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Division 105 · 12 December 2016

Savings (Government Contributions) Bill Report Stage Amendment 15

At a glance

This division was rejected on 12 December 2016 by a margin of 240, with 45 Ayes and 285 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Scottish National Party with 37 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 252 votes. The 280 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Mr Gareth Thomas. This division took place during a debate on Savings (Government Contributions) Bill.

45

Ayes

285

Noes

Rejected

Result

304

Voted

Rejected by 240 Ayes 45 / Noes 285

The motion

Proposed by Mr Gareth Thomas

I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.

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Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted No 0 252 289
SNP Scottish National Party Voted Aye 37 0 53
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 6 0 16
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted No 0 4 7
Lab Labour Voted Aye 1 0 163
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
UUP Ulster Unionist Party Voted No 0 1 1
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 21
Ind Independent No party whip 0 0 21
IGC The Independent Group for Change No clear majority 0 0 4
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
Adam Afriyie No
Alan Mak No
Alberto Costa No
Alex Chalk No
Alistair Burt No
Amanda Solloway No
Amber Rudd No
Andrea Leadsom No
Andrew Bridgen No
Andrew Griffiths No
Andrew Jones No
Andrew Percy No
Andrew Rosindell No
Andrew Selous No
Andrew Stephenson No
Angela Crawley Aye
Angus Brendan MacNeil Aye
Anna Soubry No
Anne Marie Morris No
Anne Milton No
Anne-Marie Trevelyan No
Antoinette Sandbach No
Ben Gummer No
Ben Howlett No
Bob Blackman No
Bob Stewart No
Brendan O'Hara Aye
Callum McCaig Aye
Calum Kerr Aye
Caroline Ansell No
Caroline Nokes No
Charlie Elphicke No
Charlotte Leslie No
Chris Davies No
Chris Green No
Chris Heaton-Harris No
Chris Philp No
Chris Skidmore No
Chris Stephens Aye
Chris White No
Christopher Pincher No
Corri Wilson Aye
Craig Tracey No
Craig Whittaker No
Craig Williams No
Crispin Blunt No
Dame Amanda Milling No
Dame Andrea Jenkyns No
Dame Caroline Dinenage No
Dame Harriett Baldwin No
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price No
Dame Maria Miller No
Dame Tracey Crouch No
Damian Collins No
Damian Green No
Damian Hinds No
Daniel Kawczynski No
Danny Kinahan No
David Mackintosh No
David Morris No
David Mowat No
David Mundell No
David Rutley No
David Simpson No
David T C Davies No
David Tredinnick No
David Warburton No
Deidre Brock Aye
Derek Thomas No
Dominic Raab No
Douglas Chapman Aye
Dr Andrew Murrison No
Dr Caroline Johnson No
Dr Dan Poulter No
Dr Eilidh Whiteford Aye
Dr James Davies No
Dr Lisa Cameron Aye
Dr Matthew Offord No
Dr Paul Monaghan Aye
Dr Philippa Whitford Aye
Dr Phillip Lee No
Dr Tania Mathias No
Drew Hendry Aye
Edward Argar No
Edward Timpson No
Fiona Bruce No
Gareth Johnson No
Gavin Robinson No
George Freeman No
