Division 6 · 8 January 2020

European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Committee of the whole House: Dr Whitford's Amendment 10

Government Bill Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs

At a glance

This division was rejected on 8 January 2020 by a margin of 78, with 262 Ayes and 340 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Labour with 176 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 326 votes. This motion was proposed by Joanna Cherry. This division took place during a debate on European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill. This division is linked to the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (Government Bill).

262

Ayes

340

Noes

Rejected

Result

577

Voted

Rejected by 78 Ayes 262 / Noes 340

Bill context

Bill European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020
Type Government Bill
Primary sponsor Steve Barclay
Parliament page View bill on Parliament.uk

The motion

Proposed by Joanna Cherry

I beg to move amendment 38, page 20, line 10, leave out “appropriate” and insert “necessary”. This amendment would ensure that Ministers can only bring forward regulations when it is necessary to do so.

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Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted No 0 326 349
Lab Labour Voted Aye 176 0 186
SNP Scottish National Party Voted Aye 46 0 47
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 11 0 11
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted Aye 8 0 8
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 4 0 4
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party Voted Aye 2 0 2
Ind Independent No party whip 1 0 2
Con Deputy Speaker No party whip 0 1 1
APNI Alliance Voted Aye 1 0 1
Green Green Party Voted Aye 1 0 1
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 4
Spk Speaker No party whip 0 0 1
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 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
Aaron Bell No
Adam Afriyie No
Adam Holloway No
Afzal Khan Aye
Alan Brown Aye
Alan Mak No
Alberto Costa No
Alex Burghart No
Alex Chalk No
Alex Cunningham Aye
Alex Davies-Jones Aye
Alex Norris Aye
Alex Sobel Aye
Alicia Kearns No
Alison Thewliss Aye
Allan Dorans Aye
Alun Cairns No
Alyn Smith Aye
Amanda Solloway No
Amy Callaghan Aye
Andrea Leadsom No
Andrew Bowie No
Andrew Bridgen No
Andrew Griffith No
Andrew Gwynne Aye
Andrew Jones No
Andrew Lewer No
Andrew Percy No
Andrew Rosindell No
Andrew Selous No
Andy Carter No
Andy McDonald Aye
Andy Slaughter Aye
Angela Crawley Aye
Angela Rayner Aye
Angela Richardson No
Angus Brendan MacNeil Aye
Anna McMorrin Aye
Anne Marie Morris No
Anne McLaughlin Aye
Anneliese Dodds Aye
Anthony Browne No
Anthony Mangnall No
Antony Higginbotham No
Apsana Begum Aye
Bambos Charalambous Aye
Bell Ribeiro-Addy Aye
Ben Bradley No
Ben Everitt No
Ben Lake Aye
Beth Winter Aye
Bill Esterson Aye
Bim Afolami No
Bob Blackman No
Bob Seely No
Brendan Clarke-Smith No
Brendan O'Hara Aye
Bridget Phillipson Aye
Carla Lockhart Aye
Carol Monaghan Aye
Caroline Ansell No
Caroline Lucas Aye
Caroline Nokes No
Carolyn Harris Aye
Cat Smith Aye
Catherine McKinnell Aye
Catherine West Aye
Charlotte Nichols Aye
Cherilyn Mackrory No
Chloe Smith No
Chris Bryant Aye
Chris Clarkson No
Chris Elmore Aye
