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Division 17 · 31 October 2019

Motion to approve the draft Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

At a glance

This division passed on 31 October 2019 by a margin of 173, with 206 Ayes and 33 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Conservative with 191 votes. The largest No bloc was Labour with 31 votes. The 372 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Mr Speaker. This division took place during a debate on Business without Debate.

206

Ayes

33

Noes

Passed

Result

227

Voted

Passed by 173 Ayes 206 / Noes 33

The motion

Proposed by Mr Speaker

We come now to a series of motions that I think we should take separately, for reasons that will become obvious. Before I invite a Whip to move motion 6, which is the first in the sequence, I must announce my decision on certification for the purposes of Standing Order No. 83P—“Certification of inst…

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Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted Aye 191 0 274
Lab Labour Voted No 0 31 189
Ind Independent No party whip 3 1 31
LD Liberal Democrat Voted No 0 1 21
SNP Scottish National Party No clear majority 0 0 36
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 26
DUP Democratic Unionist Party No clear majority 0 0 8
IGC The Independent Group for Change No clear majority 0 0 5
PC Plaid Cymru No clear majority 0 0 3
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
Green Green Party 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 Aye
Adam Holloway Aye
Alan Mak Aye
Alex Burghart Aye
Alistair Burt Aye
Andrea Leadsom Aye
Andrew Bridgen Aye
Andrew Griffiths Aye
Andrew Jones Aye
Andrew Lewer Aye
Andrew Percy Aye
Andrew Rosindell Aye
Andrew Stephenson Aye
Anne-Marie Trevelyan Aye
Bill Grant Aye
Bim Afolami Aye
Bob Blackman Aye
Bob Seely Aye
Bob Stewart Aye
Charlie Elphicke Aye
Chloe Smith Aye
Chris Heaton-Harris Aye
Chris Philp Aye
Christian Matheson No
Christopher Pincher Aye
Colleen Fletcher No
Craig Tracey Aye
Crispin Blunt Aye
Dame Amanda Milling Aye
Dame Caroline Spelman Aye
Dame Cheryl Gillan Aye
Dame Diana Johnson No
Dame Harriett Baldwin Aye
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price Aye
Dame Nia Griffith No
Damian Hinds Aye
Damien Moore Aye
Daniel Kawczynski Aye
David Duguid Aye
David Morris Aye
David Rutley Aye
Dawn Butler No
Dominic Raab Aye
Dr Andrew Murrison Aye
Dr Caroline Johnson Aye
Dr Dan Poulter Aye
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods No
Dr Rupa Huq No
Eddie Hughes Aye
Edward Argar Aye
Elizabeth Truss Aye
Esther McVey Aye
Fiona Bruce Aye
Gareth Johnson Aye
George Eustice Aye
George Freeman Aye
Giles Watling Aye
Gillian Keegan Aye
Gordon Henderson Aye
Grant Shapps Aye
Greg Clark Aye
Greg Hands Aye
Guy Opperman Aye
Helen Whately Aye
Huw Merriman Aye
Iain Stewart Aye
James Brokenshire Aye
James Cartlidge Aye
James Heappey Aye
James Morris Aye
Jeff Smith No Teller
Jeremy Lefroy Aye
Jesse Norman Aye
Jo Churchill Aye
Jo Platt No
John Glen Aye
John Grogan No
