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Division 9 · 6 June 2016

Investigatory Powers Bill: Report: Amendment 312

What this vote was about

During scrutiny of the Investigatory Powers Bill (the "snoopers' charter"), MPs voted on Amendment 312, moved by the SNP's Joanna Cherry. It sought to remove one of the grounds on which the Secretary of State could issue an interception warrant - the "economic well-being of the UK" ground - which critics saw as too broad. This was an Opposition-side proposal that the Government opposed, and it was rejected by 272 votes to 66, so that basis for issuing warrants was kept in the Bill.

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AI-generated from the official voting record.

At a glance

The largest Aye bloc was Scottish National Party with 52 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 240 votes. There was 1 rebel vote, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 267 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by The Minister for Security. This division took place during a debate on Investigatory Powers Bill. This division is linked to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Government Bill).

66

Ayes

272

Noes

Rejected

Result

314

Voted

Rejected by 206 Ayes 66 / Noes 272

Bill context

Bill Investigatory Powers Act 2016
Type Government Bill
Primary sponsor Amber Rudd
Parliament page View bill on Parliament.uk

Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted No 0 240 287
SNP Scottish National Party Voted Aye 52 0 54
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 7 0 14
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted No 0 5 6
Lab Labour Voted Aye 1 rebel 2 1 164
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 3 0 3
Ind Independent No party whip 1 0 23
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party Voted Aye 1 0 2
UUP Ulster Unionist Party Voted No 0 1 1
Green Green Party Voted Aye 1 0 1
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 19
IGC The Independent Group for Change No clear majority 0 0 4
YP Your Party No clear majority 0 0 1
Spk Speaker No party whip 0 0 1
SF Sinn Féin 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 No
Adam Holloway No
Alan Brown Aye
Alan Mak No
Alberto Costa No
Alex Chalk No
Alison Thewliss Aye
Alistair Burt No
Amanda Solloway No
Amber Rudd No
Andrew Bingham No
Andrew Bridgen No
Andrew Griffiths No
Andrew Jones No
Andrew Percy No
Andrew Rosindell No
Andrew Selous No
Angela Crawley Aye
Angus Brendan MacNeil Aye
Angus Robertson Aye
Anna Soubry No
Anne Marie Morris No
Anne McLaughlin Aye
Anne Milton No
Anne-Marie Trevelyan No
Antoinette Sandbach No
Ben Howlett No
Bob Blackman No
Bob Stewart No
Boris Johnson No
Brendan O'Hara Aye
Callum McCaig Aye
Calum Kerr Aye
Carol Monaghan Aye
Caroline Ansell No
Caroline Lucas Aye
Caroline Nokes No
Charlie Elphicke No
Charlotte Leslie No
Chloe Smith No
Chris Davies No
Chris Evans No
Chris Green No
Chris Heaton-Harris No
Chris Law Aye
Chris Philp No
Chris Skidmore No
Chris Stephens Aye
Chris White No
Christopher Pincher No
Claire Perry No
Corri Wilson Aye
Craig Tracey No
Craig Whittaker No
Craig Williams No
Dame Amanda Milling No
Dame Andrea Jenkyns No
Dame Caroline Dinenage No
Dame Cheryl Gillan No
Dame Harriett Baldwin No
Dame Karen Bradley No
Dame Maria Miller No
Damian Collins No
Damian Green No
Damian Hinds No
Daniel Kawczynski No
Danny Kinahan No
David Davis No
David Mackintosh No
David Morris No
David Mowat No
David Rutley No
David Simpson No