George Kerevan Aye
Glyn Davies No
Gordon Henderson No
Graham Stuart No Teller
Grant Shapps No
Greg Clark No
Greg Hands No
Guy Opperman No
Hannah Bardell Aye
Heidi Allen No
Helen Grant No
Helen Whately No
Henry Smith No
Huw Merriman No
Iain Stewart No
Ian Blackford Aye
Jack Lopresti No
James Berry No
James Brokenshire No
James Cartlidge No
James Gray No
James Heappey No
Jane Ellison No
Jason McCartney No
Jesse Norman No
Jo Churchill No
John Glen No
John McNally Aye
John Nicolson Aye
John Penrose No
John Pugh Aye
John Stevenson No
Johnny Mercer No
Julian Knight No
Julian Sturdy No
Justin Tomlinson No
Karl McCartney No
Kelly Tolhurst No
Kevin Foster No
Kit Malthouse No
Kris Hopkins No
Kwasi Kwarteng No
Liz Saville Roberts Aye
Lucy Allan No
Lucy Frazer No
Luke Hall No
Maggie Throup No
Margot James No
Maria Caulfield No
Mark Durkan Aye
Mark Field No
Mark Garnier No
Mark Menzies No
Mark Pawsey No
Martin Docherty-Hughes Aye
Martin Vickers No
Martyn Day Aye
Mary Robinson No
Matt Hancock No
Matt Warman No
Mhairi Black Aye
Michael Fabricant No
Michael Tomlinson No
Michelle Donelan No
Mike Freer No
Mike Wood No
Mims Davies No
Mr Alistair Carmichael Aye
Mr Andrew Turner No
Mr David Burrowes No
Mr David Gauke No
Mr David Nuttall No
Mr Dominic Grieve No
Mr Douglas Carswell No
Mr Gregory Campbell No
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger No
Mr Jim Cunningham Aye
Mr Jonathan Djanogly No
Mr Jonathan Lord No
Mr Keith Simpson No
Mr Laurence Robertson No
Mr Marcus Fysh No
Mr Marcus Jones No
Mr Nick Hurd No
Mr Nigel Evans No
Mr Owen Paterson No
Mr Peter Bone No
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Mr Ranil Jayawardena No
Mr Richard Bacon No
Mr Robin Walker No
Mr Sam Gyimah No
Mr Steve Baker No
Mr Tobias Ellwood No
Mr William Wragg No
Mrs Anne Main No
Mrs Flick Drummond No
Mrs Heather Wheeler No
Mrs Pauline Latham No
Mrs Sheryll Murray No
Ms Nusrat Ghani No
Nadhim Zahawi No
Neil Carmichael No
Neil Gray Aye
Neil Parish No
Nick Gibb No
Nigel Adams No
Nigel Huddleston No
Nigel Mills No
Norman Lamb Aye
Oliver Colvile No
Owen Thompson Aye Teller
Patricia Gibson Aye
Patrick Grady Aye Teller
Paul Maynard No
Paul Scully No
Penny Mordaunt No
Peter Aldous No
Peter Grant Aye
Peter Heaton-Jones No
Philip Boswell Aye
Philip Dunne No
Priti Patel No
Rebecca Harris No
Rebecca Pow No
Rehman Chishti No
Richard Arkless Aye
Richard Drax No
Richard Fuller No
Richard Graham No
Rishi Sunak No
Robert Courts No
Robert Halfon No
Robert Jenrick No
Roger Mullin Aye
Ronnie Cowan Aye
Rory Stewart No
Royston Smith No
Sarah Newton No
Sarah Olney Aye
Scott Mann No
Seema Kennedy No
Simon Hoare No
Simon Kirby No
Sir Alec Shelbrooke No
Sir Andrew Mitchell No
Sir Bernard Jenkin No
Sir Bill Wiggin No
Sir Brandon Lewis No
Sir Conor Burns No
Sir David Amess No
Sir David Evennett No
Sir Desmond Swayne No
Sir Edward Leigh No
Sir Gary Streeter No
Sir Gavin Williamson No
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown No
Sir Geoffrey Cox No
Sir Gerald Howarth No
Sir Iain Duncan Smith No
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg No