John Howell Aye
John Penrose Aye
Jonathan Ashworth No
Julia Lopez Aye
Justine Greening Aye
Kate Green No
Kelly Tolhurst Aye
Kevin Foster Aye
Kevin Hollinrake Aye
Kit Malthouse Aye
Kwasi Kwarteng Aye
Lee Rowley Aye
Leo Docherty Aye
Liz McInnes No
Lucy Frazer Aye
Luke Graham Aye
Luke Hall Aye
Maggie Throup Aye
Maria Caulfield Aye
Mark Field Aye
Mark Garnier Aye
Mark Menzies Aye
Martin Vickers Aye
Mary Robinson Aye
Matt Hancock Aye
Matt Warman Aye
Michael Fabricant Aye
Michael Tomlinson Aye
Michelle Donelan Aye Teller
Mike Freer Aye
Mike Wood Aye
Mims Davies Aye
Mr Alistair Carmichael No
Mr Ben Wallace Aye
Mr David Jones Aye
Mr Gavin Shuker No
Mr Geoffrey Robinson No
Mr Jonathan Djanogly Aye
Mr Jonathan Lord Aye
Mr Laurence Robertson Aye
Mr Marcus Jones Aye
Mr Mark Francois Aye
Mr Mark Prisk Aye
Mr Nicholas Brown No
Mr Nick Hurd Aye
Mr Nigel Evans Aye
Mr Peter Bone Aye
Mr Philip Hollobone Aye
Mr Ranil Jayawardena Aye
Mr Richard Bacon Aye
Mr Robin Walker Aye
Mr Steve Baker Aye
Mrs Heather Wheeler Aye
Mrs Kemi Badenoch Aye
Mrs Pauline Latham Aye
Mrs Sheryll Murray Aye
Ms Nadine Dorries Aye
Ms Nusrat Ghani Aye
Ms Stella Creasy No
Nick Gibb Aye
Nigel Huddleston Aye Teller
Nigel Mills Aye
Paul Scully Aye
Paula Sherriff No
Penny Mordaunt Aye
Peter Aldous Aye
Peter Heaton-Jones Aye
Philip Dunne Aye
Priti Patel Aye
Rebecca Harris Aye
Rebecca Pow Aye
Richard Burgon No
Richard Graham Aye
Rishi Sunak Aye
Robert Courts Aye
Robert Jenrick Aye
Rosie Duffield No
Rushanara Ali No
Sandy Martin No
Sarah Newton Aye
Scott Mann Aye
Seema Malhotra No
Shailesh Vara Aye
Sir Alan Campbell No
Sir Alec Shelbrooke Aye
Sir Bernard Jenkin Aye
Sir Brandon Lewis Aye
Sir Charles Walker Aye
Sir Conor Burns Aye
Sir David Amess Aye
Sir David Evennett Aye
Sir David Lidington Aye
Sir Desmond Swayne Aye
Sir Edward Leigh Aye
Sir Gavin Williamson Aye
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Aye
Sir Geoffrey Cox Aye
Sir Iain Duncan Smith Aye
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg Aye
Sir Jake Berry Aye
Sir James Cleverly Aye
Sir James Duddridge Aye
Sir Jeremy Hunt Aye
Sir Jeremy Quin Aye
Sir Jeremy Wright Aye
Sir John Hayes Aye
Sir John Whittingdale Aye
Sir Julian Lewis Aye
Sir Julian Smith Aye
Sir Liam Fox Aye
Sir Mark Spencer Aye
Sir Mel Stride Aye
Sir Michael Ellis Aye
Sir Michael Fallon Aye
Sir Mike Penning Aye
Sir Nicholas Dakin No
Sir Oliver Dowden Aye
Sir Oliver Heald Aye
Sir Oliver Letwin Aye
Sir Paul Beresford Aye
Sir Peter Bottomley Aye
Sir Philip Davies Aye
Sir Robert Buckland Aye
Sir Robert Neill Aye
Sir Roger Gale Aye
Sir Sajid Javid Aye
Sir Simon Clarke Aye
Sir Stephen Timms No
Sir William Cash Aye
Stephanie Peacock No
Stephen Kerr Aye
Stephen Metcalfe Aye
Stephen Pound No
Stephen Twigg No
Steve Barclay Aye
Steve Double Aye
Stuart Andrew Aye
Suella Braverman Aye
Theresa Villiers Aye
Tim Loughton Aye
Tom Pursglove Aye
Tom Tugendhat Aye
Tonia Antoniazzi No
Tony Lloyd No
Trudy Harrison Aye
Valerie Vaz No
Vicky Ford Aye
Victoria Atkins Aye
Wendy Morton Aye
Will Quince Aye
Afzal Khan —
Alan Brown —
Albert Owen —
Alberto Costa —
