Opposition Day motions, procedural votes, or other business. Source

New to Commons votes? Read what "Aye" and "No" mean, including how a division works and why some MPs have no vote recorded.

Embed this vote

Free to embed on your own site or blog, paste this where you want the result card for this Commons vote to appear. It links back here so readers can see how every MP voted. More on the API & embeds page.