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Division 286 · 9 September 2025

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: Reasoned Amendment

Government Bill Defence

What this vote was about

This was a vote on a "reasoned amendment" at the Second Reading of the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill. The Bill gives effect to a 2025 treaty under which the UK transfers sovereignty over the Chagos Islands (British Indian Ocean Territory) to Mauritius while leasing back the strategically important US-UK military base on Diego Garcia for at least 99 years. The reasoned amendment, in the name of Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, urged the House to refuse the Bill a Second Reading, opposing the handover of sovereignty and objecting to the roughly £34.7 billion the UK would pay Mauritius under the treaty. The amendment was rejected by 333 votes to 116, so the Bill was not blocked and proceeded.

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AI-generated from the official voting record.

At a glance

The largest Aye bloc was Conservative with 104 votes. The largest No bloc was Labour with 317 votes. This motion was proposed by The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence. This division took place during a debate on Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill. This division is linked to the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill (Government Bill).

116

Ayes

333

Noes

Rejected

Result

452

Voted

Rejected by 217 Ayes 116 / Noes 333

Bill context

Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Lab Labour Voted No 0 317 394
Con Conservative Voted Aye 104 0 120
Ind Independent No party whip 3 12 19
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted Aye 5 0 5
RUK Reform UK Voted Aye 4 0 4
Green Green Party Voted No 0 3 4
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party Voted No 0 2 2
TUV Traditional Unionist Voice Voted Aye 1 0 1
UUP Ulster Unionist Party Voted Aye 1 0 1
LD Liberal Democrat No clear majority 0 0 71
SNP Scottish National Party No clear majority 0 0 9
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 7
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 7
PC Plaid Cymru No clear majority 0 0 4
APNI Alliance No clear majority 0 0 1
Spk Speaker No party whip 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.

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No
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Individual votes