Alex Chalk —
Alex Cunningham —
Alex Norris —
Alex Sobel —
Alison McGovern —
Alison Thewliss —
Alun Cairns —
Amanda Solloway —
Amber Rudd —
Andrew Bowie —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andrew Selous —
Andy McDonald —
Andy Slaughter —
Angela Crawley —
Angela Rayner —
Angela Smith —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Ann Clwyd —
Ann Coffey —
Anna McMorrin —
Anna Soubry —
Anna Turley —
Anne Marie Morris —
Anne McLaughlin —
Anne Milton —
Anneliese Dodds —
Antoinette Sandbach —
Bambos Charalambous —
Barry Gardiner —
Ben Bradley —
Ben Lake —
Bill Esterson —
Boris Johnson —
Brendan O'Hara —
Bridget Phillipson —
Carol Monaghan —
Caroline Ansell —
Caroline Flint —
Caroline Lucas —
Caroline Nokes —
Carolyn Harris —
Cat Smith —
Catherine McKinnell —
Catherine West —
Chris Bryant —
Chris Elmore —
Chris Evans —
Chris Green —
Chris Hazzard —
Chris Law —
Chris Ruane —
Chris Skidmore —
Chris Stephens —
Chris Williamson —
Christina Rees —
Christine Jardine —
Chuka Umunna —
Claire Perry —
Clive Efford —
Clive Lewis —
Colin Clark —
Conor McGinn —
Craig Whittaker —
Dame Andrea Jenkyns —
Dame Angela Eagle —
Dame Caroline Dinenage —
Dame Chi Onwurah —
Dame Karen Bradley —
Dame Louise Ellman —
Dame Maria Miller —
Dame Meg Hillier —
Dame Siobhain McDonagh —
Dame Tracey Crouch —
Damian Collins —
Damian Green —
Dan Carden —
Dan Jarvis —
Daniel Zeichner —
Danielle Rowley —
Darren Jones —
David Davis —
David Linden —
David Mundell —
David Simpson —
David T C Davies —
David Tredinnick —
David Warburton —
Debbie Abrahams —
Deidre Brock —
Derek Thomas —
Derek Twigg —
Douglas Chapman —
Douglas Ross —
Dr David Drew —
Dr James Davies —
Dr Lisa Cameron —
Dr Matthew Offord —
Dr Paul Williams —
Dr Philippa Whitford —
Dr Phillip Lee —
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan —
Dr Sarah Wollaston —
Drew Hendry —
Ed Davey —
Ed Miliband —
Eleanor Smith —
Ellie Reeves —
Emily Thornberry —
Emma Dent Coad —
Emma Hardy —
Emma Lewell —
Emma Little Pengelly —
Emma Reynolds —
Fabian Hamilton —
Faisal Rashid —
Gareth Snell —
Gareth Thomas —
Gavin Newlands —
Gavin Robinson —
Ged Killen —
Geraint Davies —
Gerald Jones —
Gill Furniss —
Gloria De Piero —
Glyn Davies —
Gordon Marsden —
Graham P Jones —
Graham Stringer —
Graham Stuart —
Grahame Morris —
Guto Bebb —
Hannah Bardell —
Heidi Allen —
Helen Goodman —
Helen Grant —
Helen Hayes —
Helen Jones —
Henry Smith —
Hilary Benn —
Holly Lynch —
Hugh Gaffney —
Hywel Williams —
Ian Blackford —
Ian C. Lucas —
Ian Lavery —
Ian Mearns —
Ian Murray —
Ian Paisley —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Brereton —
Jack Dromey —
Jack Lopresti —
James Gray —
Jamie Stone —
Jane Dodds —
Janet Daby —
Jared O'Mara —
Jason McCartney —
Jeremy Corbyn —
Jess Phillips —
Jessica Morden —
Jim Fitzpatrick —
Jim McMahon —
Jim Shannon —
Jo Stevens —
Jo Swinson —
Joan Ryan —
Joanna Cherry —
John Healey —
John Lamont —
John McDonnell —
John McNally —
John Stevenson —
Johnny Mercer —
Jon Cruddas —
Jon Trickett —
Jonathan Edwards —
Jonathan Reynolds —
Judith Cummins —
Julian Knight —
