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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 53 172
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 35
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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