Chris Evans Aye
Chris Law Aye
Chris Loder No
Chris Philp No
Chris Skidmore No
Chris Stephens Aye
Christian Matheson Aye
Christian Wakeford No
Christine Jardine Aye
Christopher Pincher No
Claire Coutinho No
Claire Hanna Aye
Claudia Webbe Aye
Clive Efford Aye
Clive Lewis Aye
Colleen Fletcher Aye
Colum Eastwood Aye
Conor McGinn Aye
Craig Tracey No
Craig Whittaker No
Craig Williams No
Crispin Blunt No
Daisy Cooper Aye
Dame Amanda Milling No
Dame Andrea Jenkyns No
Dame Angela Eagle Aye
Dame Caroline Dinenage No
Dame Chi Onwurah Aye
Dame Diana Johnson Aye
Dame Harriett Baldwin No
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price No
Dame Karen Bradley No
Dame Maria Miller No
Dame Meg Hillier Aye
Dame Nia Griffith Aye
Dame Tracey Crouch No
Damian Collins No
Damian Green No
Damian Hinds No
Damien Moore No
Dan Carden Aye
Daniel Kawczynski No
Daniel Zeichner Aye
Danny Kruger No
Darren Henry No
Darren Jones Aye
Dave Doogan Aye
David Davis No
David Duguid No
David Linden Aye
David Morris No
David Mundell No
David Rutley No
David Simmonds No
David T C Davies No
David Warburton No
Dawn Butler Aye
Dean Russell No
Debbie Abrahams Aye
Dehenna Davison No
Deidre Brock Aye
Derek Thomas No
Derek Twigg Aye
Douglas Chapman Aye
Douglas Ross No
Dr Andrew Murrison No
Dr Ben Spencer No
Dr Caroline Johnson No
Dr Dan Poulter No
Dr James Davies No
Dr Jamie Wallis No
Dr Kieran Mullan No
Dr Lisa Cameron Aye
Dr Luke Evans No
Dr Matthew Offord No
Dr Neil Hudson No
Dr Philippa Whitford Aye
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan Aye
Dr Rupa Huq Aye
Drew Hendry Aye
Duncan Baker No
Ed Davey Aye
Ed Miliband Aye
Eddie Hughes No
Edward Argar No
Edward Timpson No
Elizabeth Truss No
Ellie Reeves Aye
Elliot Colburn No
Emily Thornberry Aye
Emma Hardy Aye
Emma Lewell Aye
Esther McVey No
Fabian Hamilton Aye
Fay Jones No
Felicity Buchan No
Feryal Clark Aye
Fiona Bruce No
Fleur Anderson Aye
Florence Eshalomi Aye
Gareth Bacon No
Gareth Davies No
Gareth Johnson No
Gareth Thomas Aye
Gary Sambrook No
Gavin Newlands Aye
Gavin Robinson Aye
George Eustice No
George Freeman No
Geraint Davies Aye
Gerald Jones Aye
Giles Watling No
Gill Furniss Aye
Gillian Keegan No
Gordon Henderson No
Graham Stringer Aye
Grahame Morris Aye
Grant Shapps No
Greg Clark No
Greg Hands No
Greg Smith No
Guy Opperman No
Hannah Bardell Aye
Helen Grant No
Helen Hayes Aye
Helen Whately No
Henry Smith No
Hilary Benn Aye
Holly Lynch Aye
Holly Mumby-Croft No
Huw Merriman No
Hywel Williams Aye
Iain Stewart No
Ian Blackford Aye
Ian Byrne Aye
Ian Lavery Aye
Ian Levy No
Ian Mearns Aye
Ian Murray Aye
Ian Paisley Aye
Imran Ahmad Khan No
Imran Hussain Aye
Jack Brereton No
Jack Dromey Aye
Jack Lopresti No
Jacob Young No
James Brokenshire No
James Cartlidge No
James Daly No
James Gray No
James Grundy No
James Heappey No
James Morris No
James Murray Aye
James Sunderland No
James Wild No
Jamie Stone Aye
Jane Hunt No
Jane Stevenson No
Janet Daby Aye
Jason McCartney No
Jeff Smith Aye
Jeremy Corbyn Aye
Jerome Mayhew No
Jess Phillips Aye
Jesse Norman No
Jessica Morden Aye
Jim McMahon Aye
Jim Shannon Aye
Jo Churchill No
Jo Gideon No
Jo Stevens Aye
Joanna Cherry Aye
John Glen No
John Healey Aye
John Howell No
John Lamont No
John McDonnell Aye
John Nicolson Aye
John Penrose No
John Stevenson No
Johnny Mercer No
Jon Cruddas Aye
Jon Trickett Aye
