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Division 176 · 13 March 2017

Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations)

What this vote was about

This vote was on whether Labour MP Diana Johnson could introduce a Ten Minute Rule Bill on abortion law. Her proposed Bill would have removed abortion from the criminal law by repealing sections of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, under which ending a pregnancy remained a criminal offence for the woman and anyone assisting her, even though the Abortion Act 1967 set out circumstances in which it could lawfully be carried out. Johnson said existing safeguards, such as the 24-week time limit, would stay in place, while Conservative MP Maria Caulfield opposed the move, arguing it would strip away protections. MPs voted 172 to 142 in favour, which gave Johnson permission to introduce her Bill. In practice a Ten Minute Rule Bill rarely becomes law without government support, so this vote allowed the Bill to be presented and debated further rather than changing the law itself.

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At a glance

The largest Aye bloc was Labour with 129 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 115 votes. There were 23 rebel votes, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 297 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Diana Johnson. This division took place during a debate on Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations).

172

Ayes

142

Noes

Passed

Result

286

Voted

Passed by 30 Ayes 172 / Noes 142

Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Lab Labour Voted Aye 6 rebels 129 6 185
Con Conservative Voted No 16 rebels 16 115 281
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted No 0 7 7
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 1 rebel 4 1 17
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 3 0 3
Ind Independent No party whip 1 1 23
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party Voted No 0 1 2
UUP Ulster Unionist Party Voted No 0 1 1
Green Green 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 9
Spk Speaker No party whip 0 0 1
IGC The Independent Group for Change 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
Alberto Costa No
Alex Cunningham Aye
Alison McGovern Aye
Andrew Bingham No
Andrew Bridgen No
Andrew Percy No
Andrew Rosindell No
Andrew Selous No
Andy Slaughter Aye
Angela Rayner Aye
Angela Smith Aye
Ann Clwyd Aye
Ann Coffey Aye
Anna Soubry Aye
Anna Turley Aye
Anne-Marie Trevelyan No
Barry Gardiner Aye
Bill Esterson Aye
Bob Blackman No
Bridget Phillipson Aye
Caroline Ansell No
Caroline Lucas Aye
Carolyn Harris Aye
Cat Smith Aye
Catherine West Aye
Charlie Elphicke No
Chris Bryant Aye
Chris Davies No
Chris Elmore Aye
Chris Evans Aye
Chris Green No
Chris White No
Christian Matheson Aye
Chuka Umunna Aye
Clive Efford Aye
Clive Lewis Aye
Craig Tracey No
Crispin Blunt Aye
Dame Angela Eagle Aye
Dame Angela Watkinson Aye
Dame Caroline Spelman No
Dame Chi Onwurah Aye
Dame Diana Johnson Aye
Dame Nia Griffith Aye
Dame Siobhain McDonagh Aye
Damian Green No
Dan Jarvis Aye
Daniel Kawczynski No
Daniel Zeichner Aye
Danny Kinahan No
David Mackintosh No
David Simpson No
David T C Davies No