David T C Davies No
David Tredinnick No
David Warburton No
Deidre Brock Aye
Derek Thomas No
Douglas Chapman Aye
Dr Andrew Murrison No
Dr Dan Poulter No
Dr Eilidh Whiteford Aye
Dr Lisa Cameron Aye
Dr Matthew Offord No
Dr Paul Monaghan Aye
Dr Philippa Whitford Aye
Dr Phillip Lee No
Dr Sarah Wollaston No
Dr Tania Mathias No
Drew Hendry Aye
Edward Argar No
Fiona Bruce No
Gavin Newlands Aye
Gavin Robinson No
George Eustice No
George Freeman No
George Kerevan Aye
Gordon Henderson No
Grant Shapps No
Greg Clark No
Greg Hands No
Greg Mulholland Aye
Guto Bebb No
Guy Opperman No
Hannah Bardell Aye
Heidi Allen No
Helen Grant No
Helen Whately No
Henry Smith No
Huw Merriman No
Hywel Williams Aye
Iain Stewart No
Ian Blackford Aye
Ian Paisley No
Jack Lopresti No
James Berry No
James Brokenshire No
James Cartlidge No
James Gray No
James Heappey No
James Morris No
Jane Ellison No
Jason McCartney No
Jesse Norman No
Jim Shannon No
Jo Churchill No
Joanna Cherry Aye
John Glen No
John Howell No
John McNally Aye
John Nicolson Aye
John Penrose No
Johnny Mercer No
Jonathan Edwards Aye
Julian Knight No
Julian Sturdy No
Justin Tomlinson No
Karen Lumley No
Karl McCartney No
Kelly Tolhurst No
Kevin Hollinrake No
Kirsten Oswald Aye
Kirsty Blackman Aye
Kit Malthouse No
Kris Hopkins No
Kwasi Kwarteng No
Liz Saville Roberts Aye
Lucy Allan No
Lucy Frazer No
Luke Hall No
Maggie Throup No
Margaret Ferrier Aye
Margot James No Teller
Maria Caulfield No
Marion Fellows Aye Teller
Mark Durkan Aye
Mark Field No
Mark Garnier No
Mark Menzies No
Mark Pawsey No
Martin Docherty-Hughes Aye
Martin Vickers No
Martyn Day Aye
Mary Robinson No
Matt Hancock No
Matt Warman No
Mhairi Black Aye
Michael Fabricant No
Michael Tomlinson No
Michelle Donelan No
Michelle Thomson Aye
Mike Weir Aye
Mike Wood No
Mims Davies No
Mr Alistair Carmichael Aye
Mr Andrew Turner No
Mr Ben Wallace No
Mr David Burrowes No
Mr David Jones No
Mr David Nuttall No
Mr David Winnick Aye
Mr Dennis Skinner Aye
Mr Dominic Grieve No
Mr Gregory Campbell No
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger 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 Francois No
Mr Mark Williams Aye
Mr Nick Clegg Aye
Mr Nick Hurd No
Mr Owen Paterson No
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Mr Ranil Jayawardena No
Mr Richard Bacon No
Mr Rob Wilson No
Mr Robin Walker No
Mr Sam Gyimah No
Mr William Wragg No
Mrs Flick Drummond No
Mrs Heather Wheeler No
Mrs Pauline Latham No
Mrs Sheryll Murray No
Ms Nusrat Ghani No
Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh Aye
Nadhim Zahawi No
Neil Carmichael No
Neil Gray Aye
Neil Parish No
Nick Gibb No
Nigel Adams No
Nigel Huddleston No
Nigel Mills No
Norman Lamb Aye
Oliver Colvile No
Owen Thompson Aye Teller
Patricia Gibson Aye
Patrick Grady Aye
Paul Maynard No
Paul Scully No
Penny Mordaunt No
Peter Aldous No
Peter Grant Aye
Peter Heaton-Jones No
Philip Boswell Aye
Philip Dunne No
Rebecca Harris No
Rebecca Pow No
Rehman Chishti No
Richard Arkless Aye
Richard Drax No
Richard Fuller No
Rishi Sunak No
Robert Halfon No
Robert Jenrick No
Roger Mullin Aye
Ronnie Cowan Aye
Rory Stewart No
Royston Smith No
Sarah Newton No
Scott Mann No
Shailesh Vara No
Simon Hoare No
Simon Kirby No
Sir Alan Duncan No
Sir Alec Shelbrooke No
Sir Bernard Jenkin No
Sir Bill Wiggin No
Sir Brandon Lewis No
Sir Christopher Chope No
Sir Conor Burns No
Sir David Amess No
Sir David Lidington No
Sir Desmond Swayne No
Sir Edward Leigh No
Sir Gary Streeter No
Sir Gavin Williamson No
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown No
