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Division 169 · 24 February 2017

Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill: Report Stage Amendment 16

Private Members' Bill Crime / Justice

What this vote was about

On 24 February 2017, at the Report Stage of the Private Member's Bill on ratifying the Istanbul Convention (the treaty tackling violence against women and domestic violence), MPs voted on Amendment 16, moved by minister Sarah Newton. It was a consequential drafting change tied to the other amendments being made to the Bill that day. MPs approved it by 132 votes to 2, so it was made.

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AI-generated from the official voting record.

At a glance

The largest Aye bloc was Scottish National Party with 48 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 4 votes. There were 4 rebel votes, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 453 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Philip Davies. This division took place during a debate on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill. This division is linked to the Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Act 2017 (Private Members' Bill (Ballot)).

132

Ayes

2

Noes

Passed

Result

131

Voted

Passed by 130 Ayes 132 / Noes 2

Bill context

Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
SNP Scottish National Party Voted Aye 48 0 54
Con Conservative Voted Aye 4 rebels 41 4 269
Lab Labour Voted Aye 34 0 168
Ind Independent No party whip 2 0 34
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 2 0 20
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 17
DUP Democratic Unionist Party No clear majority 0 0 6
IGC The Independent Group for Change No clear majority 0 0 4
RUK Reform UK No clear majority 0 0 3
PC Plaid Cymru No clear majority 0 0 2
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 Aye
Alex Salmond Aye
Alison Thewliss Aye
Amanda Solloway Aye
Andrew Bingham Aye
Andrew Jones Aye
Andy McDonald Aye
Angela Crawley Aye
Angus Brendan MacNeil Aye
Angus Robertson Aye
Anna Turley Aye
Anne McLaughlin Aye
Anne-Marie Trevelyan Aye
Barry Gardiner Aye
Bob Blackman Aye
Brendan O'Hara Aye
Callum McCaig Aye
Calum Kerr Aye
Carol Monaghan Aye
Caroline Flint Aye
Chris Heaton-Harris Aye
Chris Law Aye
Chris Stephens Aye
Christopher Pincher Aye Teller
Clive Efford Aye
Corri Wilson Aye
Dame Caroline Dinenage Aye
Dame Harriett Baldwin Aye
David Mowat Aye
Deidre Brock Aye
Dr Eilidh Whiteford Aye
Dr Lisa Cameron Aye
Dr Philippa Whitford Aye
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods Aye
Dr Tania Mathias Aye
Drew Hendry Aye
Fabian Hamilton Aye
Gareth Johnson Aye
Gavin Newlands Aye
George Eustice Aye
George Kerevan Aye
Greg Hands Aye
Guto Bebb Aye
Hannah Bardell Aye
Heidi Alexander Aye
Helen Hayes Aye
Henry Smith Aye
Imran Hussain Aye
James Berry Aye
James Brokenshire Aye
James Cartlidge Aye
Jane Ellison Aye
Jesse Norman Aye
Jim Dowd Aye
Jim Fitzpatrick Aye
Joanna Cherry Aye
John Glen Aye
John McNally Aye
John Nicolson Aye
Kate Osamor Aye
Kevin Foster Aye
Kevin Hollinrake Aye
Kirsten Oswald Aye
Kirsty Blackman Aye
Louise Haigh Aye
Lucy Frazer Aye
Margaret Ferrier Aye
Margaret Greenwood Aye
Maria Caulfield Aye
Marion Fellows Aye
Martin Docherty-Hughes Aye
Martyn Day Aye
Matt Hancock Aye
Matthew Pennycook Aye
Mhairi Black Aye
Michelle Thomson Aye
Mike Gapes Aye
Mike Kane Aye
Mike Weir Aye
Mims Davies Aye
Mr Alistair Carmichael Aye
Mr David Nuttall No Teller
Mr Jim Cunningham Aye
Mr Peter Bone No Teller
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Mrs Flick Drummond Aye
