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Division 250 · 24 October 2018

Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill: report stage: New Clause 7

Government Bill

What this vote was about

On 24 October 2018, MPs voted on New Clause 7 to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill, an addition tabled by Labour MP Stella Creasy with cross-party support. At the time Northern Ireland had no functioning devolved government, and the clause would have required the Secretary of State to issue guidance to Northern Ireland civil servants on human rights, specifically covering the law on abortion and same-sex marriage, and to report back to Parliament every three months. The Government did not back the clause, but MPs voted to add it to the Bill by 207 votes to 117. The result meant the Bill would carry a new duty to address these human rights issues while power-sharing at Stormont remained suspended.

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AI-generated from the official voting record.

At a glance

The largest Aye bloc was Labour with 132 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 96 votes. There were 44 rebel votes, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 306 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Nigel Mills. This division took place during a debate on Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill. This division is linked to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Act 2018 (Government Bill).

207

Ayes

117

Noes

Passed

Result

293

Voted

Passed by 90 Ayes 207 / Noes 117

Bill context

Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted No 40 rebels 40 96 281
Lab Labour Voted Aye 4 rebels 132 4 212
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 8 0 16
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted No 0 8 9
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 4 0 4
Green Green Party Voted Aye 1 0 1
SNP Scottish National Party No clear majority 0 0 36
Ind Independent No party whip 0 0 22
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 10
IGC The Independent Group for Change No clear majority 0 0 3
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 3
Spk Speaker No party whip 0 0 1
RUK Reform UK 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
Afzal Khan Aye
Albert Owen Aye
Alex Cunningham Aye
Alex Norris Aye
Alex Sobel Aye
Alistair Burt Aye
Amber Rudd Aye
Andrew Bridgen No
Andrew Lewer No
Andrew Rosindell No
Andrew Selous No
Andrew Stephenson Aye
Andy Slaughter Aye
Angela Smith Aye
Anna Soubry Aye
Anna Turley Aye
Anne Milton Aye
Anneliese Dodds Aye
Bambos Charalambous Aye
Ben Lake Aye
Bill Esterson Aye
Bill Grant No
Bob Blackman No
Bob Stewart No
Caroline Lucas Aye
Caroline Nokes Aye
Carolyn Harris Aye
Catherine West Aye
Chris Bryant Aye
Chris Davies No
Chris Elmore Aye
Chris Green No
Chris Skidmore Aye
Christian Matheson Aye
Christina Rees Aye
Christine Jardine Aye
Chuka Umunna Aye
Clive Efford Aye
Colin Clark No
Conor McGinn Aye Teller
Craig Whittaker No
Crispin Blunt Aye
Dame Angela Eagle Aye
Dame Caroline Dinenage Aye
Dame Caroline Spelman No
Dame Chi Onwurah Aye
Dame Diana Johnson Aye
Dame Louise Ellman Aye
Dame Nia Griffith Aye
Dame Siobhain McDonagh Aye
