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Division 251 · 24 October 2018

Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill: Third Reading

Government Bill

What this vote was about

On 24 October 2018, MPs gave the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill its Third Reading, the final Commons vote approving the whole Bill. This was emergency legislation to keep Northern Ireland running while its devolved power-sharing government remained collapsed: it extended the window for forming a new Executive and let senior civil servants keep taking decisions and running departments in the absence of ministers. Passing Third Reading meant the Commons had approved the Bill and sent it on to the House of Lords. It was carried comfortably by 344 votes to 26.

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AI-generated from the official voting record.

At a glance

The largest Aye bloc was Conservative with 182 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 16 votes. There were 19 rebel votes, MPs voting against their party's majority. 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).

344

Ayes

26

Noes

Passed

Result

343

Voted

Passed by 318 Ayes 344 / Noes 26

Bill context

Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted Aye 16 rebels 182 16 290
Lab Labour Voted Aye 3 rebels 124 3 211
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted No 0 8 9
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 6 0 13
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 3 0 3
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 17
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 11
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
Afzal Khan Aye
Alan Mak Aye
Albert Owen Aye
Alberto Costa Aye
Alex Burghart Aye
Alex Chalk Aye
Alex Cunningham Aye
Alex Norris Aye
Alex Sobel Aye
Alistair Burt Aye
Alun Cairns Aye
Amber Rudd Aye
Andrew Bowie Aye
Andrew Bridgen Aye
Andrew Jones Aye
Andrew Rosindell No
Andrew Stephenson Aye
Andy Slaughter Aye
Angela Smith Aye
Anna Soubry Aye
Anna Turley Aye
Anne Marie Morris Aye
Anne Milton Aye
Anne-Marie Trevelyan Aye
Anneliese Dodds Aye
Antoinette Sandbach Aye
Bambos Charalambous Aye
Ben Bradley Aye
Ben Lake Aye
Bill Esterson Aye
Bim Afolami Aye
Bob Blackman No
Bob Seely Aye
Bob Stewart Aye
Caroline Lucas Aye
Caroline Nokes Aye
Carolyn Harris Aye
Catherine West Aye
Chris Bryant Aye
Chris Elmore Aye
Chris Green No
Chris Heaton-Harris Aye
Chris Philp Aye
Chris Skidmore Aye
Christian Matheson Aye
Christina Rees Aye
Christine Jardine Aye
Christopher Pincher Aye
Chuka Umunna Aye
Claire Perry Aye
Clive Efford Aye
Colin Clark Aye
Conor McGinn Aye
Craig Tracey Aye
Crispin Blunt Aye
Dame Amanda Milling Aye Teller
Dame Angela Eagle Aye
Dame Caroline Dinenage Aye
Dame Chi Onwurah Aye
Dame Diana Johnson Aye
Dame Harriett Baldwin Aye
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price Aye
Dame Karen Bradley Aye
Dame Louise Ellman Aye
Dame Nia Griffith Aye
Dame Tracey Crouch Aye
Damian Collins Aye
Damian Green Aye
Dan Carden Aye
Daniel Kawczynski Aye
Daniel Zeichner Aye
David Morris Aye
David Simpson No
David T C Davies Aye
Dawn Butler Aye
Debbie Abrahams Aye
Dominic Raab Aye
