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Division 230 · 23 March 2016

High Speed Rail Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22

At a glance

This division was rejected on 23 March 2016 by a margin of 64, with 190 Ayes and 254 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Labour with 155 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 222 votes. There were 6 rebel votes, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 183 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by The Minister of State, Department for Transport. This division took place during a debate on High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill.

190

Ayes

254

Noes

Rejected

Result

397

Voted

Rejected by 64 Ayes 190 / Noes 254

The motion

Proposed by The Minister of State, Department for Transport

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 6 rebels 6 222 289
Lab Labour Voted Aye 155 0 190
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 5 0 14
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 3 0 3
Ind Independent No party whip 1 0 14
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted No 0 1 6
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
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 4
IGC The Independent Group for Change No clear majority 0 0 2
Spk Speaker No party whip 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 Holloway No
Alan Johnson Aye
Albert Owen Aye
Alberto Costa No
Alex Chalk No
Alex Cunningham Aye
Alison McGovern Aye
Alistair Burt No
Alun Cairns No
Amanda Solloway No
Amber Rudd No
Andrew Bingham No
Andrew Bridgen No
Andrew Griffiths No
Andrew Jones No
Andrew Rosindell No
Andrew Selous No
Andrew Stephenson No
Andy McDonald Aye
Andy Slaughter Aye
Angela Rayner Aye
Angela Smith Aye
Anna Soubry No
Anna Turley Aye
Anne Marie Morris No
Anne Milton No
Anne-Marie Trevelyan No
Barry Gardiner Aye
Ben Gummer No
Ben Howlett No
Bob Blackman No
Caroline Ansell No
Caroline Flint Aye
Caroline Lucas Aye
Caroline Nokes No
Carolyn Harris Aye
Cat Smith Aye
Catherine West Aye
Charlie Elphicke No
Charlotte Leslie No
Chloe Smith No
Chris Davies No
Chris Evans Aye
Chris Green No
Chris Philp No
Chris White Aye
Christian Matheson Aye
Christina Rees Aye
Chuka Umunna Aye
Claire Perry No
Clive Efford Aye
Clive Lewis Aye
Colleen Fletcher Aye
Conor McGinn Aye
Craig Tracey Aye
Craig Whittaker No
Craig Williams No
Crispin Blunt No
Dame Andrea Jenkyns No
Dame Angela Eagle Aye
Dame Angela Watkinson No
Dame Caroline Dinenage No
Dame Caroline Spelman No
Dame Cheryl Gillan Aye
Dame Chi Onwurah Aye
Dame Harriett Baldwin No
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price No
Dame Louise Ellman Aye
Dame Meg Hillier Aye
Dame Nia Griffith Aye
Dame Siobhain McDonagh Aye
Damian Collins No
Damian Green No
Damian Hinds No
Dan Jarvis Aye
Daniel Kawczynski No
Daniel Zeichner Aye
Danny Kinahan No
David Mackintosh No
David Morris No
David Mowat No
David Mundell No
David Rutley No
David T C Davies No
David Tredinnick No
David Warburton No
Dawn Butler Aye
Debbie Abrahams Aye
Derek Thomas No
Derek Twigg Aye
Dominic Raab No
Dr Alasdair McDonnell Aye
Dr Andrew Murrison No
Dr Dan Poulter No
Dr James Davies No
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods Aye
Dr Rupa Huq Aye
Dr Sarah Wollaston No
Dr Tania Mathias No
Edward Argar No
Edward Timpson 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
Gloria De Piero Aye
Glyn Davies No
Gordon Henderson No
Gordon Marsden Aye
Graham Stringer Aye
Graham Stuart No
Grahame Morris Aye
Grant Shapps No
Greg Clark No
Greg Hands No
Greg Mulholland Aye
Guto Bebb No
Guy Opperman No Teller
Heidi Alexander Aye
Heidi Allen No
Helen Grant No
Helen Hayes Aye
Helen Whately No
Henry Smith No
Hilary Benn Aye
Huw Merriman No
Hywel Williams Aye
Iain Stewart No
Ian Lavery Aye
Ian Mearns Aye
Ian Murray Aye
Imran Hussain Aye
Jack Dromey Aye
James Brokenshire No
James Cartlidge No
James Heappey No
James Morris No
Jane Ellison No
Jason McCartney No
Jeff Smith Aye Teller
Jeremy Corbyn Aye
Jeremy Lefroy Aye
Jess Phillips Aye
Jessica Morden Aye
Jim Dowd Aye
Jim Fitzpatrick Aye
Jim Shannon No
Jo Churchill No
Jo Cox Aye
Jo Stevens Aye
John Glen No
John Howell No
John Penrose No
John Pugh Aye
John Stevenson No
Johnny Mercer No
Jon Cruddas Aye
Jon Trickett Aye
Jonathan Ashworth Aye
Jonathan Edwards Aye
Jonathan Reynolds Aye
Judith Cummins Aye Teller
Julian Knight No
Julian Sturdy No
Julie Cooper Aye
Justin Madders Aye
