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Division 205 · 10 July 2018

Opposition Motion: The Government's handling of negotiations to leave the EU

At a glance

This division was rejected on 10 July 2018 by a margin of 286, with 13 Ayes and 299 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Liberal Democrat with 11 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 263 votes. The 310 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Sir Vince Cable. This division took place during a debate on Leaving the EU: Negotiations.

13

Ayes

299

Noes

Rejected

Result

289

Voted

Rejected by 286 Ayes 13 / Noes 299

The motion

Proposed by Sir Vince Cable

I beg to move, That this House believes that the Government’s negotiations to leave the EU have not progressed to the satisfaction of the people of the UK, with polls indicating that 69 per cent of the people now believe the exit process is going badly; calls on the Government to engage in cross-par…

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Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted No 0 263 291
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 11 0 17
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted No 0 8 9
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 3 0 4
Ind Independent No party whip 0 2 20
Lab Labour Voted No 0 1 180
Green Green Party Voted Aye 1 0 1
SNP Scottish National Party No clear majority 0 0 36
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 31
IGC The Independent Group for Change No clear majority 0 0 5
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 3
YP Your Party 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.

Aye
No
Did not vote

Individual votes

MP Vote
Adam Afriyie No
Adam Holloway No
Alan Mak No
Alberto Costa No
Alex Burghart No
Alex Chalk No
Alistair Burt No
Alun Cairns No
Amber Rudd No
Andrea Leadsom No
Andrew Bowie No
Andrew Bridgen No
Andrew Griffiths No
Andrew Jones No
Andrew Lewer No
Andrew Rosindell No
Andrew Selous No
Andrew Stephenson No
Anne Marie Morris No
Anne Milton No
Anne-Marie Trevelyan No
Antoinette Sandbach No
Ben Bradley No
Ben Lake Aye
Bill Grant No
Bim Afolami No
Bob Blackman No
Bob Seely No
Bob Stewart No
Caroline Lucas Aye
Caroline Nokes No
Charlie Elphicke No
Chloe Smith No
Chris Davies No
Chris Green No
Chris Heaton-Harris No
Chris Philp No
Chris Skidmore No
Christine Jardine Aye
Christopher Pincher No
Claire Perry No
Colin Clark No
Craig Tracey No
Craig Whittaker No
Crispin Blunt No
Dame Amanda Milling No
Dame Andrea Jenkyns No
Dame Caroline Dinenage No
Dame Caroline Spelman No
Dame Cheryl Gillan No
Dame Harriett Baldwin No
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price No
Dame Karen Bradley No
Dame Maria Miller No
Dame Tracey Crouch No
Damian Green No
Damian Hinds No
Damien Moore No
Daniel Kawczynski No
David Duguid No
David Morris No
David Mundell No
David Rutley No
David Simpson No
David T C Davies No
David Tredinnick No
David Warburton No
Derek Thomas No
Dominic Raab No
Douglas Ross No
Dr Andrew Murrison No
Dr Caroline Johnson No
Dr Dan Poulter No
Dr Matthew Offord No
Ed Davey Aye
Eddie Hughes No
Edward Argar No
Elizabeth Truss No
Esther McVey No
Fiona Bruce No
Gareth Johnson No
Gavin Robinson No
George Eustice No
George Freeman No
Gillian Keegan No
Glyn Davies No
Gordon Henderson No
Graham Stuart No
Grant Shapps No
Greg Clark No
Greg Hands No
Guto Bebb No
Guy Opperman No
Heidi Allen No
Helen Grant No
Helen Whately No
Henry Smith No
Huw Merriman No
Iain Stewart No
Ian Paisley No
Jack Brereton No
Jack Lopresti No
James Brokenshire No
James Cartlidge No
James Gray No
James Heappey No
James Morris No
Jamie Stone Aye
Jesse Norman No
Jim Shannon No
Jo Churchill No
John Howell No
John Lamont No
John Penrose No
John Stevenson No
Johnny Mercer No
Jonathan Edwards Aye
Julia Lopez No
Julian Knight No
Julian Sturdy No
Justin Tomlinson No
Justine Greening No
Kelly Tolhurst No Teller
Kevin Foster No
Kevin Hollinrake No
Kirstene Hair No
Kit Malthouse No
Kwasi Kwarteng No
Lady Hermon No
Layla Moran Aye
Lee Rowley No
Leo Docherty No
Liz Saville Roberts Aye
Lucy Allan No
Lucy Frazer No
Luke Graham No
Luke Hall No
Maggie Throup No
