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Division 133 · 25 January 2017

Opposition Motion: School Funding

At a glance

This division was rejected on 25 January 2017 by a margin of 107, with 178 Ayes and 285 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Labour with 152 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 250 votes. The 168 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Angela Rayner. This division took place during a debate on School Funding.

178

Ayes

285

Noes

Rejected

Result

414

Voted

Rejected by 107 Ayes 178 / Noes 285

The motion

Proposed by Angela Rayner

I beg to move, That this House regrets the impact of school funding cuts on the ability of children to reach their full potential; and calls on the Government to ensure that all schools have the funding that they need to provide an excellent education for every child. I will try to keep intervention…

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Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted No 0 250 289
Lab Labour Voted Aye 152 0 189
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 6 0 17
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted No 0 3 7
Ind Independent No party whip 1 0 15
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party Voted Aye 1 0 2
UUP Ulster Unionist Party Voted Aye 1 0 1
SNP Scottish National Party No clear majority 0 0 51
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 4
PC Plaid Cymru No clear majority 0 0 2
Spk Speaker No party whip 0 0 1
IGC The Independent Group for Change No clear majority 0 0 1
Green Green Party No clear majority 0 0 1
RUK Reform UK 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
Adam Holloway No
Alan Johnson Aye
Alan Mak No
Albert Owen Aye
Alex Chalk No
Alex Cunningham Aye
Alison McGovern Aye
Alistair Burt No
Amanda Solloway No
Andrea Leadsom No
Andrew Bingham No
Andrew Bridgen No
Andrew Griffiths No
Andrew Jones No
Andrew Percy No
Andrew Rosindell No
Andrew Selous No
Andy McDonald Aye
Andy Slaughter Aye
Angela Rayner Aye
Ann Coffey Aye
Anna Soubry No
Anna Turley Aye
Anne Milton No
Anne-Marie Trevelyan No
Barry Gardiner Aye
Ben Gummer No
Ben Howlett No
Bob Blackman No
Bob Stewart No
Boris Johnson No
Bridget Phillipson Aye
Caroline Ansell No
Caroline Flint Aye
Caroline Nokes No
Carolyn Harris Aye
Cat Smith Aye
Catherine McKinnell Aye
Catherine West Aye
Charlie Elphicke No
Charlotte Leslie No
Chris Bryant Aye
Chris Davies No
Chris Elmore Aye
Chris Green No
Chris Heaton-Harris No
Chris Skidmore No
Chris White No
Christina Rees Aye
Christopher Pincher No Teller
Claire Perry No
Clive Efford Aye
Clive Lewis Aye
Colleen Fletcher Aye
Conor McGinn Aye
Craig Tracey No
Craig Whittaker No
Craig Williams No
Crispin Blunt No
Dame Amanda Milling No
Dame Angela Eagle Aye
Dame Caroline Dinenage No
Dame Caroline Spelman No
Dame Chi Onwurah Aye
Dame Harriett Baldwin No
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price No
Dame Karen Bradley No
Dame Louise Ellman Aye
Dame Maria Miller No
Dame Meg Hillier Aye
Dame Nia Griffith Aye
Dame Siobhain McDonagh Aye
Dame Tracey Crouch No
Damian Green No
Damian Hinds No
Dan Jarvis Aye
Daniel Kawczynski No
Daniel Zeichner Aye
Danny Kinahan Aye
David Davis No
David Mackintosh No
David Morris No
David Mowat No