Dame Tracey Crouch Aye
Damian Collins Aye
Damian Green No
Dan Carden Aye
Daniel Kawczynski No
Daniel Zeichner Aye
David Rutley No
David Simpson No
Dawn Butler Aye
Debbie Abrahams Aye
Derek Thomas No
Derek Twigg Aye
Douglas Ross No
Dr Andrew Murrison No
Dr Caroline Johnson No
Dr Dan Poulter Aye
Dr Matthew Offord No
Dr Paul Williams Aye
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods Aye
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan Aye
Dr Rupa Huq Aye
Dr Sarah Wollaston Aye
Ed Davey Aye
Ed Miliband Aye
Eddie Hughes No
Ellie Reeves Aye
Emily Thornberry Aye
Emma Little Pengelly No
Fiona Bruce No
Fiona Onasanya No
Gareth Snell Aye
Gareth Thomas Aye
Gavin Robinson No
Ged Killen Aye
George Eustice No
George Freeman Aye
Gerald Jones Aye
Gill Furniss Aye
Glyn Davies No
Graham P Jones Aye
Graham Stuart No
Grahame Morris Aye
Greg Clark Aye
Greg Hands No
Heidi Allen Aye
Helen Goodman Aye
Helen Grant Aye
Helen Hayes Aye
Helen Whately Aye
Henry Smith Aye
Hilary Benn Aye
Huw Merriman Aye
Hywel Williams Aye
Ian C. Lucas Aye
Ian Mearns Aye
Ian Murray Aye
James Cartlidge No
James Heappey Aye
James Morris No
Jamie Stone Aye
Janet Daby Aye
Jeff Smith Aye
Jeremy Corbyn Aye
Jeremy Lefroy No
Jess Phillips Aye
Jim Fitzpatrick Aye
Jim McMahon Aye
Jim Shannon No
Jo Platt Aye
Jo Stevens Aye
John Glen No
John Howell No
John Lamont No
John Penrose Aye
John Stevenson No
Jon Cruddas Aye
Jonathan Edwards Aye
Jonathan Reynolds Aye
Julie Cooper Aye
Justin Madders Aye
Justin Tomlinson Aye
Justine Greening Aye
Karen Lee Aye
Karin Smyth Aye
Kate Green Aye
Kerry McCarthy Aye
Kevin Foster No
Kevin Hollinrake No
Kirstene Hair No
Kit Malthouse Aye
Laura Smith Aye
Layla Moran Aye
Lesley Laird Aye
Liam Byrne Aye
Lilian Greenwood Aye
Liz Kendall Aye
Liz McInnes Aye
Liz Saville Roberts Aye
Liz Twist Aye
Lloyd Russell-Moyle Aye
Luke Graham Aye
Luke Hall Aye
Luke Pollard Aye
Maggie Throup No
Margot James Aye
Maria Eagle Aye
Mark Pritchard No
Martin Vickers No
Martin Whitfield Aye
Mary Creagh Aye
Mary Glindon No
Mary Robinson No
Matt Rodda Aye
Matthew Pennycook Aye
Melanie Onn Aye
Michael Fabricant Aye
Michael Tomlinson No Teller
Michelle Donelan No
Mike Amesbury Aye
Mike Freer Aye
Mike Hill Aye
Mohammad Yasin Aye
Mr Adrian Bailey Aye
Mr Ben Bradshaw Aye
Mr Ben Wallace No
Mr Chris Leslie Aye
Mr David Jones No
Mr David Lammy Aye
Mr Dennis Skinner Aye
Mr Gregory Campbell No
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger No
Mr Jim Cunningham Aye
Mr Jonathan Lord No
Mr Khalid Mahmood Aye
Mr Laurence Robertson No
Mr Marcus Jones No
Mr Mark Francois No
Mr Nicholas Brown Aye
Mr Nigel Evans No
Mr Owen Paterson No
Mr Paul Sweeney Aye
Mr Peter Bone No
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Mr Richard Bacon No
Mr Steve Baker No
Mrs Anne Main No
Mrs Heather Wheeler No
Mrs Madeleine Moon Aye
Mrs Sharon Hodgson Aye
Ms Diane Abbott Aye
Ms Karen Buck Aye
Ms Stella Creasy Aye Teller
Neil Coyle Aye
Nick Boles Aye
Nick Smith Aye
Nick Thomas-Symonds Aye
Nigel Mills No
Owen Smith Aye
Pat McFadden Aye
Paul Blomfield Aye
Paul Farrelly Aye
Paul Girvan No
Paul Masterton Aye
Paul Maynard No
Paula Sherriff Aye
Penny Mordaunt Aye
Peter Aldous No
Peter Kyle Aye
Philip Dunne No
Rachael Maskell No
Rehman Chishti No
Richard Burden Aye