MP Vote
Abtisam Mohamed No
Adam Jogee No
Adam Thompson No
Afzal Khan No
Alan Gemmell No
Alan Mak Aye
Alan Strickland No
Alberto Costa Aye
Alex Ballinger No
Alex Burghart Aye
Alex Davies-Jones No
Alex Easton Aye
Alex Mayer No
Alex McIntyre No
Alex Norris No
Alex Sobel No
Alicia Kearns Aye
Alison Griffiths Aye
Alison McGovern No
Alison Taylor No
Alistair Strathern No
Amanda Hack No
Andrew Bowie Aye
Andrew Griffith Aye
Andrew Gwynne No
Andrew Lewin No
Andrew Ranger No
Andrew Rosindell Aye
Andrew Western No
Andy MacNae No
Andy McDonald No
Andy Slaughter No
Anna Dixon No
Anna Gelderd No
Anna McMorrin No
Anna Turley No
Antonia Bance No
Aphra Brandreth Aye
Apsana Begum No
Ashley Dalton No
Ayoub Khan No
Baggy Shanker No
Barry Gardiner No
Becky Gittins No
Bell Ribeiro-Addy No
Ben Goldsborough No
Ben Obese-Jecty Aye
Bill Esterson No
Blair McDougall No
Bob Blackman Aye
Bradley Thomas Aye
Callum Anderson No
Carla Denyer No
Carla Lockhart Aye
Carolyn Harris No
Cat Smith No
Catherine McKinnell No
Charlie Dewhirst Aye
Charlotte Nichols No
Chris Bryant No
Chris Curtis No
Chris Elmore No
Chris Evans No
Chris Hinchliff No
Chris Kane No
Chris McDonald No
Chris Murray No
Chris Philp Aye
Chris Vince No
Chris Webb No
Christian Wakeford No
Claire Coutinho Aye
Claire Hanna No
Claire Hazelgrove No
Claire Hughes No
Clive Efford No
Clive Lewis No
Colum Eastwood No
Connor Naismith No
Dame Angela Eagle No
Dame Caroline Dinenage Aye
Dame Chi Onwurah No
Dame Diana Johnson No
Dame Harriett Baldwin Aye
Dame Karen Bradley Aye
Dame Meg Hillier No
Dame Nia Griffith No
Damian Hinds Aye
Dan Aldridge No
Dan Carden No
Dan Norris No
Dan Tomlinson No
Daniel Francis No
Daniel Zeichner No
Danny Beales No
Danny Kruger Aye
Darren Paffey No
Dave Robertson No
David Baines No
David Burton-Sampson No
David Davis Aye
David Pinto-Duschinsky No
David Simmonds Aye
David Smith No
David Taylor No
David Williams No
Debbie Abrahams No
Derek Twigg No
Douglas McAllister No
Dr Allison Gardner No
Dr Andrew Murrison Aye
Dr Beccy Cooper No
Dr Ben Spencer Aye
Dr Caroline Johnson Aye
Dr Ellie Chowns No
Dr Jeevun Sandher No
Dr Kieran Mullan Aye
Dr Lauren Sullivan No
Dr Luke Evans Aye
Dr Marie Tidball No
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst Aye
Dr Peter Prinsley No
Dr Rupa Huq No
Dr Scott Arthur No
Dr Simon Opher No
Dr Zubir Ahmed No
Edward Argar Aye
Emily Darlington No
Emily Thornberry No
Emma Foody No
Emma Hardy No
Esther McVey Aye
Euan Stainbank No
Fabian Hamilton No
Fleur Anderson No
Florence Eshalomi No
Frank McNally No
Gareth Bacon Aye
Gareth Davies Aye
Gareth Snell No
Gareth Thomas No
Gavin Robinson Aye
Gen Kitchen No
George Freeman Aye
Georgia Gould No
Gerald Jones No
Gill German No
Gordon McKee No
Graeme Downie No
Graham Stringer No
Graham Stuart Aye
Grahame Morris No
Gregory Stafford Aye
Gurinder Singh Josan No
Harpreet Uppal No
Harriet Cross Aye
Helen Hayes No
Helen Whately Aye
Helena Dollimore No
Henry Tufnell No
Ian Lavery No
Imogen Walker No Teller
Imran Hussain No
Iqbal Mohamed No
Irene Campbell No
Jack Abbott No
Jack Rankin Aye
Jacob Collier No
Jade Botterill No
Jake Richards No
James Asser No
James Cartlidge Aye
James Murray No
James Naish No
James Wild Aye
Janet Daby No
Jas Athwal No
Jayne Kirkham No
Jeff Smith No
Jen Craft No
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter No
Jeremy Corbyn No
Jerome Mayhew Aye Teller
Jess Asato No
Jess Phillips No
Jesse Norman Aye
Jessica Morden No
Jessica Toale No
Jim Allister Aye
Jim Dickson No
Jim Shannon Aye
Jo Platt No
Jo Stevens No
Joani Reid No
Joe Morris No
Joe Powell No
Joe Robertson Aye
Johanna Baxter No
John Cooper Aye
John Glen Aye
John Grady No
John Lamont Aye
John Slinger No
John Whitby No
Jon Pearce No
Jon Trickett No
Jonathan Davies No
Jonathan Hinder No
Jonathan Reynolds No
Josh Dean No
Josh Fenton-Glynn No
Josh MacAlister No
Josh Newbury No
Josh Simons No
Joy Morrissey Aye
Julia Buckley No
Julia Lopez Aye
Juliet Campbell No
Justin Madders No
Kanishka Narayan No
Karl Turner No
Kate Dearden No
Kate Osamor No
Kate Osborne No
Katie Lam Aye
Katie White No
Katrina Murray No
Keir Mather No
Kerry McCarthy No
Kevin Bonavia No
Kevin Hollinrake Aye
Kevin McKenna No
Kim Leadbeater No
Kirith Entwistle No
Kirsteen Sullivan No
Kirsty McNeill No