David Rutley No
David Simpson No
David Tredinnick No
David Warburton No
Derek Thomas No
Derek Twigg Aye
Dr Andrew Murrison No
Dr Caroline Johnson No
Dr Dan Poulter No
Dr James Davies No
Dr Matthew Offord No
Dr Phillip Lee No
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods Aye
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan Aye
Dr Rupa Huq Aye
Dr Tania Mathias No
Ed Miliband Aye
Edward Argar No
Elizabeth Truss No
Emily Thornberry Aye
Emma Lewell Aye
Emma Reynolds Aye
Fabian Hamilton Aye
Fiona Mactaggart Aye
Gareth Johnson No
Gareth Thomas Aye
George Eustice No
George Freeman No
Gerald Jones Aye
Gill Furniss Aye
Gloria De Piero Aye
Glyn Davies No
Gordon Henderson No
Gordon Marsden Aye
Graham P Jones Aye
Graham Stringer Aye
Graham Stuart No
Grant Shapps No
Greg Clark No
Greg Mulholland Aye
Guto Bebb No
Guy Opperman No
Heidi Alexander Aye
Heidi Allen No
Helen Goodman Aye
Helen Grant No
Helen Hayes Aye
Helen Jones Aye
Helen Whately No
Henry Smith No
Hilary Benn Aye
Huw Merriman No
Iain Stewart No
Ian C. Lucas Aye
Ian Lavery Aye
Ian Mearns Aye
Imran Hussain Aye
Jack Lopresti No
James Berry No
James Brokenshire No
James Cartlidge No
James Gray No
James Heappey No
James Morris No
Jane Ellison No
Jeff Smith Aye Teller
Jeremy Corbyn Aye
Jeremy Lefroy No
Jess Phillips Aye
Jesse Norman No
Jessica Morden Aye Teller
Jim McMahon Aye
Jim Shannon No
Jo Churchill No
Jo Stevens Aye
John Glen No
John Healey Aye
John McDonnell Aye
John Penrose No
John Pugh Aye
Johnny Mercer No
Jon Cruddas Aye
Jonathan Reynolds Aye
Judith Cummins Aye
Julian Knight No
Julian Sturdy No
Julie Cooper Aye
Justin Madders Aye
Justin Tomlinson No
Justine Greening No
Karin Smyth Aye
Karl McCartney No
Kate Osamor Aye
Keith Vaz Aye
Kelvin Hopkins Aye
Kevin Hollinrake No
Kit Malthouse No
Kris Hopkins No
Kwasi Kwarteng No
Lilian Greenwood Aye
Lisa Nandy Aye
Liz Kendall Aye
Liz McInnes Aye
Louise Haigh Aye
Lucy Allan No
Lucy Frazer No
Luke Hall No
Maggie Throup No
Margaret Greenwood Aye
Margot James No
Maria Caulfield No
Mark Durkan Aye
Mark Field No
Mark Garnier No
Mark Menzies No
Mark Pawsey No
Martin Vickers No
Mary Creagh Aye
Mary Glindon Aye
Mary Robinson No
Matt Hancock No
Matt Warman No
Matthew Pennycook Aye
Melanie Onn Aye
Michael Fabricant No
Michael Tomlinson No
Michelle Donelan No
Mike Freer No
Mike Gapes Aye
Mike Kane Aye
Mims Davies No
Mr Adrian Bailey Aye
Mr Andrew Smith Aye
Mr Andrew Turner No
Mr Barry Sheerman Aye
Mr Ben Bradshaw Aye
Mr Ben Wallace No
Mr Chris Leslie Aye
Mr Clive Betts Aye
Mr David Burrowes No
Mr David Gauke No
Mr David Jones No
Mr David Nuttall No
Mr David Winnick Aye
Mr Dennis Skinner Aye
Mr Dominic Grieve No
Mr Gavin Shuker Aye
Mr Geoffrey Robinson Aye
Mr Iain Wright Aye
Mr Ivan Lewis Aye
Mr Jim Cunningham Aye
Mr John Baron No
Mr Jonathan Djanogly No
Mr Keith Simpson No
Mr Khalid Mahmood Aye
Mr Laurence Robertson No
Mr Marcus Fysh No
Mr Marcus Jones No
Mr Mark Francois No
Mr Mark Prisk No
Mr Mark Williams Aye
Mr Nicholas Brown Aye
Mr Nick Hurd No
Mr Owen Paterson No
Mr Peter Bone No
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Mr Ranil Jayawardena No
Mr Richard Bacon No
Mr Rob Wilson No
Mr Robin Walker No
Mr Roger Godsiff Aye
Mr Sam Gyimah No
Mr Stephen Hepburn Aye
Mr Steve Baker No
Mr Tobias Ellwood No
Mr Toby Perkins Aye