Richard Drax No
Robert Jenrick No
Rory Stewart No
Rosie Duffield Aye
Ross Thomson No
Ruth Cadbury Aye
Ruth George Aye
Sammy Wilson No
Sandy Martin Aye
Sarah Jones Aye
Scott Mann No
Seema Malhotra Aye
Simon Hoare No Teller
Sir Alan Campbell Aye
Sir Bill Wiggin No
Sir Charles Walker No
Sir David Amess No
Sir Desmond Swayne No
Sir Edward Leigh No
Sir Gary Streeter No
Sir Gavin Williamson Aye
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown No
Sir Iain Duncan Smith No
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg No
Sir James Duddridge Aye
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson No
Sir John Whittingdale No
Sir Keir Starmer Aye
Sir Kevin Barron Aye
Sir Mark Hendrick No
Sir Mark Tami Aye
Sir Mike Penning No
Sir Nicholas Dakin Aye
Sir Oliver Dowden No
Sir Oliver Heald No
Sir Oliver Letwin No
Sir Philip Davies 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 Doughty Aye
Stephen Kerr No
Stephen Kinnock Aye
Stephen Lloyd Aye
Stephen Morgan Aye
Steve Brine No
Steve Double No
Stuart Andrew Aye
Thelma Walker Aye
Tim Loughton Aye
Tom Brake Aye
Tom Pursglove No
Tom Tugendhat Aye
Tonia Antoniazzi Aye
Tony Lloyd Aye
Tracy Brabin Aye
Trudy Harrison No
Valerie Vaz Aye
Vicky Foxcroft Aye
Victoria Atkins Aye
Wayne David Aye
Wera Hobhouse Aye
Wes Streeting Aye
Will Quince Aye
Yvette Cooper Aye
Adam Afriyie —
Alan Brown —
Alan Mak —
Alberto Costa —
Alex Burghart —
Alex Chalk —
Alison McGovern —
Alison Thewliss —
Alun Cairns —
Amanda Solloway —
Andrea Leadsom —
Andrew Bowie —
Andrew Griffiths —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andrew Jones —
Andrew Percy —
Andy McDonald —
Angela Crawley —
Angela Rayner —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Ann Clwyd —
Ann Coffey —
Anna McMorrin —
Anne Marie Morris —
Anne McLaughlin —
Anne-Marie Trevelyan —
Antoinette Sandbach —
Barry Gardiner —
Ben Bradley —
Bim Afolami —
Bob Seely —
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Brendan O'Hara —
Bridget Phillipson —
Carol Monaghan —
Caroline Ansell —
Caroline Flint —
Cat Smith —
Catherine McKinnell —
Charlie Elphicke —
Chloe Smith —
Chris Evans —
Chris Hazzard —
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Chris Law —
Chris Philp —
Chris Ruane —
Chris Stephens —
Chris Williamson —
Christopher Pincher —
Claire Perry —
Clive Lewis —
Colleen Fletcher —
Craig Tracey —
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Damian Hinds —
Damien Moore —
Dan Jarvis —
Danielle Rowley —
Darren Jones —
David Davis —
David Duguid —
David Linden —
David Morris —
David Mundell —
David T C Davies —
David Tredinnick —
David Warburton —
Deidre Brock —
Dominic Raab —
Douglas Chapman —
Dr David Drew —
Dr James Davies —
Dr Lisa Cameron —
Dr Philippa Whitford —
Dr Phillip Lee —
Drew Hendry —
Edward Argar —
Eleanor Smith —
Elizabeth Truss —
Emma Dent Coad —
Emma Hardy —
Emma Lewell —
Emma Reynolds —
Esther McVey —
Fabian Hamilton —
Faisal Rashid —
Gareth Johnson —
Gavin Newlands —
Geraint Davies —
Giles Watling —
Gillian Keegan —
Gloria De Piero —
Gordon Henderson —
Gordon Marsden —
Graham Stringer —
Grant Shapps —
Guto Bebb —
Guy Opperman —
Hannah Bardell —
Helen Jones —
Holly Lynch —
Hugh Gaffney —
Iain Stewart —
Ian Blackford —
Ian Lavery —