Sir Jake Berry No
Sir James Cleverly No
Sir James Duddridge No
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson No
Sir Jeremy Quin No
Sir Jeremy Wright No
Sir John Hayes No
Sir John Whittingdale No
Sir Julian Brazier No
Sir Julian Lewis No
Sir Julian Smith No
Sir Liam Fox No
Sir Mark Spencer No Teller
Sir Mel Stride No
Sir Michael Ellis No
Sir Michael Fallon No
Sir Mike Penning No
Sir Oliver Dowden No
Sir Oliver Heald No
Sir Oliver Letwin No
Sir Paul Beresford No
Sir Peter Bottomley No
Sir Philip Davies No
Sir Robert Buckland No
Sir Robert Goodwill No
Sir Robert Neill No
Sir Robert Syms No
Sir Sajid Javid No
Sir Simon Burns No
Sir William Cash No
Stephen Crabb No
Stephen Gethins Aye
Stephen Hammond No
Stephen Metcalfe No
Steve Barclay No
Steve Brine No
Steve Double No
Steven Paterson Aye
Stewart Hosie Aye
Stuart Andrew No
Stuart Blair Donaldson Aye
Stuart C McDonald Aye
Suella Braverman No
Theresa Villiers No
Tim Farron Aye
Tim Loughton No
Tom Brake Aye
Tom Pursglove No
Tom Tugendhat No
Tommy Sheppard Aye
Victoria Atkins No
Victoria Borwick No
Wendy Morton No
Will Quince No
Adam Holloway —
Alan Brown —
Alan Johnson —
Albert Owen —
Alex Cunningham —
Alex Salmond —
Alison McGovern —
Alison Thewliss —
Alun Cairns —
Andrew Bingham —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andy Burnham —
Andy McDonald —
Andy Slaughter —
Angela Rayner —
Angela Smith —
Angus Robertson —
Ann Clwyd —
Ann Coffey —
Anna Turley —
Anne McLaughlin —
Barry Gardiner —
Bill Esterson —
Boris Johnson —
Bridget Phillipson —
Carol Monaghan —
Caroline Flint —
Caroline Lucas —
Carolyn Harris —
Cat Smith —
Catherine McKinnell —
Catherine West —
Chloe Smith —
Chris Bryant —
Chris Elmore —
Chris Evans —
Chris Law —
Chris Ruane —
Chris Williamson —
Christian Matheson —
Christina Rees —
Chuka Umunna —
Claire Perry —
Clive Efford —
Clive Lewis —
Colleen Fletcher —
Conor McGinn —
Dame Angela Eagle —
Dame Angela Watkinson —
Dame Caroline Spelman —
Dame Cheryl Gillan —
Dame Chi Onwurah —
Dame Diana Johnson —
Dame Karen Bradley —
Dame Louise Ellman —
Dame Meg Hillier —
Dame Nia Griffith —
Dame Siobhain McDonagh —
Dan Jarvis —
Daniel Zeichner —
David Davis —
Dawn Butler —
Debbie Abrahams —
Derek Twigg —
Dr Alasdair McDonnell —
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods —
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan —
Dr Rupa Huq —
Dr Sarah Wollaston —
Ed Davey —
Ed Miliband —
Elizabeth Truss —
Emily Thornberry —
Emma Lewell —
Emma Reynolds —
Fabian Hamilton —
Fiona Mactaggart —
Gareth Thomas —
Gavin Newlands —
George Eustice —
Geraint Davies —
Gerald Jones —
Gill Furniss —
Gloria De Piero —
Gordon Marsden —
Graham P Jones —
Graham Stringer —
Grahame Morris —
Greg Mulholland —
Guto Bebb —
Heidi Alexander —
Helen Goodman —
Helen Hayes —
Helen Jones —
Hilary Benn —
Holly Lynch —
Hywel Williams —
Ian C. Lucas —
Ian Lavery —
Ian Mearns —
Ian Murray —
Ian Paisley —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Dromey —
James Morris —
Jeff Smith —
Jeremy Corbyn —
Jeremy Lefroy —
Jess Phillips —
Jessica Morden —
Jim Dowd —