David Warburton No
Dawn Butler Aye
Debbie Abrahams Aye
Derek Thomas No
Dr Andrew Murrison No
Dr Caroline Johnson No
Dr Dan Poulter Aye
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
Ed Miliband Aye
Emma Reynolds Aye
Fabian Hamilton Aye
Fiona Bruce No
Fiona Mactaggart Aye
Gareth Snell Aye
Gavin Robinson No
Geraint Davies Aye
Gerald Jones Aye
Gill Furniss Aye
Gloria De Piero Aye
Gordon Henderson No
Graham P Jones Aye
Graham Stringer Aye
Grant Shapps Aye
Greg Hands No
Heidi Alexander Aye
Helen Hayes Aye
Helen Jones No
Henry Smith No
Hilary Benn Aye
Holly Lynch Aye
Hywel Williams Aye
Ian Lavery Aye
Ian Murray Aye
Ian Paisley No
James Gray No
Jason McCartney Aye
Jeff Smith Aye
Jeremy Corbyn Aye
Jeremy Lefroy No
Jess Phillips Aye
Jessica Morden Aye
Jim Dowd Aye
Jim Fitzpatrick Aye
Jim Shannon No
Jo Stevens Aye
Joan Ryan Aye
John Glen No
John Healey Aye
John Howell Aye
John McDonnell Aye
John Pugh No
Jon Trickett Aye
Jonathan Ashworth Aye
Jonathan Edwards Aye
Julian Knight No
Julie Cooper Aye
Justin Madders Aye
Justin Tomlinson No
Karin Smyth Aye
Karl Turner Aye
Kate Green Aye
Kate Osamor Aye
Kelvin Hopkins Aye
Kerry McCarthy Aye
Kevin Foster No
Lady Hermon No
Lilian Greenwood Aye
Lisa Nandy Aye
Liz Kendall Aye
Liz McInnes Aye
Liz Saville Roberts Aye
Louise Haigh Aye
Lucy Powell Aye
Luke Hall No
Maggie Throup No
Maria Caulfield No
Maria Eagle Aye
Mark Durkan No
Mark Field No
Mark Menzies No
Mark Pawsey No
Mark Pritchard No
Martin Vickers No
Mary Creagh Aye
Mary Glindon No
Mary Robinson No
Matt Warman Aye
Matthew Pennycook Aye
Melanie Onn Aye
Michael Fabricant Aye
Michael Tomlinson No
Michelle Donelan No
Mike Gapes Aye
Mike Kane No
Mr Andrew Turner No
Mr Barry Sheerman Aye
Mr Ben Bradshaw Aye
Mr Ben Wallace No
Mr David Anderson Aye
Mr David Burrowes No
Mr David Nuttall No Teller
Mr David Winnick Aye
Mr Dennis Skinner Aye
Mr Gavin Shuker Aye
Mr Graham Allen Aye
Mr Gregory Campbell No
Mr Iain Wright Aye
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger No
Mr Jonathan Lord No
Mr Laurence Robertson No
Mr Marcus Fysh No
Mr Marcus Jones No
Mr Mark Francois No
Mr Mark Prisk No
Mr Nicholas Brown Aye
Mr Nick Clegg Aye
Mr Nigel Evans No
Mr Owen Paterson No
Mr Peter Bone No Teller
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Mr Ranil Jayawardena No
Mr Richard Bacon No
Mr Rob Wilson No
Mr Roger Godsiff Aye
Mr Ronnie Campbell Aye
Mr Virendra Sharma Aye
Mr William Wragg No
Mrs Anne Main No
Mrs Flick Drummond No
Mrs Madeleine Moon Aye
Mrs Sharon Hodgson Aye Teller
Mrs Sheryll Murray No
Ms Diane Abbott Aye
Ms Karen Buck Aye
Ms Nadine Dorries No
Ms Stella Creasy Aye
Naz Shah Aye
Neil Coyle Aye
Nick Smith Aye
Nigel Huddleston No
Nigel Mills Aye
Norman Lamb Aye
Owen Smith Aye
Paul Blomfield Aye
Paul Flynn Aye
Paula Sherriff Aye
Peter Aldous No
Peter Dowd Aye
Peter Kyle Aye
Rachael Maskell No
Rehman Chishti No
Richard Burden Aye
Richard Fuller No
Richard Graham No
Robert Flello No
Robert Halfon No
Robert Jenrick Aye
Rosie Cooper No
Rushanara Ali Aye
Ruth Cadbury Aye
Sammy Wilson No
Sarah Champion Aye
Sarah Olney Aye
Scott Mann No
Seema Kennedy No
Simon Danczuk Aye
Simon Hoare No
Sir Alan Campbell Aye
Sir Alec Shelbrooke Aye
Sir Andrew Mitchell Aye
Sir Bernard Jenkin No
Sir Bill Wiggin No
Sir Charles Walker No
