Division 101 · 1 December 2016

Acceleration of the state pension age for women born in the 1950s

At a glance

This division was rejected on 1 December 2016 by a margin of 104, with 2 Ayes and 106 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Scottish National Party with 2 votes. The largest No bloc was Labour with 53 votes. There were 3 rebel votes — MPs voting against their party's majority. The 480 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin — enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Mr Speaker. This division took place during a debate on Backbench Business.

2

Ayes

106

Noes

Rejected

Result

103

Voted

Rejected by 104 Ayes 2 / Noes 106

The motion

Proposed by Mr Speaker

We now come to Backbench business. The first item is a motion in the name of Ian Blackford. Since this is only the second occasion upon which these procedures have been invoked, it might be helpful to the House if I explain what is happening. This is an identical motion to that which was debated in…

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Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Lab Labour Voted No 0 53 171
SNP Scottish National Party Voted No 2 rebels 2 38 53
Con Conservative Voted No 1 rebel 1 3 265
LD Liberal Democrat Voted No 0 2 20
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted No 0 2 6
Ind Independent No party whip 0 1 36
PC Plaid Cymru Voted No 0 1 2
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 15
IGC The Independent Group for Change No clear majority 0 0 5
RUK Reform UK No clear majority 0 0 3
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party No clear majority 0 0 2
YP Your Party No clear majority 0 0 1
Spk Speaker No party whip 0 0 1
UUP Ulster Unionist Party No clear majority 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 No
Alex Salmond No
Angela Crawley No
Angela Rayner No
Angus Brendan MacNeil No
Anne McLaughlin No
Barry Gardiner No
Bill Esterson No
Bob Blackman Aye
Brendan O'Hara No
Callum McCaig No
Calum Kerr No
Carol Monaghan No
Caroline Flint No
Chris Elmore No
Chris Law No
Chris Stephens No
Christian Matheson No
Christina Rees No
Dame Chi Onwurah No
Dame Nia Griffith No
Deidre Brock No Teller
Dr Eilidh Whiteford No
Dr Paul Monaghan No
Dr Philippa Whitford No
Dr Rupa Huq No
Drew Hendry No
Emma Lewell No
Gavin Newlands No
George Kerevan No
Gordon Marsden No
Greg Mulholland No
Hannah Bardell No
Heidi Alexander No
Helen Goodman No
Ian Blackford No
Ian Mearns No
Ian Murray No
Jeff Smith No
Jessica Morden No
Jim Fitzpatrick No
Jim Shannon No
Joanna Cherry No
John Nicolson No
Karin Smyth No
Kate Green No
Kate Osamor No
Kelvin Hopkins No
Kerry McCarthy No
Kirsten Oswald No
Liz McInnes No
Liz Saville Roberts No
Margaret Ferrier No
Mary Creagh No
Mary Glindon No
Matthew Pennycook No
Melanie Onn No
Mhairi Black No
Michelle Thomson No
Mike Kane No
Mike Weir No Teller
Mr Alistair Carmichael No
Mr Andrew Smith No
Mr Barry Sheerman No
Mr Ben Bradshaw No
Mr David Winnick No
Mr Dennis Skinner No
Mr Iain Wright No
Mr Jim Cunningham No
Mr Peter Bone No
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh No
Naz Shah No
Pat McFadden No
Patricia Gibson No
Patrick Grady No
Paul Blomfield No
Pete Wishart Aye Teller
Peter Grant No
Richard Arkless No
Richard Burgon No
Roger Mullin No
Ronnie Cowan No
Ruth Cadbury No
Sammy Wilson No
Sarah Champion No
Sir George Howarth No
Sir Keir Starmer No