Dr Andrew Murrison Aye
Dr Dan Poulter Aye
Dr David Drew Aye
Dr Paul Williams Aye
Dr Phillip Lee 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
Edward Argar Aye
Elizabeth Truss Aye
Emma Little Pengelly No
Fiona Bruce No Teller
Fiona Onasanya No
Gareth Johnson Aye
Gareth Snell Aye
Gavin Robinson No
Ged Killen Aye
George Eustice Aye
George Freeman Aye
Gerald Jones Aye
Gill Furniss Aye
Gillian Keegan Aye
Glyn Davies Aye
Gordon Henderson Aye
Graham P Jones Aye
Graham Stuart Aye
Grant Shapps Aye
Greg Clark Aye
Greg Hands Aye
Guy Opperman Aye
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
Iain Stewart Aye
Ian C. Lucas Aye
Ian Mearns Aye
Ian Murray Aye
Jack Brereton Aye
Jack Lopresti Aye
James Brokenshire Aye
James Heappey Aye
James Morris Aye
Jamie Stone Aye
Janet Daby Aye
Jeff Smith Aye
Jeremy Corbyn Aye
Jess Phillips Aye
Jim McMahon Aye
Jim Shannon No
Jo Churchill Aye
Jo Stevens Aye
John Howell Aye
John Penrose Aye
Jon Cruddas Aye
Jonathan Reynolds Aye
Julia Lopez Aye
Julian Knight Aye
Julian Sturdy Aye
Julie Cooper Aye
Justin Madders Aye
Justin Tomlinson Aye
Justine Greening Aye
Karen Lee Aye
Karin Smyth Aye
Kate Green Aye
Kelly Tolhurst Aye
Kerry McCarthy Aye
Kevin Foster Aye
Kevin Hollinrake Aye
Kit Malthouse Aye
Kwasi Kwarteng Aye
Layla Moran Aye
Leo Docherty 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
Lucy Allan Aye
Lucy Frazer Aye
Luke Graham Aye
Luke Hall Aye
Luke Pollard Aye
Maggie Throup Aye
Margot James Aye
Maria Eagle Aye
Mark Field Aye
Mark Garnier Aye
Mark Menzies Aye
Mark Pawsey Aye
Mark Pritchard Aye
Martin Vickers No
Martin Whitfield Aye
Mary Creagh Aye
Mary Glindon No
Matt Hancock Aye
Matt Rodda Aye
Matt Warman Aye
Matthew Pennycook Aye
Melanie Onn Aye
Michael Fabricant Aye
Mike Amesbury Aye
Mike Freer Aye
Mike Hill Aye
Mike Wood Aye
Mims Davies Aye
Mohammad Yasin Aye
Mr Adrian Bailey Aye
Mr Ben Bradshaw Aye
Mr Ben Wallace Aye
Mr Chris Leslie Aye
Mr David Gauke Aye
Mr David Jones Aye
Mr David Lammy Aye
Mr Dennis Skinner Aye
Mr Dominic Grieve Aye
Mr Gregory Campbell No
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger Aye
Mr Jim Cunningham Aye
Mr John Baron Aye
Mr Jonathan Djanogly Aye
Mr Jonathan Lord Aye
Mr Keith Simpson Aye
Mr Khalid Mahmood Aye
Mr Laurence Robertson No
Mr Marcus Jones Aye
Mr Mark Francois Aye
Mr Mark Prisk Aye
Mr Nicholas Brown Aye
Mr Nick Hurd Aye
Mr Owen Paterson Aye
Mr Paul Sweeney Aye
Mr Peter Bone No
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Mr Robin Walker Aye
Mr Sam Gyimah Aye
Mrs Kemi Badenoch Aye
Mrs Madeleine Moon Aye
Mrs Sharon Hodgson Aye
Mrs Sheryll Murray Aye
Ms Diane Abbott Aye
Ms Karen Buck Aye
Ms Nadine Dorries Aye
Ms Nusrat Ghani Aye
Ms Stella Creasy Aye
Nadhim Zahawi Aye
Neil Coyle Aye
Nick Boles Aye
Nick Gibb Aye
Nick Smith Aye
Nick Thomas-Symonds Aye
Nigel Adams Aye
Nigel Huddleston Aye
Nigel Mills Aye
Owen Smith Aye
Pat McFadden Aye
Paul Blomfield Aye
Paul Farrelly Aye
Paul Girvan No
Paul Masterton Aye
Paul Scully Aye
Paula Sherriff Aye
Penny Mordaunt Aye
Peter Aldous Aye
Peter Heaton-Jones Aye
Peter Kyle Aye
Philip Dunne Aye
Rachael Maskell No
Rebecca Harris Aye Teller
Rebecca Pow Aye
Rehman Chishti Aye
Richard Burden Aye
Richard Drax Aye