Mr William Wragg No
Mrs Anne Main No
Mrs Flick Drummond No
Mrs Heather Wheeler No Teller
Mrs Pauline Latham No
Mrs Sharon Hodgson Aye
Mrs Sheryll Murray No
Ms Diane Abbott Aye
Ms Karen Buck Aye
Ms Nadine Dorries No
Ms Nusrat Ghani No
Ms Stella Creasy Aye
Nadhim Zahawi No
Neil Carmichael No
Neil Coyle Aye
Neil Parish No
Nick Gibb No
Nick Smith Aye
Nick Thomas-Symonds Aye
Nigel Huddleston No
Nigel Mills No
Norman Lamb Aye
Oliver Colvile No
Owen Smith Aye
Pat McFadden Aye
Paul Blomfield Aye
Paul Flynn Aye
Paul Maynard No
Paula Sherriff Aye
Penny Mordaunt No
Peter Aldous No
Peter Dowd Aye
Peter Heaton-Jones No
Peter Kyle Aye
Philip Dunne No
Priti Patel No
Rachael Maskell Aye
Rachel Reeves Aye
Rebecca Harris No
Rebecca Long Bailey Aye
Rebecca Pow No
Rehman Chishti No
Richard Burgon Aye
Richard Drax No
Richard Fuller No
Richard Graham No
Rishi Sunak No
Rob Marris Aye
Robert Courts No
Robert Halfon No
Robert Jenrick No
Rory Stewart No
Rosie Cooper Aye
Royston Smith No
Rushanara Ali Aye
Ruth Cadbury Aye
Sarah Champion Aye
Sarah Newton No
Sarah Olney Aye
Scott Mann No
Seema Kennedy No
Seema Malhotra Aye
Shabana Mahmood Aye
Shailesh Vara No
Simon Danczuk Aye
Simon Hoare No
Simon Kirby No
Sir Alan Campbell Aye
Sir Alan Duncan No
Sir Alec Shelbrooke No
Sir Andrew Mitchell No
Sir Bernard Jenkin No
Sir Bill Wiggin No
Sir Brandon Lewis No
Sir Charles Walker No
Sir Christopher Chope No
Sir Conor Burns No
Sir David Amess No
Sir David Evennett No
Sir David Lidington 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 George Hollingbery No
Sir George Howarth Aye
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 Hunt 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 Kevin Barron Aye
Sir Mark Hendrick Aye
Sir Mark Spencer No
Sir Mark Tami Aye
Sir Mel Stride No
Sir Michael Ellis No
Sir Michael Fallon No
Sir Oliver Dowden No
Sir Oliver Heald No
Sir Oliver Letwin No
Sir Paul Beresford No
Sir Robert Buckland No
Sir Robert Goodwill No
Sir Robert Syms No
Sir Sajid Javid No
Sir Simon Burns No
Sir Stephen Timms Aye
Sir William Cash No
Stephen Crabb No
Stephen Doughty Aye
Stephen Hammond No
Stephen McPartland No
Stephen Metcalfe No
Stephen Pound Aye
Stephen Twigg Aye
Steve Barclay No
Steve Brine No
Steve Double No
Steve Reed Aye
Steve Rotheram Aye
Stuart Andrew No
Susan Elan Jones Aye
Teresa Pearce Aye
Theresa Villiers No
Tom Blenkinsop Aye
Tom Brake Aye
Tom Pursglove No
Tom Tugendhat No
Tracy Brabin Aye
Tulip Siddiq Aye
Valerie Vaz Aye
Vicky Foxcroft Aye
Victoria Atkins No
Victoria Borwick No
Wayne David Aye
Wendy Morton No
Wes Streeting Aye
Will Quince No
Yasmin Qureshi Aye
Yvette Cooper Aye
Yvonne Fovargue Aye
Alan Brown —
Alberto Costa —
Alex Salmond —
Alison Thewliss —
Alun Cairns —
Amber Rudd —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andrew Stephenson —
Andy Burnham —
Angela Crawley —
Angela Smith —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Angus Robertson —
Ann Clwyd —
Anne Marie Morris —
Anne McLaughlin —
Antoinette Sandbach —
Bill Esterson —
Brendan O'Hara —
Callum McCaig —
Calum Kerr —
Carol Monaghan —
Caroline Lucas —
Chloe Smith —
Chris Evans —
Chris Law —
Chris Philp —
Chris Ruane —
Chris Stephens —
Chris Williamson —
Christian Matheson —
Chuka Umunna —
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