Sir Christopher Chope No
Sir Conor Burns No
Sir David Amess No
Sir Desmond Swayne No
Sir Edward Leigh No
Sir Gary Streeter No
Sir Gerald Howarth No
Sir Greg Knight No
Sir Iain Duncan Smith No
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg No
Sir James Duddridge Aye
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson No
Sir Jeremy Quin No
Sir John Hayes No
Sir John Whittingdale No
Sir Julian Brazier No
Sir Julian Lewis No
Sir Kevin Barron Aye
Sir Liam Fox No
Sir Mark Tami Aye
Sir Michael Fallon No
Sir Mike Penning No
Sir Nicholas Dakin Aye
Sir Oliver Letwin No
Sir Peter Bottomley Aye
Sir Philip Davies No
Sir Robert Goodwill No
Sir Robert Syms No
Sir Simon Burns No
Sir William Cash No
Stephen Doughty Aye
Stephen Kinnock Aye
Stephen Metcalfe No
Stephen Twigg Aye
Steve Double No
Steve Reed Aye
Steve Rotheram Aye
Suella Braverman No
Tom Brake Aye
Tom Pursglove No
Tracy Brabin Aye
Tulip Siddiq Aye
Valerie Vaz Aye
Vicky Foxcroft Aye
Victoria Atkins Aye
Victoria Borwick No
Wayne David Aye
Wendy Morton No
Wes Streeting Aye
Will Quince No
Yvette Cooper Aye
Yvonne Fovargue Aye
Alan Brown —
Alan Mak —
Albert Owen —
Alex Chalk —
Alex Salmond —
Alison Thewliss —
Alistair Burt —
Alun Cairns —
Amanda Solloway —
Amber Rudd —
Andrea Leadsom —
Andrew Griffiths —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andrew Jones —
Andrew Stephenson —
Andy Burnham —
Andy McDonald —
Angela Crawley —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Angus Robertson —
Anne Marie Morris —
Anne McLaughlin —
Anne Milton —
Antoinette Sandbach —
Ben Gummer —
Ben Howlett —
Bob Stewart —
Boris Johnson —
Brendan O'Hara —
Callum McCaig —
Calum Kerr —
Carol Monaghan —
Caroline Flint —
Caroline Nokes —
Catherine McKinnell —
Charlotte Leslie —
Chloe Smith —
Chris Heaton-Harris —
Chris Law —
Chris Philp —
Chris Ruane —
Chris Skidmore —
Chris Stephens —
Chris Williamson —
Christina Rees —
Christopher Pincher —
Claire Perry —
Colleen Fletcher —
Conor McGinn —
Corri Wilson —
Craig Whittaker —
Craig Williams —
Dame Amanda Milling —
Dame Andrea Jenkyns —
Dame Caroline Dinenage —
Dame Cheryl Gillan —
Dame Harriett Baldwin —
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price —
Dame Karen Bradley —
Dame Louise Ellman —
Dame Maria Miller —
Dame Meg Hillier —
Dame Tracey Crouch —
Damian Collins —
Damian Hinds —
David Davis —
David Morris —
David Mowat —
David Mundell —
David Rutley —
David Tredinnick —
Deidre Brock —
Derek Twigg —
Dominic Raab —
Douglas Chapman —
Dr Alasdair McDonnell —
Dr Eilidh Whiteford —
Dr Lisa Cameron —
Dr Paul Monaghan —
Dr Philippa Whitford —
Dr Sarah Wollaston —
Dr Tania Mathias —
Drew Hendry —
Ed Davey —
Edward Argar —
Edward Timpson —
Elizabeth Truss —
Emily Thornberry —
Emma Lewell —
Gareth Johnson —
Gareth Thomas —
Gavin Newlands —
George Eustice —
George Freeman —
George Kerevan —
Glyn Davies —
Gordon Marsden —
Graham Stuart —
Grahame Morris —
Greg Clark —
Greg Mulholland —
Guto Bebb —
Guy Opperman —
Hannah Bardell —
Heidi Allen —
Helen Goodman —
Helen Grant —
Helen Whately —
Huw Merriman —
Iain Stewart —
Ian Blackford —
Ian C. Lucas —
Ian Mearns —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Dromey —
Jack Lopresti —
James Berry —
James Brokenshire —
James Cartlidge —
James Heappey —