Julian Sturdy —
Julie Cooper —
Justin Madders —
Justin Tomlinson —
Karen Lee —
Karin Smyth —
Karl McCartney —
Karl Turner —
Kate Hollern —
Kate Osamor —
Keith Vaz —
Kelvin Hopkins —
Kerry McCarthy —
Kirsten Oswald —
Kirstene Hair —
Kirsty Blackman —
Lady Hermon —
Laura Pidcock —
Laura Smith —
Layla Moran —
Lesley Laird —
Liam Byrne —
Lilian Greenwood —
Lisa Nandy —
Liz Kendall —
Liz Saville Roberts —
Liz Twist —
Lloyd Russell-Moyle —
Louise Haigh —
Lucy Allan —
Lucy Powell —
Luke Pollard —
Margaret Ferrier —
Margaret Greenwood —
Margot James —
Maria Eagle —
Marion Fellows —
Mark Pawsey —
Mark Pritchard —
Marsha De Cordova —
Martin Docherty-Hughes —
Martin Whitfield —
Martyn Day —
Mary Creagh —
Mary Glindon —
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 Gauke —
Mr David Lammy —
Mr Dennis Skinner —
Mr Dominic Grieve —
Mr Gregory Campbell —
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger —
Mr Ivan Lewis —
Mr James Frith —
Mr Jim Cunningham —
Mr John Baron —
Mr Keith Simpson —
Mr Khalid Mahmood —
Mr Marcus Fysh —
Mr Owen Paterson —
Mr Paul Sweeney —
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 Anne Main —
Mrs Madeleine Moon —
Mrs Sharon Hodgson —
Ms Diane Abbott —
Ms Karen Buck —
Ms Lisa Forbes —
Ms Marie Rimmer —
Nadhim Zahawi —
Naz Shah —
Neil Coyle —
Neil Gray —
Neil O'Brien —
Neil Parish —
Nick Boles —
Nick Smith —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Nigel Adams —
Norman Lamb —
Órfhlaith Begley —
Owen Smith —
Owen Thompson —
Pat McFadden —
Patricia Gibson —
Patrick Grady —
Paul Blomfield —
Paul Farrelly —
Paul Girvan —
Paul Maskey —
Paul Masterton —
Paul Maynard —
Pete Wishart —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Grant —
Peter Kyle —
Preet Kaur Gill —
Rachael Maskell —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Long Bailey —
Rehman Chishti —
Richard Burden —
Richard Drax —
Robert Halfon —
Ronnie Cowan —
Rory Stewart —
Rosie Cooper —
Ross Thomson —
Royston Smith —
Ruth Cadbury —
Ruth George —
Ruth Jones —
Sammy Wilson —
Sarah Champion —
Sarah Jones —
Sarah Olney —
Seema Kennedy —
Shabana Mahmood —
Simon Hoare —
Sir Alan Duncan —
Sir Andrew Mitchell —
Sir Bill Wiggin —
Sir Christopher Chope —
Sir David Crausby —
Sir Gary Streeter —
Sir George Hollingbery —
Sir George Howarth —
Sir Greg Knight —
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson —
Sir Keir Starmer —
Sir Kevin Barron —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Mark Hendrick —
Sir Mark Tami —
Sir Robert Goodwill —
Sir Robert Syms —
Sir Vince Cable —
Stephen Crabb —
Stephen Doughty —
Stephen Gethins —
Stephen Hammond —
Stephen Kinnock —
Stephen Lloyd —
Stephen McPartland —
Stephen Morgan —
Steve Brine —
Steve Reed —
Stewart Hosie —
Stewart Malcolm McDonald —
Stuart C McDonald —
Susan Elan Jones —
Teresa Pearce —
Thelma Walker —
Tim Farron —
Tom Brake —
Tommy Sheppard —
Tracy Brabin —
Tulip Siddiq —
Vicky Foxcroft —
Wayne David —
Wera Hobhouse —
Wes Streeting —
Yasmin Qureshi —
Yvette Cooper —
Yvonne Fovargue —
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