Mrs Pauline Latham Aye
Ms Diane Abbott Aye
Ms Nusrat Ghani Aye
Ms Stella Creasy Aye
Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh Aye
Natalie McGarry Aye
Neil Coyle Aye
Neil Gray Aye
Nick Smith Aye
Owen Thompson Aye Teller
Patrick Grady Aye
Penny Mordaunt Aye
Pete Wishart Aye
Peter Dowd Aye
Peter Grant Aye
Philip Boswell Aye
Rebecca Harris Aye
Rebecca Long Bailey Aye
Richard Arkless Aye
Roger Mullin Aye
Ronnie Cowan Aye
Rory Stewart Aye
Sarah Champion Aye
Sarah Newton Aye
Sarah Olney Aye
Seema Malhotra Aye
Sir Alan Campbell Aye
Sir Christopher Chope No
Sir Jeremy Quin Aye
Sir Mel Stride Aye
Sir Oliver Heald Aye
Sir Philip Davies Aye
Sir Robert Syms Aye
Stephen Doughty Aye
Stephen Pound Aye
Steven Paterson Aye
Stewart Hosie Aye
Stewart Malcolm McDonald Aye
Stuart Blair Donaldson Aye
Stuart C McDonald Aye
Susan Elan Jones Aye
Teresa Pearce Aye
Tom Pursglove Aye
Valerie Vaz Aye
Vicky Foxcroft Aye
Adam Afriyie —
Adam Holloway —
Alan Johnson —
Alan Mak —
Albert Owen —
Alberto Costa —
Alex Chalk —
Alex Cunningham —
Alison McGovern —
Alistair Burt —
Alun Cairns —
Amber Rudd —
Andrea Leadsom —
Andrew Bridgen —
Andrew Griffiths —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andrew Percy —
Andrew Rosindell —
Andrew Selous —
Andrew Stephenson —
Andy Burnham —
Andy Slaughter —
Angela Rayner —
Angela Smith —
Ann Clwyd —
Ann Coffey —
Anna Soubry —
Anne Marie Morris —
Anne Milton —
Antoinette Sandbach —
Ben Gummer —
Ben Howlett —
Bill Esterson —
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 Elmore —
Chris Evans —
Chris Green —
Chris Philp —
Chris Ruane —
Chris Skidmore —
Chris White —
Chris Williamson —
Christian Matheson —
Christina Rees —
Chuka Umunna —
Claire Perry —
Clive Lewis —
Colleen Fletcher —
Conor McGinn —
Craig Tracey —
Craig Whittaker —
Craig Williams —
Crispin Blunt —
Dame Amanda Milling —
Dame Andrea Jenkyns —
Dame Angela Eagle —
Dame Angela Watkinson —
Dame Caroline Spelman —
Dame Cheryl Gillan —
Dame Chi Onwurah —
Dame Diana Johnson —
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price —
Dame Karen Bradley —
Dame Louise Ellman —
Dame Maria Miller —
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Dame Nia Griffith —
Dame Siobhain McDonagh —
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Damian Collins —
Damian Green —
Damian Hinds —
Dan Jarvis —
Daniel Kawczynski —
Daniel Zeichner —
Danny Kinahan —
David Davis —
David Mackintosh —
David Morris —
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 Caroline Johnson —
Dr Dan Poulter —
Dr James Davies —
Dr Matthew Offord —
Dr Paul Monaghan —
Dr Phillip Lee —
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan —
Dr Rupa Huq —
Dr Sarah Wollaston —
Ed Davey —
Ed Miliband —
Edward Argar —
Edward Timpson —
Elizabeth Truss —
Emily Thornberry —
Emma Lewell —
Emma Reynolds —
Fiona Bruce —
Fiona Mactaggart —
Gareth Snell —
Gareth Thomas —
Gavin Robinson —
George Freeman —
Geraint Davies —
Gerald Jones —
Gill Furniss —
Gloria De Piero —
Glyn Davies —
Gordon Henderson —
Gordon Marsden —
Graham P Jones —
Graham Stringer —
Graham Stuart —
Grahame Morris —
Grant Shapps —
Greg Clark —
Greg Mulholland —
Guy Opperman —
Heidi Allen —
Helen Goodman —
Helen Grant —
Helen Jones —
Helen Whately —
Hilary Benn —
Holly Lynch —
Huw Merriman —
Hywel Williams —
Iain Stewart —
Ian Blackford —
Ian C. Lucas —
Ian Lavery —
Ian Mearns —
Ian Murray —
Ian Paisley —
Jack Dromey —
Jack Lopresti —
James Gray —
James Heappey —
James Morris —
Jason McCartney —
Jeff Smith —
Jeremy Corbyn —
Jeremy Lefroy —
Jess Phillips —
Jessica Morden —
Jim McMahon —
Jim Shannon —
Jo Churchill —
Jo Stevens —
Jo Swinson —