Kit Malthouse Aye
Laura Kyrke-Smith No
Laura Trott Aye
Lauren Edwards No
Laurence Turner No
Lee Anderson Aye
Lee Barron No
Leigh Ingham No
Lewis Atkinson No
Lewis Cocking Aye
Liam Byrne No
Liam Conlon No
Lillian Jones No
Lincoln Jopp Aye
Linsey Farnsworth No
Lisa Nandy No
Liz Twist No
Lloyd Hatton No
Lola McEvoy No
Lorraine Beavers No
Louise Haigh No
Lucy Powell No
Lucy Rigby No
Luke Akehurst No
Luke Murphy No
Luke Myer No
Luke Pollard No
Margaret Mullane No
Maria Eagle No
Mark Ferguson No
Mark Garnier Aye
Mark Pritchard Aye
Mark Sewards No
Markus Campbell-Savours No
Martin McCluskey No
Martin Rhodes No
Mary Creagh No
Mary Glindon No
Mary Kelly Foy No
Matt Rodda No
Matt Turmaine No
Matt Vickers Aye
Matt Western No
Matthew Patrick No
Matthew Pennycook No
Maureen Burke No
Maya Ellis No
Melanie Ward No
Miatta Fahnbulleh No
Michael Payne No
Michael Shanks No
Michael Wheeler No
Michelle Welsh No
Mike Kane No
Mike Reader No
Mike Tapp No
Mike Wood Aye
Mims Davies Aye
Mohammad Yasin No
Mr Andrew Snowden Aye
Mr Bayo Alaba No
Mr Calvin Bailey No
Mr Clive Betts No
Mr Connor Rand No
Mr Gagan Mohindra Aye
Mr Gregory Campbell Aye
Mr Jonathan Brash No
Mr Louie French Aye
Mr Luke Charters No
Mr Mark Francois Aye
Mr Peter Bedford Aye
Mr Richard Holden Aye
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi No
Mr Toby Perkins No
Mrs Elsie Blundell No
Mrs Kemi Badenoch Aye
Mrs Sharon Hodgson No
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare No
Ms Diane Abbott No
Ms Julie Minns No
Ms Marie Rimmer No
Ms Polly Billington No
Ms Stella Creasy No
Nadia Whittome No
Natalie Fleet No
Natasha Irons No
Naushabah Khan No
Navendu Mishra No
Naz Shah No
Neil Duncan-Jordan No
Neil O'Brien Aye
Nesil Caliskan No Teller
Nick Smith No
Nick Timothy Aye
Nigel Farage Aye
Nigel Huddleston Aye
Oliver Ryan No
Olivia Bailey No
Olivia Blake No
Pam Cox No
Pamela Nash No
Pat McFadden No
Patricia Ferguson No
Patrick Hurley No
Patrick Spencer Aye
Paul Davies No
Paul Holmes Aye Teller
Paul Waugh No
Paula Barker No
Paulette Hamilton No
Peter Swallow No
Phil Brickell No
Preet Kaur Gill No
Priti Patel Aye
Rachael Maskell No
Rachel Blake No
Rachel Hopkins No
Rachel Taylor No
Rebecca Harris Aye
Rebecca Long Bailey No
Rebecca Paul Aye
Rebecca Smith Aye
Richard Baker No
Richard Burgon No
Richard Fuller Aye
Richard Quigley No
Richard Tice Aye
Robbie Moore Aye
Robert Jenrick Aye
Robin Swann Aye
Rosie Wrighting No
Rupert Lowe Aye
Rushanara Ali No
Ruth Cadbury No
Ruth Jones No
Sadik Al-Hassan No
Sam Carling No
Samantha Dixon No
Samantha Niblett No
Sammy Wilson Aye
Saqib Bhatti Aye
Sarah Bool Aye
Sarah Coombes No
Sarah Edwards No
Sarah Hall No
Sarah Jones No
Sarah Owen No
Sarah Pochin Aye
Sarah Sackman No
Sarah Smith No
Satvir Kaur No
Sean Woodcock No
Seema Malhotra No
Shivani Raja Aye
Shockat Adam No
Siân Berry No
Simon Hoare Aye
Simon Lightwood No
Sir Alan Campbell No
Sir Alec Shelbrooke Aye
Sir Andrew Mitchell Aye
Sir Ashley Fox Aye
Sir Bernard Jenkin Aye
Sir Desmond Swayne Aye
Sir Edward Leigh Aye
Sir Gavin Williamson Aye
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Aye
Sir Iain Duncan Smith Aye
Sir Jeremy Hunt Aye
Sir John Hayes Aye
Sir John Whittingdale Aye
Sir Julian Lewis Aye
Sir Julian Smith Aye
Sir Mark Tami No
Sir Nicholas Dakin No
Sir Oliver Dowden Aye
Sir Roger Gale Aye
Sir Stephen Timms No
Sojan Joseph No
Sonia Kumar No
Stephanie Peacock No
Stephen Doughty No
Stephen Kinnock No
Stephen Morgan No
Steve Barclay Aye
Steve Race No
Steve Reed No
Steve Witherden No
Steve Yemm No
Stuart Anderson Aye
Stuart Andrew Aye
Suella Braverman Aye
Sureena Brackenridge No
Tahir Ali No
Taiwo Owatemi No
Terry Jermy No
Tim Roca No
Tom Collins No
Tom Hayes No
Tom Rutland No
Tom Tugendhat Aye
Tonia Antoniazzi No
Tony Vaughan No
Torcuil Crichton No
Torsten Bell No
Tristan Osborne No
Tulip Siddiq No
Uma Kumaran No
Valerie Vaz No
Vicky Foxcroft No
Victoria Atkins Aye
Warinder Juss No
Wendy Morton Aye
Yasmin Qureshi No
Yuan Yang No
Zarah Sultana No
Adam Dance —
Adrian Ramsay —
Al Carns —
Alex Baker —
Alex Brewer —
Alice Macdonald —
Alison Bennett —
Alison Hume —
Amanda Martin —
Andrew Cooper —
Andrew George —
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Ben Coleman —
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