Margot James No
Maria Caulfield No
Mark Field No
Mark Garnier No
Mark Menzies No
Mark Pawsey No
Martin Vickers No
Mary Robinson No
Matt Warman No
Michael Fabricant No
Michael Tomlinson No
Michelle Donelan No
Mike Freer No
Mike Wood No
Mims Davies No Teller
Mr Alistair Carmichael Aye Teller
Mr Ben Wallace No
Mr David Gauke No
Mr David Jones No
Mr Dennis Skinner No
Mr Dominic Grieve No
Mr Gregory Campbell No
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger No
Mr John Baron No
Mr Jonathan Djanogly No
Mr Jonathan Lord No
Mr Keith Simpson No
Mr Laurence Robertson No
Mr Marcus Fysh No
Mr Marcus Jones No
Mr Mark Prisk No
Mr Nick Hurd No
Mr Nigel Evans No
Mr Owen Paterson No
Mr Peter Bone No
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Mr Ranil Jayawardena No
Mr Richard Bacon No
Mr Robin Walker No
Mr Sam Gyimah No
Mr Steve Baker No
Mr Tobias Ellwood No
Mr William Wragg No
Mrs Anne Main No
Mrs Heather Wheeler No
Mrs Kemi Badenoch No
Mrs Sheryll Murray No
Ms Nadine Dorries No
Ms Nusrat Ghani No
Nadhim Zahawi No
Neil O'Brien No
Nick Boles No
Nick Gibb No
Nigel Adams No
Nigel Huddleston No
Norman Lamb Aye
Paul Girvan No
Paul Masterton No
Paul Maynard No
Paul Scully No
Penny Mordaunt No
Peter Aldous No
Peter Heaton-Jones No
Philip Dunne No
Priti Patel No
Rebecca Harris No
Rebecca Pow No
Rehman Chishti No
Richard Drax No
Richard Graham No
Rishi Sunak No
Robert Courts No
Robert Halfon No
Robert Jenrick No
Rory Stewart No
Ross Thomson No
Sammy Wilson No
Sarah Newton No
Scott Mann No
Seema Kennedy No
Shailesh Vara No
Simon Hoare 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 Geoffrey Clifton-Brown No
Sir Geoffrey Cox No
Sir George Hollingbery No
Sir Greg Knight No
Sir Iain Duncan Smith No
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg No
Sir Jake Berry No
Sir James Cleverly No
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson No
Sir Jeremy Quin No
Sir Jeremy Wright No
Sir John Hayes No
Sir Julian Lewis No
Sir Julian Smith No
Sir Liam Fox No
Sir Mark Spencer No
Sir Mel Stride No
Sir Michael Ellis No
Sir Michael Fallon No
Sir Mike Penning No
Sir Oliver Dowden No
Sir Oliver Heald No
Sir Oliver Letwin No
Sir Paul Beresford No
Sir Peter Bottomley No
Sir Philip Davies No
Sir Robert Buckland No
Sir Robert Goodwill No
Sir Robert Syms No
Sir Roger Gale No
Sir Sajid Javid No
Sir Simon Clarke No
Sir Vince Cable Aye
Sir William Cash No
Stephen Crabb No
Stephen Hammond No
Stephen Kerr No
Stephen Lloyd Aye Teller
Stephen Metcalfe No
Steve Barclay No
Steve Brine No
Steve Double No
Stuart Andrew No
Suella Braverman No
Theresa Villiers No
Tim Farron Aye
Tim Loughton No
Tom Brake Aye
Tom Pursglove No
Tom Tugendhat No
Trudy Harrison No
Victoria Atkins No
Wendy Morton No
Wera Hobhouse Aye
Will Quince No
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Alan Brown —
Albert Owen —
Alex Cunningham —
Alex Norris —
Alex Sobel —
Alison McGovern —
Alison Thewliss —
Amanda Solloway —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andrew Percy —
Andy McDonald —
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Angela Crawley —
Angela Rayner —
Angela Smith —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Ann Clwyd —
Ann Coffey —
Anna McMorrin —
Anna Soubry —
Anna Turley —
Anne McLaughlin —
Anneliese Dodds —
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Barry Gardiner —
Bill Esterson —
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Brendan O'Hara —
Bridget Phillipson —
Carol Monaghan —
Caroline Ansell —
Caroline Flint —
Carolyn Harris —
Cat Smith —
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Catherine West —
Chris Bryant —
Chris Elmore —
Chris Evans —
Chris Hazzard —
Chris Law —
Chris Ruane —
Chris Stephens —
Chris Williamson —
Christian Matheson —
Christina Rees —
Chuka Umunna —
Clive Efford —
Clive Lewis —
Colleen Fletcher —
Conor McGinn —
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Dame Siobhain McDonagh —
Damian Collins —
Dan Carden —
Dan Jarvis —
Daniel Zeichner —
Danielle Rowley —
Darren Jones —
David Davis —
David Linden —
Dawn Butler —
Debbie Abrahams —
Deidre Brock —
Derek Twigg —
Douglas Chapman —
Dr David Drew —
Dr James Davies —
Dr Lisa Cameron —
Dr Paul Williams —