Jim Fitzpatrick —
Jim McMahon —
Jim Shannon —
Jo Stevens —
Jo Swinson —
Joan Ryan —
Joanna Cherry —
John Healey —
John Howell —
John McDonnell —
Jon Cruddas —
Jon Trickett —
Jonathan Ashworth —
Jonathan Edwards —
Jonathan Reynolds —
Judith Cummins —
Julie Cooper —
Justin Madders —
Justine Greening —
Karen Lumley —
Karin Smyth —
Karl Turner —
Kate Green —
Kate Hollern —
Kate Osamor —
Keith Vaz —
Kelvin Hopkins —
Kerry McCarthy —
Kevin Hollinrake —
Kirsten Oswald —
Kirsty Blackman —
Lady Hermon —
Liam Byrne —
Lilian Greenwood —
Lisa Nandy —
Liz Kendall —
Liz McInnes —
Louise Haigh —
Lucy Powell —
Margaret Ferrier —
Margaret Greenwood —
Maria Eagle —
Marion Fellows —
Mark Pritchard —
Mary Creagh —
Mary Glindon —
Matthew Pennycook —
Melanie Onn —
Michael Dugher —
Michelle Thomson —
Mike Gapes —
Mike Kane —
Mike Weir —
Mr Adrian Bailey —
Mr Andrew Smith —
Mr Barry Sheerman —
Mr Ben Bradshaw —
Mr Ben Wallace —
Mr Chris Leslie —
Mr Clive Betts —
Mr David Anderson —
Mr David Jones —
Mr David Lammy —
Mr David Winnick —
Mr Dennis Skinner —
Mr Gavin Shuker —
Mr Geoffrey Robinson —
Mr George Osborne —
Mr Graham Allen —
Mr Iain Wright —
Mr Ivan Lewis —
Mr Jamie Reed —
Mr John Baron —
Mr Khalid Mahmood —
Mr Mark Francois —
Mr Mark Prisk —
Mr Mark Williams —
Mr Nicholas Brown —
Mr Nick Clegg —
Mr Rob Wilson —
Mr Roger Godsiff —
Mr Ronnie Campbell —
Mr Stephen Hepburn —
Mr Toby Perkins —
Mr Virendra Sharma —
Mrs Madeleine Moon —
Mrs Sharon Hodgson —
Ms Diane Abbott —
Ms Karen Buck —
Ms Marie Rimmer —
Ms Nadine Dorries —
Ms Stella Creasy —
Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh —
Natalie McGarry —
Naz Shah —
Neil Coyle —
Nick Boles —
Nick Smith —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Owen Smith —
Pat Glass —
Pat McFadden —
Paul Blomfield —
Paul Farrelly —
Paul Flynn —
Paul Maskey —
Paula Sherriff —
Pete Wishart —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Kyle —
Rachael Maskell —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Long Bailey —
Richard Burden —
Richard Burgon —
Rob Marris —
Robert Flello —
Rosie Cooper —
Rushanara Ali —
Ruth Cadbury —
Sammy Wilson —
Sarah Champion —
Seema Malhotra —
Shabana Mahmood —
Shailesh Vara —
Simon Danczuk —
Sir Alan Campbell —
Sir Alan Duncan —
Sir Alan Meale —
Sir Charles Walker —
Sir Christopher Chope —
Sir David Crausby —
Sir David Lidington —
Sir George Hollingbery —
Sir George Howarth —
Sir Gerald Kaufman —
Sir Greg Knight —
Sir Jeremy Hunt —
Sir Keir Starmer —
Sir Kevin Barron —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Mark Hendrick —
Sir Mark Tami —
Sir Nicholas Dakin —
Sir Roger Gale —
Sir Stephen Timms —
Sir Vince Cable —
Stephen Doughty —
Stephen Kinnock —
Stephen Lloyd —
Stephen McPartland —
Stephen Pound —
Stephen Twigg —
Steve Reed —
Steve Rotheram —
Stewart Malcolm McDonald —
Susan Elan Jones —
Teresa Pearce —
Tom Blenkinsop —
Tracy Brabin —
Tristram Hunt —
Tulip Siddiq —
Valerie Vaz —
Vicky Foxcroft —
Wayne David —
Wes Streeting —
Yasmin Qureshi —
Yvette Cooper —
Yvonne Fovargue —
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