James Morris —
Jane Ellison —
Jesse Norman —
Jim McMahon —
Jo Churchill —
Jo Swinson —
Joanna Cherry —
John McNally —
John Nicolson —
John Penrose —
John Stevenson —
Johnny Mercer —
Jon Cruddas —
Jonathan Reynolds —
Judith Cummins —
Julian Sturdy —
Justine Greening —
Karen Lumley —
Karl McCartney —
Kate Hollern —
Keith Vaz —
Kelly Tolhurst —
Kevin Hollinrake —
Kirsten Oswald —
Kirsty Blackman —
Kit Malthouse —
Kris Hopkins —
Kwasi Kwarteng —
Liam Byrne —
Lucy Allan —
Lucy Frazer —
Margaret Ferrier —
Margaret Greenwood —
Margot James —
Marion Fellows —
Mark Garnier —
Martin Docherty-Hughes —
Martyn Day —
Matt Hancock —
Mhairi Black —
Michael Dugher —
Michelle Thomson —
Mike Freer —
Mike Weir —
Mike Wood —
Mims Davies —
Mr Adrian Bailey —
Mr Alistair Carmichael —
Mr Andrew Smith —
Mr Chris Leslie —
Mr Clive Betts —
Mr David Gauke —
Mr David Jones —
Mr David Lammy —
Mr Dominic Grieve —
Mr Douglas Carswell —
Mr Geoffrey Robinson —
Mr George Osborne —
Mr Ivan Lewis —
Mr Jim Cunningham —
Mr John Baron —
Mr Jonathan Djanogly —
Mr Keith Simpson —
Mr Khalid Mahmood —
Mr Mark Williams —
Mr Nick Hurd —
Mr Robin Walker —
Mr Sam Gyimah —
Mr Stephen Hepburn —
Mr Steve Baker —
Mr Tobias Ellwood —
Mr Toby Perkins —
Mrs Heather Wheeler —
Mrs Pauline Latham —
Ms Marie Rimmer —
Ms Nusrat Ghani —
Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh —
Nadhim Zahawi —
Natalie McGarry —
Neil Carmichael —
Neil Gray —
Neil Parish —
Nick Boles —
Nick Gibb —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Nigel Adams —
Oliver Colvile —
Owen Thompson —
Pat Glass —
Pat McFadden —
Patricia Gibson —
Patrick Grady —
Paul Farrelly —
Paul Maskey —
Paul Maynard —
Paul Scully —
Penny Mordaunt —
Pete Wishart —
Peter Grant —
Peter Heaton-Jones —
Philip Boswell —
Philip Dunne —
Priti Patel —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Harris —
Rebecca Long Bailey —
Rebecca Pow —
Richard Arkless —
Richard Burgon —
Richard Drax —
Rishi Sunak —
Rob Marris —
Robert Courts —
Roger Mullin —
Ronnie Cowan —
Rory Stewart —
Royston Smith —
Sarah Newton —
Seema Malhotra —
Shabana Mahmood —
Shailesh Vara —
Simon Kirby —
Sir Alan Duncan —
Sir Alan Meale —
Sir Brandon Lewis —
Sir David Crausby —
Sir David Evennett —
Sir David Lidington —
Sir Gavin Williamson —
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown —
Sir Geoffrey Cox —
Sir George Hollingbery —
Sir George Howarth —
Sir Jake Berry —
Sir James Cleverly —
Sir Jeremy Hunt —
Sir Jeremy Wright —
Sir Julian Smith —
Sir Keir Starmer —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Mark Hendrick —
Sir Mark Spencer —
Sir Mel Stride —
Sir Michael Ellis —
Sir Oliver Dowden —
Sir Oliver Heald —
Sir Paul Beresford —
Sir Robert Buckland —
Sir Robert Neill —
Sir Roger Gale —
Sir Sajid Javid —
Sir Stephen Timms —
Sir Vince Cable —
Stephen Crabb —
Stephen Gethins —
Stephen Hammond —
Stephen Lloyd —
Stephen McPartland —
Stephen Pound —
Steve Barclay —
Steve Brine —
Steven Paterson —
Stewart Hosie —
Stewart Malcolm McDonald —
Stuart Andrew —
Stuart Blair Donaldson —
Stuart C McDonald —
Susan Elan Jones —
Teresa Pearce —
Theresa Villiers —
Tim Farron —
Tim Loughton —
Tom Blenkinsop —
Tom Tugendhat —
Tommy Sheppard —
Trudy Harrison —
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