Ian Paisley —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Brereton —
Jack Dromey —
Jack Lopresti —
James Brokenshire —
James Gray —
Jared O'Mara —
Jason McCartney —
Jesse Norman —
Jessica Morden —
Jo Churchill —
Jo Swinson —
Joan Ryan —
Joanna Cherry —
John Grogan —
John Healey —
John McDonnell —
John McNally —
Johnny Mercer —
Jon Trickett —
Jonathan Ashworth —
Judith Cummins —
Julia Lopez —
Julian Knight —
Julian Sturdy —
Karl McCartney —
Karl Turner —
Kate Hollern —
Kate Osamor —
Keith Vaz —
Kelly Tolhurst —
Kelvin Hopkins —
Kirsten Oswald —
Kirsty Blackman —
Kwasi Kwarteng —
Lady Hermon —
Laura Pidcock —
Lee Rowley —
Leo Docherty —
Lisa Nandy —
Louise Haigh —
Lucy Allan —
Lucy Frazer —
Lucy Powell —
Margaret Ferrier —
Margaret Greenwood —
Maria Caulfield —
Marion Fellows —
Mark Field —
Mark Garnier —
Mark Menzies —
Mark Pawsey —
Marsha De Cordova —
Martin Docherty-Hughes —
Martyn Day —
Matt Hancock —
Matt Warman —
Matt Western —
Mhairi Black —
Mike Gapes —
Mike Kane —
Mike Wood —
Mims Davies —
Mr Alistair Carmichael —
Mr Barry Sheerman —
Mr Clive Betts —
Mr David Gauke —
Mr Dominic Grieve —
Mr Gavin Shuker —
Mr Geoffrey Robinson —
Mr Ivan Lewis —
Mr James Frith —
Mr John Baron —
Mr Jonathan Djanogly —
Mr Keith Simpson —
Mr Marcus Fysh —
Mr Mark Prisk —
Mr Nick Hurd —
Mr Ranil Jayawardena —
Mr Robin Walker —
Mr Roger Godsiff —
Mr Ronnie Campbell —
Mr Sam Gyimah —
Mr Stephen Hepburn —
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi —
Mr Tobias Ellwood —
Mr Toby Perkins —
Mr Virendra Sharma —
Mr William Wragg —
Mrs Kemi Badenoch —
Mrs Pauline Latham —
Mrs Sheryll Murray —
Ms Marie Rimmer —
Ms Nadine Dorries —
Ms Nusrat Ghani —
Nadhim Zahawi —
Naz Shah —
Neil Gray —
Neil O'Brien —
Neil Parish —
Nick Gibb —
Nigel Adams —
Nigel Huddleston —
Norman Lamb —
Órfhlaith Begley —
Owen Thompson —
Patricia Gibson —
Patrick Grady —
Paul Flynn —
Paul Maskey —
Paul Scully —
Pete Wishart —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Grant —
Peter Heaton-Jones —
Preet Kaur Gill —
Priti Patel —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Harris —
Rebecca Long Bailey —
Rebecca Pow —
Richard Burgon —
Richard Graham —
Rishi Sunak —
Robert Courts —
Robert Halfon —
Ronnie Cowan —
Rosie Cooper —
Royston Smith —
Rushanara Ali —
Sarah Champion —
Sarah Newton —
Sarah Olney —
Seema Kennedy —
Shabana Mahmood —
Shailesh Vara —
Sir Alan Duncan —
Sir Alec Shelbrooke —
Sir Andrew Mitchell —
Sir Bernard Jenkin —
Sir Brandon Lewis —
Sir Christopher Chope —
Sir Conor Burns —
Sir David Crausby —
Sir David Evennett —
Sir David Lidington —
Sir Geoffrey Cox —
Sir George Hollingbery —
Sir George Howarth —
Sir Greg Knight —
Sir Jake Berry —
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Sir Jeremy Hunt —
Sir Jeremy Quin —
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Sir Mark Spencer —
Sir Mel Stride —
Sir Michael Ellis —
Sir Michael Fallon —
Sir Paul Beresford —
Sir Peter Bottomley —
Sir Robert Buckland —
Sir Robert Neill —
Sir Stephen Timms —
Stephanie Peacock —
Stephen Gethins —
Stephen Hammond —
Stephen McPartland —
Stephen Metcalfe —
Stephen Pound —
Stephen Twigg —
Steve Barclay —
Steve Reed —
Stewart Hosie —
Stewart Malcolm McDonald —
Stuart C McDonald —
Suella Braverman —
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