Jonathan Ashworth Aye
Jonathan Edwards Aye
Jonathan Gullis No
Jonathan Reynolds Aye
Joy Morrissey No
Judith Cummins Aye
Julia Lopez No
Julian Knight No
Julian Sturdy No
Julie Marson No
Justin Tomlinson No
Karin Smyth Aye
Karl McCartney No
Kate Green Aye
Kate Hollern Aye
Kate Kniveton No
Kate Osamor Aye
Katherine Fletcher No
Kelly Tolhurst No
Kenny MacAskill Aye
Kerry McCarthy Aye
Kevin Foster No
Kevin Hollinrake No
Kim Johnson Aye
Kirsten Oswald Aye
Kirsty Blackman Aye
Kit Malthouse No
Kwasi Kwarteng No
Laura Farris No
Laura Trott No
Layla Moran Aye
Lee Anderson No
Lee Rowley No
Leo Docherty No
Lia Nici No
Liam Byrne Aye
Lilian Greenwood Aye
Lisa Nandy Aye
Liz Kendall Aye
Liz Saville Roberts Aye
Liz Twist Aye
Lloyd Russell-Moyle Aye
Louise Haigh Aye
Lucy Allan No
Lucy Frazer No
Lucy Powell Aye
Luke Hall No
Luke Pollard Aye
Maggie Throup No
Marco Longhi No
Margaret Ferrier Aye
Margaret Greenwood Aye
Maria Caulfield No Teller
Maria Eagle Aye
Marion Fellows Aye Teller
Mark Eastwood No
Mark Fletcher No
Mark Garnier No
Mark Jenkinson No
Mark Logan No
Mark Menzies No
Mark Pawsey No
Mark Pritchard No
Marsha De Cordova Aye
Martin Docherty-Hughes Aye
Martin Vickers No
Martyn Day Aye
Mary Glindon Aye
Mary Kelly Foy Aye
Mary Robinson No
Matt Hancock No
Matt Rodda Aye
Matt Vickers No
Matt Warman No
Matt Western Aye
Matthew Pennycook Aye
Mhairi Black Aye
Michael Fabricant No
Michael Tomlinson No
Michelle Donelan No
Mick Whitley Aye
Mike Amesbury Aye
Mike Freer No
Mike Hill Aye
Mike Kane Aye
Mike Wood No
Mims Davies No
Miriam Cates No
Miss Sarah Dines No
Mohammad Yasin Aye
Mr Alistair Carmichael Aye
Mr Barry Sheerman Aye
Mr Ben Bradshaw Aye
Mr Ben Wallace No
Mr Clive Betts Aye
Mr David Jones No
Mr Gagan Mohindra No
Mr Gregory Campbell Aye
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger No
Mr John Baron No
Mr Jonathan Djanogly No
Mr Jonathan Lord No
Mr Khalid Mahmood Aye
Mr Laurence Robertson No
Mr Marcus Fysh No
Mr Marcus Jones No Teller
Mr Mark Francois No
Mr Nicholas Brown Aye
Mr Nigel Evans No
Mr Owen Paterson No
Mr Peter Bone No
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Mr Richard Bacon No
Mr Richard Holden No
Mr Rob Roberts No
Mr Robin Walker No
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Aye
Mr Tobias Ellwood No
Mr Toby Perkins Aye
Mr Virendra Sharma Aye
Mr William Wragg No
Mrs Flick Drummond No
Mrs Heather Wheeler No
Mrs Kemi Badenoch No
Mrs Natalie Elphicke No
Mrs Pauline Latham No
Mrs Sheryll Murray No
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare Aye
Ms Diane Abbott Aye
Ms Karen Buck Aye
Ms Marie Rimmer Aye
Ms Nadine Dorries No
Ms Nusrat Ghani No
Ms Stella Creasy Aye
Munira Wilson Aye
Nadhim Zahawi No
Nadia Whittome Aye
Navendu Mishra Aye
Naz Shah Aye
Neale Hanvey Aye
Neil Coyle Aye
Neil Gray Aye
Neil O'Brien No
Neil Parish No
Nick Fletcher No
Nick Gibb No
Nick Smith Aye
Nick Thomas-Symonds Aye
Nickie Aiken No
Nicola Richards No
Nigel Adams No
Nigel Huddleston No
Nigel Mills No
Olivia Blake Aye
Owen Thompson Aye Teller
Pat McFadden Aye
Patricia Gibson Aye
Patrick Grady Aye
Paul Blomfield Aye
Paul Bristow No
Paul Girvan Aye
Paul Holmes No
Paul Howell No
Paul Maynard No
Paul Scully No
Paula Barker Aye
Penny Mordaunt No
Pete Wishart Aye
Peter Aldous No
Peter Dowd Aye
Peter Gibson No
Peter Grant Aye
Peter Kyle Aye
Philip Dunne No