Richard Graham Aye
Rishi Sunak Aye
Robert Halfon Aye
Robert Jenrick Aye
Rory Stewart Aye
Rosie Duffield Aye
Ross Thomson No
Royston Smith Aye
Ruth George Aye
Sammy Wilson No
Sandy Martin Aye
Sarah Jones Aye
Sarah Newton Aye
Shailesh Vara Aye
Sir Alan Campbell Aye
Sir Alan Duncan Aye
Sir Bernard Jenkin Aye
Sir Bill Wiggin Aye
Sir Brandon Lewis Aye
Sir Charles Walker Aye
Sir David Amess No
Sir David Evennett Aye
Sir Desmond Swayne No
Sir Edward Leigh No
Sir Gavin Williamson Aye
Sir Geoffrey Cox Aye
Sir James Cleverly Aye
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson No Teller
Sir Jeremy Quin Aye
Sir Jeremy Wright Aye
Sir John Hayes No
Sir John Whittingdale Aye
Sir Julian Smith Aye
Sir Keir Starmer Aye
Sir Kevin Barron Aye
Sir Mark Hendrick Aye
Sir Mark Spencer Aye
Sir Mark Tami Aye
Sir Mel Stride Aye
Sir Michael Ellis Aye
Sir Mike Penning No
Sir Nicholas Dakin Aye
Sir Oliver Dowden Aye
Sir Oliver Heald Aye
Sir Oliver Letwin Aye
Sir Paul Beresford Aye
Sir Philip Davies No
Sir Robert Goodwill Aye
Sir Robert Neill Aye
Sir Roger Gale Aye
Sir Sajid Javid Aye
Sir Simon Clarke Aye
Stephen Doughty Aye
Stephen Hammond Aye
Stephen Kerr No
Stephen Kinnock Aye
Stephen Lloyd Aye
Stephen Metcalfe Aye
Stephen Morgan Aye
Stephen Twigg Aye
Steve Brine Aye
Stuart Andrew Aye
Thelma Walker Aye
Theresa Villiers Aye
Tim Loughton Aye
Tom Pursglove Aye
Tom Tugendhat Aye
Tonia Antoniazzi Aye
Tony Lloyd Aye
Tracy Brabin Aye
Trudy Harrison Aye
Valerie Vaz Aye
Vicky Ford Aye
Vicky Foxcroft Aye
Victoria Atkins Aye
Wayne David Aye
Wendy Morton Aye
Wera Hobhouse Aye
Wes Streeting Aye
Will Quince Aye
Yvette Cooper Aye
Adam Afriyie —
Adam Holloway —
Alan Brown —
Alison McGovern —
Alison Thewliss —
Amanda Solloway —
Andrea Leadsom —
Andrew Griffiths —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andrew Lewer —
Andrew Percy —
Andrew Selous —
Andy McDonald —
Angela Crawley —
Angela Rayner —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Ann Clwyd —
Ann Coffey —
Anna McMorrin —
Anne McLaughlin —
Barry Gardiner —
Bill Grant —
Boris Johnson —
Brendan O'Hara —
Bridget Phillipson —
Carol Monaghan —
Caroline Ansell —
Caroline Flint —
Cat Smith —
Catherine McKinnell —
Charlie Elphicke —
Chloe Smith —
Chris Davies —
Chris Evans —
Chris Hazzard —
Chris Law —
Chris Ruane —
Chris Stephens —
Chris Williamson —
Clive Lewis —
Colleen Fletcher —
Craig Whittaker —
Dame Andrea Jenkyns —
Dame Caroline Spelman —
Dame Cheryl Gillan —
Dame Maria Miller —
Dame Meg Hillier —
Dame Siobhain McDonagh —
Damian Hinds —
Damien Moore —
Dan Jarvis —
Danielle Rowley —
Darren Jones —
David Davis —
David Duguid —
David Linden —
David Mundell —
David Rutley —
David Tredinnick —
David Warburton —
Deidre Brock —
Derek Thomas —
Derek Twigg —
Douglas Chapman —
Douglas Ross —
Dr Caroline Johnson —
Dr James Davies —
Dr Lisa Cameron —
Dr Matthew Offord —
Dr Philippa Whitford —
Drew Hendry —
Eddie Hughes —
Eleanor Smith —
Ellie Reeves —
Emily Thornberry —
Emma Dent Coad —
Emma Hardy —
Emma Lewell —
Emma Reynolds —
Esther McVey —
Fabian Hamilton —
Faisal Rashid —
Gareth Thomas —
Gavin Newlands —
Geraint Davies —
Giles Watling —
Gloria De Piero —
Gordon Marsden —
Graham Stringer —
Grahame Morris —
Guto Bebb —