Dr Philippa Whitford —
Dr Phillip Lee —
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods —
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan —
Dr Rupa Huq —
Dr Sarah Wollaston —
Drew Hendry —
Ed Miliband —
Eleanor Smith —
Ellie Reeves —
Emily Thornberry —
Emma Dent Coad —
Emma Hardy —
Emma Lewell —
Emma Little Pengelly —
Emma Reynolds —
Fabian Hamilton —
Faisal Rashid —
Fiona Onasanya —
Gareth Snell —
Gareth Thomas —
Gavin Newlands —
Ged Killen —
Geraint Davies —
Gerald Jones —
Giles Watling —
Gill Furniss —
Gloria De Piero —
Gordon Marsden —
Graham P Jones —
Graham Stringer —
Grahame Morris —
Hannah Bardell —
Helen Goodman —
Helen Hayes —
Helen Jones —
Hilary Benn —
Holly Lynch —
Hugh Gaffney —
Hywel Williams —
Ian Blackford —
Ian C. Lucas —
Ian Lavery —
Ian Mearns —
Ian Murray —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Dromey —
Janet Daby —
Jared O'Mara —
Jason McCartney —
Jeff Smith —
Jeremy Corbyn —
Jeremy Lefroy —
Jess Phillips —
Jessica Morden —
Jim Fitzpatrick —
Jim McMahon —
Jo Platt —
Jo Stevens —
Jo Swinson —
Joan Ryan —
Joanna Cherry —
John Glen —
John Grogan —
John Healey —
John McDonnell —
John McNally —
Jon Cruddas —
Jon Trickett —
Jonathan Ashworth —
Jonathan Reynolds —
Judith Cummins —
Julie Cooper —
Justin Madders —
Karen Lee —
Karin Smyth —
Karl McCartney —
Karl Turner —
Kate Green —
Kate Hollern —
Kate Osamor —
Keith Vaz —
Kelvin Hopkins —
Kerry McCarthy —
Kirsten Oswald —
Kirsty Blackman —
Laura Pidcock —
Laura Smith —
Lesley Laird —
Liam Byrne —
Lilian Greenwood —
Lisa Nandy —
Liz Kendall —
Liz McInnes —
Liz Twist —
Lloyd Russell-Moyle —
Louise Haigh —
Lucy Powell —
Luke Pollard —
Margaret Ferrier —
Margaret Greenwood —
Maria Eagle —
Marion Fellows —
Mark Pritchard —
Marsha De Cordova —
Martin Docherty-Hughes —
Martin Whitfield —
Martyn Day —
Mary Creagh —
Mary Glindon —
Matt Hancock —
Matt Rodda —
Matt Western —
Matthew Pennycook —
Melanie Onn —
Mhairi Black —
Mike Amesbury —
Mike Gapes —
Mike Hill —
Mike Kane —
Mohammad Yasin —
Mr Adrian Bailey —
Mr Barry Sheerman —
Mr Ben Bradshaw —
Mr Chris Leslie —
Mr Clive Betts —
Mr David Lammy —
Mr Gavin Shuker —
Mr Geoffrey Robinson —
Mr Ivan Lewis —
Mr James Frith —
Mr Jim Cunningham —
Mr Khalid Mahmood —
Mr Mark Francois —
Mr Nicholas Brown —
Mr Paul Sweeney —
Mr Roger Godsiff —
Mr Ronnie Campbell —
Mr Stephen Hepburn —
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi —
Mr Toby Perkins —
Mr Virendra Sharma —
Mrs Madeleine Moon —
Mrs Pauline Latham —
Mrs Sharon Hodgson —
Ms Diane Abbott —
Ms Karen Buck —
Ms Marie Rimmer —
Ms Stella Creasy —
Naz Shah —
Neil Coyle —
Neil Gray —
Neil Parish —
Nick Smith —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Nigel Mills —
Órfhlaith Begley —
Owen Smith —
Owen Thompson —
Pat McFadden —
Patricia Gibson —
Patrick Grady —
Paul Blomfield —
Paul Farrelly —
Paul Flynn —
Paul Maskey —
Paula Sherriff —
Pete Wishart —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Grant —
Peter Kyle —
Preet Kaur Gill —
Rachael Maskell —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Long Bailey —
Richard Burden —
Richard Burgon —
Ronnie Cowan —
Rosie Cooper —
Rosie Duffield —
Royston Smith —
Rushanara Ali —
Ruth Cadbury —
Ruth George —
Sandy Martin —
Sarah Champion —
Sarah Jones —
Sarah Olney —
Seema Malhotra —
Shabana Mahmood —
Sir Alan Campbell —
Sir Alan Duncan —
Sir David Crausby —
Sir Gavin Williamson —
Sir George Howarth —
Sir James Duddridge —
Sir Jeremy Hunt —
Sir John Whittingdale —
Sir Keir Starmer —
Sir Kevin Barron —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Mark Hendrick —
Sir Mark Tami —
Sir Nicholas Dakin —
Sir Robert Neill —
Sir Stephen Timms —
Stephanie Peacock —
Stephen Doughty —
Stephen Gethins —
Stephen Kinnock —
Stephen McPartland —
Stephen Morgan —
Stephen Pound —
Stephen Twigg —
Steve Reed —
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Stuart C McDonald —
Susan Elan Jones —
Teresa Pearce —
Thelma Walker —
Tommy Sheppard —
Tonia Antoniazzi —
Tony Lloyd —
Tracy Brabin —
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Vicky Ford —
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Yasmin Qureshi —
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