Sir Stephen Timms No
Stephen Doughty No
Stephen Gethins No
Steve Reed No
Steven Paterson No
Stewart Hosie Aye Teller
Stuart Blair Donaldson No
Stuart C McDonald No
Tim Loughton No
Tommy Sheppard No
Tracy Brabin No
Valerie Vaz No
Vicky Foxcroft No
Wayne David No
Yasmin Qureshi No
Adam Afriyie
Adam Holloway
Alan Johnson
Alan Mak
Albert Owen
Alberto Costa
Alex Chalk
Alex Cunningham
Alison McGovern
Alison Thewliss
Alistair Burt
Alun Cairns
Amanda Solloway
Amber Rudd
Andrea Leadsom
Andrew Bingham
Andrew Bridgen
Andrew Griffiths
Andrew Gwynne
Andrew Jones
Andrew Percy
Andrew Rosindell
Andrew Selous
Andrew Stephenson
Andy Burnham
Andy McDonald
Andy Slaughter
Angela Smith
Angus Robertson
Ann Clwyd
Ann Coffey
Anna Soubry
Anna Turley
Anne Marie Morris
Anne Milton
Anne-Marie Trevelyan
Antoinette Sandbach
Ben Gummer
Ben Howlett
Bob Stewart
Boris Johnson
Bridget Phillipson
Caroline Ansell
Caroline Lucas
Caroline Nokes
Carolyn Harris
Cat Smith
Catherine McKinnell
Catherine West
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
Christopher Pincher
Chuka Umunna
Claire Perry
Clive Efford
Clive Lewis
Colleen Fletcher
Conor McGinn
Corri Wilson
Craig Tracey
Craig Whittaker
Craig Williams
Crispin Blunt
Dame Amanda Milling
Dame Andrea Jenkyns
Dame Angela Eagle
Dame Angela Watkinson
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Dame Caroline Spelman
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Dame Diana Johnson
Dame Harriett Baldwin
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Louise Ellman
Dame Maria Miller
Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Dame Tracey Crouch
Damian Collins
Damian Green
Damian Hinds
Dan Jarvis
Daniel Kawczynski
Daniel Zeichner
Danny Kinahan
David Davis
David Mackintosh
David Morris
David Mowat
David Mundell
David Rutley
David Simpson
David T C Davies
David Tredinnick
David Warburton
Dawn Butler
Debbie Abrahams
Derek Thomas
Derek Twigg
Dominic Raab
Douglas Chapman
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Dr Andrew Murrison
Dr Dan Poulter
Dr James Davies
Dr Lisa Cameron
Dr Matthew Offord
Dr Phillip Lee
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
Dr Sarah Wollaston
Dr Tania Mathias
Ed Davey
Ed Miliband
Edward Argar
Edward Timpson
Elizabeth Truss
Emily Thornberry
Emma Reynolds
Fabian Hamilton
Fiona Bruce
Fiona Mactaggart
Gareth Johnson
Gareth Thomas
Gavin Robinson
George Eustice
George Freeman
Geraint Davies
Gerald Jones
Gill Furniss
Gloria De Piero
Glyn Davies
Gordon Henderson
Graham P Jones
Graham Stringer
Graham Stuart
Grahame Morris
Grant Shapps
Greg Clark
Greg Hands
Guto Bebb
Guy Opperman
Heidi Allen
Helen Grant
Helen Hayes
Helen Jones
Helen Whately
Henry Smith
Hilary Benn
Holly Lynch
Huw Merriman
Hywel Williams
Iain Stewart
Ian C. Lucas
Ian Lavery
Ian Paisley
Imran Hussain
Jack Dromey
Jack Lopresti
James Berry
James Brokenshire
James Cartlidge
James Gray
James Heappey
James Morris
Jane Ellison
Jason McCartney
Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Lefroy
Jess Phillips
Jesse Norman
Jim Dowd
Jim McMahon
Jo Churchill
Jo Stevens
Jo Swinson
Joan Ryan
John Glen
John Healey
John Howell
John McDonnell
John McNally
John Penrose
John Pugh
John Stevenson
Johnny Mercer
Jon Cruddas
Jon Trickett
Jonathan Ashworth
Jonathan Edwards
Jonathan Reynolds
Judith Cummins
Julian Knight
Julian Sturdy
Julie Cooper
Justin Madders
Justin Tomlinson
Justine Greening
Karen Lumley
Karl McCartney