Hannah Bardell —
Helen Jones —
Holly Lynch —
Hugh Gaffney —
Ian Blackford —
Ian Lavery —
Ian Paisley —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Dromey —
James Cartlidge —
James Gray —
Jared O'Mara —
Jason McCartney —
Jeremy Lefroy —
Jesse Norman —
Jessica Morden —
Jim Fitzpatrick —
Jo Platt —
Jo Swinson —
Joan Ryan —
Joanna Cherry —
John Glen —
John Grogan —
John Healey —
John Lamont —
John McDonnell —
John McNally —
John Stevenson —
Johnny Mercer —
Jon Trickett —
Jonathan Ashworth —
Jonathan Edwards —
Judith Cummins —
Karl McCartney —
Karl Turner —
Kate Hollern —
Kate Osamor —
Keith Vaz —
Kelvin Hopkins —
Kirsten Oswald —
Kirstene Hair —
Kirsty Blackman —
Lady Hermon —
Laura Pidcock —
Laura Smith —
Lee Rowley —
Lisa Nandy —
Louise Haigh —
Lucy Powell —
Margaret Ferrier —
Margaret Greenwood —
Maria Caulfield —
Marion Fellows —
Marsha De Cordova —
Martin Docherty-Hughes —
Martyn Day —
Mary Robinson —
Matt Western —
Mhairi Black —
Michael Tomlinson —
Michelle Donelan —
Mike Gapes —
Mike Kane —
Mr Alistair Carmichael —
Mr Barry Sheerman —
Mr Clive Betts —
Mr Gavin Shuker —
Mr Geoffrey Robinson —
Mr Ivan Lewis —
Mr James Frith —
Mr Marcus Fysh —
Mr Nigel Evans —
Mr Ranil Jayawardena —
Mr Richard Bacon —
Mr Roger Godsiff —
Mr Ronnie Campbell —
Mr Stephen Hepburn —
Mr Steve Baker —
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi —
Mr Tobias Ellwood —
Mr Toby Perkins —
Mr Virendra Sharma —
Mr William Wragg —
Mrs Anne Main —
Mrs Heather Wheeler —
Mrs Pauline Latham —
Ms Marie Rimmer —
Naz Shah —
Neil Gray —
Neil O'Brien —
Neil Parish —
Norman Lamb —
Órfhlaith Begley —
Owen Thompson —
Patricia Gibson —
Patrick Grady —
Paul Flynn —
Paul Maskey —
Paul Maynard —
Pete Wishart —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Grant —
Preet Kaur Gill —
Priti Patel —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Long Bailey —
Richard Burgon —
Robert Courts —
Ronnie Cowan —
Rosie Cooper —
Rushanara Ali —
Ruth Cadbury —
Sarah Champion —
Sarah Olney —
Scott Mann —
Seema Kennedy —
Seema Malhotra —
Shabana Mahmood —
Simon Hoare —
Sir Alec Shelbrooke —
Sir Andrew Mitchell —
Sir Christopher Chope —
Sir Conor Burns —
Sir David Crausby —
Sir David Lidington —
Sir Gary Streeter —
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown —
Sir George Hollingbery —
Sir George Howarth —
Sir Greg Knight —
Sir Iain Duncan Smith —
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg —
Sir Jake Berry —
Sir James Duddridge —
Sir Jeremy Hunt —
Sir Julian Lewis —
Sir Liam Fox —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Michael Fallon —
Sir Peter Bottomley —
Sir Robert Buckland —
Sir Robert Syms —
Sir Stephen Timms —
Sir Vince Cable —
Sir William Cash —
Stephanie Peacock —
Stephen Crabb —
Stephen Gethins —
Stephen McPartland —
Stephen Pound —
Steve Barclay —
Steve Double —
Steve Reed —
Stewart Hosie —
Stewart Malcolm McDonald —
Stuart C McDonald —
Suella Braverman —
Susan Elan Jones —
Teresa Pearce —
Tim Farron —
Tom Brake —
Tommy Sheppard —
Tulip Siddiq —
Yasmin Qureshi —
Yvonne Fovargue —
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This division passed, with 344 Ayes and 26 Noes. Source

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