Preet Kaur Gill Aye
Priti Patel No
Rachael Maskell Aye
Rachel Hopkins Aye
Rachel Reeves Aye
Rebecca Harris No
Rebecca Long Bailey Aye
Rehman Chishti No
Richard Burgon Aye
Richard Drax No
Richard Fuller No
Richard Graham No
Richard Thomson Aye
Rishi Sunak No
Rob Butler No
Robbie Moore No
Robert Courts No
Robert Halfon No
Robert Jenrick No
Robert Largan No
Robin Millar No
Ronnie Cowan Aye
Rosie Cooper Aye
Rosie Duffield Aye
Rushanara Ali Aye
Ruth Cadbury Aye
Ruth Edwards No
Ruth Jones Aye
Sally-Ann Hart No
Sam Tarry Aye
Sammy Wilson Aye
Saqib Bhatti No
Sara Britcliffe No
Sarah Atherton No
Sarah Champion Aye
Sarah Jones Aye
Sarah Olney Aye
Sarah Owen Aye
Scott Benton No
Scott Mann No
Seema Malhotra Aye
Selaine Saxby No
Shabana Mahmood Aye
Shailesh Vara No
Shaun Bailey No
Simon Fell No
Simon Hoare No
Simon Jupp No
Siobhan Baillie No
Sir Alan Campbell Aye
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 Desmond Swayne No
Sir Edward Leigh No
Sir Gavin Williamson No
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown No
Sir Geoffrey Cox No
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 Jeffrey M Donaldson Aye
Sir Jeremy Hunt No
Sir Jeremy Quin No
Sir Jeremy Wright No
Sir John Hayes No
Sir John Whittingdale No
Sir Julian Lewis No
Sir Keir Starmer Aye
Sir Liam Fox No
Sir Mark Hendrick Aye
Sir Mark Spencer No
Sir Mark Tami Aye
Sir Mel Stride No
Sir Michael Ellis No
Sir Mike Penning No
Sir Oliver Dowden No
Sir Oliver Heald No
Sir Paul Beresford No
Sir Peter Bottomley No
Sir Philip Davies No
Sir Robert Buckland No
Sir Robert Goodwill No
Sir Robert Neill No
Sir Robert Syms No
Sir Simon Clarke No
Sir Stephen Timms Aye
Sir William Cash No
Stephanie Peacock Aye
Stephen Crabb No
Stephen Doughty Aye
Stephen Farry Aye
Stephen Flynn Aye
Stephen Hammond No
Stephen Kinnock Aye
Stephen McPartland No
Stephen Metcalfe No
Stephen Morgan Aye
Steve Brine No
Steve Double No
Steve Reed Aye
Steven Bonnar Aye
Stewart Hosie Aye
Stewart Malcolm McDonald Aye
Stuart Anderson No
Stuart Andrew No
Stuart C McDonald Aye
Suzanne Webb No
Taiwo Owatemi Aye
Theo Clarke No
Tim Farron Aye
Tim Loughton No
Tom Hunt No
Tom Pursglove No
Tom Randall No
Tom Tugendhat No
Tommy Sheppard Aye
Tonia Antoniazzi Aye
Tony Lloyd Aye
Tracy Brabin Aye
Tulip Siddiq Aye
Valerie Vaz Aye
Vicky Ford No
Vicky Foxcroft Aye
Victoria Atkins No
Virginia Crosbie No
Wayne David Aye
Wendy Chamberlain Aye
Wendy Morton No
Wera Hobhouse Aye
Wes Streeting Aye
Will Quince No
Yasmin Qureshi Aye
Yvette Cooper Aye
Yvonne Fovargue Aye
Zarah Sultana Aye
Alexander Stafford
Alison McGovern
Andrew Stephenson
Anne-Marie Trevelyan
Barry Gardiner
Bob Stewart
Boris Johnson
Chris Green
Chris Hazzard
Chris Heaton-Harris
Christina Rees
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Dan Jarvis
David Johnston
Dominic Raab
Graham Stuart
John Finucane
John McNally
Justin Madders
Karl Turner
Kate Osborne
Mr David Lammy
Mr Ranil Jayawardena
Mr Steve Baker
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Órfhlaith Begley
Paul Maskey
Rebecca Pow
Royston Smith
Simon Baynes
Sir Gary Streeter
Sir George Howarth
Sir Julian Smith
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Sir Roger Gale
Sir Sajid Javid
Steve Barclay
Suella Braverman
Tahir Ali
Theresa Villiers
Trudy Harrison
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