Karl Turner
Kate Hollern
Keith Vaz
Kelly Tolhurst
Kevin Foster
Kevin Hollinrake
Kirsty Blackman
Kit Malthouse
Kris Hopkins
Kwasi Kwarteng
Lady Hermon
Liam Byrne
Lilian Greenwood
Lisa Nandy
Liz Kendall
Louise Haigh
Lucy Allan
Lucy Frazer
Lucy Powell
Luke Hall
Maggie Throup
Margaret Greenwood
Margot James
Maria Caulfield
Maria Eagle
Marion Fellows
Mark Durkan
Mark Field
Mark Garnier
Mark Menzies
Mark Pawsey
Mark Pritchard
Martin Docherty-Hughes
Martin Vickers
Martyn Day
Mary Robinson
Matt Hancock
Matt Warman
Michael Dugher
Michael Fabricant
Michael Tomlinson
Michelle Donelan
Mike Freer
Mike Gapes
Mike Wood
Mims Davies
Mr Adrian Bailey
Mr Andrew Turner
Mr Ben Wallace
Mr Chris Leslie
Mr Clive Betts
Mr David Anderson
Mr David Burrowes
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 Ian Liddell-Grainger
Mr Ivan Lewis
Mr Jamie Reed
Mr John Baron
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Jonathan Lord
Mr Keith Simpson
Mr Khalid Mahmood
Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Marcus Fysh
Mr Marcus Jones
Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Prisk
Mr Mark Williams
Mr Nicholas Brown
Mr Nick Clegg
Mr Nick Hurd
Mr Nigel Evans
Mr Owen Paterson
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 Karen Buck
Ms Marie Rimmer
Ms Nadine Dorries
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Ms Stella Creasy
Nadhim Zahawi
Natalie McGarry
Neil Carmichael
Neil Coyle
Neil Gray
Neil Parish
Nick Boles
Nick Gibb
Nick Smith
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nigel Adams
Nigel Huddleston
Nigel Mills
Norman Lamb
Oliver Colvile
Owen Smith
Owen Thompson
Pat Glass
Paul Farrelly
Paul Flynn
Paul Maskey
Paul Maynard
Paul Scully
Paula Sherriff
Penny Mordaunt
Peter Aldous
Peter Dowd
Peter Heaton-Jones
Peter Kyle
Philip Boswell
Philip Dunne
Priti Patel
Rachael Maskell
Rachel Reeves
Rebecca Harris
Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Pow
Rehman Chishti
Richard Burden
Richard Drax
Richard Fuller
Richard Graham
Rishi Sunak
Rob Marris
Robert Courts
Robert Flello
Robert Halfon
Robert Jenrick
Rory Stewart
Rosie Cooper
Royston Smith
Rushanara Ali
Sarah Newton
Sarah Olney
Scott Mann
Seema Kennedy
Seema Malhotra
Shabana Mahmood
Shailesh Vara
Simon Danczuk
Simon Hoare
Simon Kirby
Sir Alan Campbell
Sir Alan Duncan
Sir Alan Meale
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 Evennett
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 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 Mark Tami
Sir Mel Stride
Sir Michael Ellis
Sir Michael Fallon
Sir Mike Penning
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Heald
Sir Oliver Letwin
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 Burns
Sir Vince Cable
Sir William Cash
Stephen Crabb
Stephen Hammond
Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Lloyd
Stephen McPartland
Stephen Metcalfe
Stephen Pound
Stephen Twigg
Steve Barclay
Steve Brine
Steve Double
Steve Rotheram
Stewart Malcolm McDonald
Stuart Andrew
Suella Braverman
Susan Elan Jones
Teresa Pearce
Theresa Villiers
Tim Farron
Tom Blenkinsop
Tom Brake
Tom Pursglove
Tom Tugendhat
Tristram Hunt
Tulip Siddiq
Victoria Atkins
Victoria Borwick
Wendy Morton
Wes Streeting
Will Quince
Yvette Cooper
Yvonne Fovargue
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103 MPs have an imported recorded vote for this division. Source

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