Justin Tomlinson No
Justine Greening No
Karen Lumley No
Karin Smyth Aye
Karl McCartney No
Kate Green Aye
Kate Osamor Aye
Keith Vaz Aye
Kelly Tolhurst No
Kelvin Hopkins Aye
Kerry McCarthy Aye
Kevin Foster No
Kevin Hollinrake No
Kit Malthouse No
Kris Hopkins No
Kwasi Kwarteng No
Liam Byrne Aye
Lilian Greenwood Aye
Lisa Nandy Aye
Liz Kendall Aye
Liz McInnes Aye
Liz Saville Roberts Aye
Lucy Allan No
Lucy Frazer No
Lucy Powell Aye
Luke Hall No
Maggie Throup No
Margaret Greenwood Aye
Margot James No
Maria Caulfield No
Maria Eagle Aye
Mark Field No
Mark Garnier No
Mark Menzies 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 Tomlinson No
Mike Freer No
Mike Gapes Aye
Mike Wood No
Mims Davies No
Mr Andrew Smith Aye
Mr Barry Sheerman Aye
Mr Ben Bradshaw Aye
Mr Ben Wallace No
Mr Chris Leslie Aye
Mr David Anderson Aye
Mr David Burrowes No
Mr David Gauke No
Mr David Jones No
Mr David Nuttall Aye
Mr David Winnick Aye
Mr Dennis Skinner Aye
Mr Dominic Grieve Aye
Mr Douglas Carswell No
Mr Gavin Shuker Aye
Mr Geoffrey Robinson Aye
Mr George Osborne No
Mr Iain Wright Aye
Mr Jamie Reed Aye
Mr Jim Cunningham Aye
Mr Jonathan Djanogly No
Mr Keith Simpson No
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 Peter Bone No
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Mr Ranil Jayawardena No
Mr Richard Bacon No
Mr Rob Wilson No
Mr Robin Walker No
Mr Ronnie Campbell Aye
Mr Sam Gyimah No
Mr Stephen Hepburn Aye
Mr Tobias Ellwood No
Mr Virendra Sharma Aye
Mr William Wragg No
Mrs Flick Drummond No
Mrs Madeleine Moon Aye
Mrs Pauline Latham No
Mrs Sharon Hodgson Aye
Mrs Sheryll Murray No
Ms Karen Buck Aye
Ms Marie Rimmer Aye
Ms Nusrat Ghani No
Ms Stella Creasy Aye
Nadhim Zahawi No
Neil Carmichael No
Neil Coyle Aye
Neil Parish No
Nick Boles No
Nick Gibb No
Nick Smith Aye
Nick Thomas-Symonds Aye
Nigel Huddleston No
Nigel Mills No
Norman Lamb Aye
Oliver Colvile No
Pat Glass Aye
Pat McFadden Aye
Paul Blomfield Aye
Paul Farrelly Aye
Paul Flynn Aye
Paul Maynard No
Paul Scully 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 Burden Aye
Richard Burgon Aye
Richard Fuller No
Richard Graham No
Rishi Sunak No
Rob Marris Aye
Robert Halfon No
Robert Jenrick No
Royston Smith No
Rushanara Ali Aye
Ruth Cadbury Aye
Sarah Champion Aye
Sarah Newton No Teller
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 Alan Meale Aye
Sir Bernard Jenkin No
Sir Bill Wiggin No
Sir Brandon Lewis No
Sir Charles Walker No
Sir Conor Burns No
Sir David Amess No
Sir David Evennett No
Sir Desmond Swayne No
Sir Gary Streeter No
Sir Gavin Williamson No
Sir George Hollingbery No
Sir George Howarth Aye
Sir Gerald Howarth No
Sir Gerald Kaufman Aye
Sir Greg Knight No
Sir Iain Duncan Smith No
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg No
Sir Jake Berry No
Sir James Cleverly No
Sir James Duddridge No
Sir John Hayes No
Sir John Whittingdale No
Sir Julian Brazier No
Sir Julian Smith No
Sir Keir Starmer Aye
Sir Kevin Barron Aye
Sir Mark Spencer No
Sir Mark Tami Aye
Sir Mel Stride No
Sir Michael Ellis No
Sir Michael Fallon No
Sir Nicholas Dakin Aye
Sir Oliver Dowden No
Sir Oliver Heald No
Sir Oliver Letwin No
Sir Robert Buckland No
Sir Robert Goodwill No
Sir Robert Neill No
Sir Roger Gale No
Sir Sajid Javid No
Sir Simon Burns No
Sir Stephen Timms Aye
Stephen Crabb No
Stephen Doughty Aye
Stephen Hammond No
Stephen Kinnock Aye
Stephen Metcalfe No
Stephen Twigg Aye
Steve Brine No
Steve Double No
Steve Reed Aye
Stuart Andrew No
Suella Braverman No
Susan Elan Jones Aye
Teresa Pearce Aye
Tom Blenkinsop Aye
Tom Brake Aye
Tom Pursglove No
Tom Tugendhat No
Tristram Hunt Aye
Tulip Siddiq Aye
Valerie Vaz Aye
Vicky Foxcroft Aye
Victoria Atkins No
Victoria Borwick No
Wendy Morton No
Wes Streeting Aye
Will Quince No
Yasmin Qureshi Aye
Yvette Cooper Aye
Yvonne Fovargue Aye
Adam Afriyie —
Alan Brown —
Alan Mak —
Alex Salmond —
Alison Thewliss —
Andrea Leadsom —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andrew Percy —
Andy Burnham —
Angela Crawley —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Angus Robertson —
Ann Clwyd —
Ann Coffey —
Anne McLaughlin —
Antoinette Sandbach —
Bill Esterson —
Bob Stewart —
Boris Johnson —
Brendan O'Hara —
Bridget Phillipson —
Callum McCaig —
Calum Kerr —
Carol Monaghan —
Catherine McKinnell —
Chris Bryant —
Chris Heaton-Harris —
Chris Law —
Chris Ruane —
Chris Skidmore —
Chris Stephens —
Chris Williamson —
Christopher Pincher —
Corri Wilson —
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