Joan Ryan —
John Healey —
John Howell —
John McDonnell —
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 —
Karin Smyth —
Karl McCartney —
Karl Turner —
Kate Green —
Kate Hollern —
Keith Vaz —
Kelly Tolhurst —
Kelvin Hopkins —
Kerry McCarthy —
Kit Malthouse —
Kris Hopkins —
Kwasi Kwarteng —
Lady Hermon —
Liam Byrne —
Lilian Greenwood —
Lisa Nandy —
Liz Kendall —
Liz McInnes —
Liz Saville Roberts —
Lucy Allan —
Lucy Powell —
Luke Hall —
Maggie Throup —
Margot James —
Maria Eagle —
Mark Durkan —
Mark Field —
Mark Garnier —
Mark Menzies —
Mark Pawsey —
Mark Pritchard —
Martin Vickers —
Mary Creagh —
Mary Glindon —
Mary Robinson —
Matt Warman —
Melanie Onn —
Michael Dugher —
Michael Fabricant —
Michael Tomlinson —
Michelle Donelan —
Mike Freer —
Mike Wood —
Mr Adrian Bailey —
Mr Andrew Smith —
Mr Andrew Turner —
Mr Barry Sheerman —
Mr Ben Bradshaw —
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 Winnick —
Mr Dennis Skinner —
Mr Dominic Grieve —
Mr Douglas Carswell —
Mr Gavin Shuker —
Mr Geoffrey Robinson —
Mr George Osborne —
Mr Graham Allen —
Mr Gregory Campbell —
Mr Iain Wright —
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger —
Mr Ivan Lewis —
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 Heather Wheeler —
Mrs Madeleine Moon —
Mrs Sharon Hodgson —
Mrs Sheryll Murray —
Ms Karen Buck —
Ms Marie Rimmer —
Ms Nadine Dorries —
Nadhim Zahawi —
Naz Shah —
Neil Carmichael —
Neil Parish —
Nick Boles —
Nick Gibb —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Nigel Adams —
Nigel Huddleston —
Nigel Mills —
Norman Lamb —
Oliver Colvile —
Owen Smith —
Pat Glass —
Pat McFadden —
Patricia Gibson —
Paul Blomfield —
Paul Farrelly —
Paul Flynn —
Paul Maskey —
Paul Maynard —
Paul Scully —
Paula Sherriff —
Peter Aldous —
Peter Heaton-Jones —
Peter Kyle —
Philip Dunne —
Priti Patel —
Rachael Maskell —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Pow —
Rehman Chishti —
Richard Burden —
Richard Burgon —
Richard Drax —
Richard Fuller —
Richard Graham —
Rishi Sunak —
Rob Marris —
Robert Courts —
Robert Flello —
Robert Halfon —
Robert Jenrick —
Rosie Cooper —
Royston Smith —
Rushanara Ali —
Ruth Cadbury —
Sammy Wilson —
Scott Mann —
Seema Kennedy —
Shabana Mahmood —
Shailesh Vara —
Simon Danczuk —
Simon Hoare —
Simon Kirby —
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 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 George Howarth —
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 Wright —
Sir John Hayes —
Sir John Whittingdale —
Sir Julian Brazier —
Sir Julian Lewis —
Sir Julian Smith —
Sir Keir Starmer —
Sir Kevin Barron —
Sir Liam Fox —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Mark Hendrick —
Sir Mark Spencer —
Sir Mark Tami —
Sir Michael Ellis —
Sir Michael Fallon —
Sir Mike Penning —
Sir Nicholas Dakin —
Sir Oliver Dowden —
Sir Oliver Letwin —
Sir Paul Beresford —
Sir Peter Bottomley —
Sir Robert Buckland —
Sir Robert Goodwill —
Sir Robert Neill —
Sir Roger Gale —
Sir Sajid Javid —
Sir Simon Burns —
Sir Stephen Timms —
Sir Vince Cable —
Sir William Cash —
Stephen Crabb —
Stephen Gethins —
Stephen Hammond —
Stephen Kinnock —
Stephen Lloyd —
Stephen McPartland —
Stephen Metcalfe —
Stephen Twigg —
Steve Barclay —
Steve Brine —
Steve Double —
Steve Reed —
Steve Rotheram —
Stuart Andrew —
Suella Braverman —
Theresa Villiers —
Tim Farron —
Tim Loughton —
Tom Blenkinsop —
Tom Brake —
Tom Tugendhat —
Tommy Sheppard —
Tracy Brabin —
Trudy Harrison —
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Wayne David —
Wendy Morton —
Wes Streeting —
Will Quince —
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