Sir Geoffrey Cox No
Sir George Hollingbery No Teller
Sir Iain Duncan Smith No
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg No
Sir Jake Berry No
Sir James Cleverly No
Sir Jeremy Hunt No
Sir Jeremy Quin No
Sir Jeremy Wright No
Sir John Hayes No
Sir Julian Brazier 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 Robert Buckland No
Sir Robert Neill No
Sir Robert Syms No
Sir Roger Gale No
Sir Sajid Javid No
Sir Simon Burns No
Sir William Cash No
Stephen Crabb No
Stephen Gethins Aye
Stephen Hammond No
Stephen Metcalfe No
Stephen Phillips No
Steve Barclay No
Steve Brine No
Steven Paterson Aye
Stewart Hosie Aye
Stewart Malcolm McDonald Aye
Stuart Andrew No
Stuart Blair Donaldson Aye
Stuart C McDonald Aye
Suella Braverman No
Theresa Villiers No
Tim Farron Aye
Tim Loughton No
Tom Brake Aye
Tom Tugendhat No
Tommy Sheppard Aye
Victoria Atkins No
Wendy Morton No
Will Quince No
Alan Johnson —
Albert Owen —
Alex Cunningham —
Alex Salmond —
Alison McGovern —
Alun Cairns —
Andrea Leadsom —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andrew Stephenson —
Andy Burnham —
Andy McDonald —
Andy Slaughter —
Angela Rayner —
Angela Smith —
Ann Clwyd —
Ann Coffey —
Anna Turley —
Barry Gardiner —
Ben Gummer —
Bill Esterson —
Bridget Phillipson —
Caroline Flint —
Carolyn Harris —
Cat Smith —
Catherine McKinnell —
Catherine West —
Chris Bryant —
Chris Elmore —
Chris Ruane —
Chris Williamson —
Christian Matheson —
Christina Rees —
Chuka Umunna —
Clive Efford —
Clive Lewis —
Colleen Fletcher —
Conor McGinn —
Crispin Blunt —
Dame Angela Eagle —
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Dame Caroline Spelman —
Dame Chi Onwurah —
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Dan Jarvis —
Daniel Zeichner —
David Mundell —
Dawn Butler —
Debbie Abrahams —
Derek Twigg —
Dominic Raab —
Dr Alasdair McDonnell —
Dr James Davies —
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods —
Dr Rupa Huq —
Ed Davey —
Ed Miliband —
Edward Timpson —
Elizabeth Truss —
Emily Thornberry —
Emma Lewell —
Emma Reynolds —
Fabian Hamilton —
Fiona Mactaggart —
Gareth Johnson —
Gareth Thomas —
Geraint Davies —
Gerald Jones —
Gill Furniss —
Gloria De Piero —
Glyn Davies —
Gordon Marsden —
Graham P Jones —
Graham Stringer —
Graham Stuart —
Grahame Morris —
Heidi Alexander —
Helen Goodman —
Helen Hayes —
Helen Jones —
Hilary Benn —
Holly Lynch —
Ian C. Lucas —
Ian Lavery —
Ian Mearns —
Ian Murray —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Dromey —
Jeff Smith —
Jeremy Corbyn —
Jeremy Lefroy —
Jess Phillips —
Jessica Morden —
Jim Dowd —
Jim Fitzpatrick —
Jim McMahon —
Jo Cox —
Jo Stevens —
Jo Swinson —
Joan Ryan —
John Healey —
John McDonnell —
John Pugh —
John Stevenson —
Jon Cruddas —
Jon Trickett —
Jonathan Ashworth —
Jonathan Reynolds —
Judith Cummins —
Julie Cooper —
Justin Madders —
Justine Greening —
Karin Smyth —
Karl Turner —
Kate Green —
Kate Hollern —
Kate Osamor —
Keith Vaz —
Kelvin Hopkins —
Kerry McCarthy —
Kevin Foster —
Lady Hermon —
Liam Byrne —
Lilian Greenwood —
Lisa Nandy —
Liz Kendall —
Liz McInnes —
Louise Haigh —
Lucy Powell —
Margaret Greenwood —
Maria Eagle —
Mark Pritchard —
Mary Creagh —
Mary Glindon —
Matthew Pennycook —
Melanie Onn —
Michael Dugher —
Mike Freer —
Mike Gapes —
Mike Kane —
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Mr Chris Leslie —
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Mr George Osborne —
Mr Graham Allen —
Mr Iain Wright —
Mr Ivan Lewis —
Mr Jamie Reed —
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Ms Karen Buck —
Ms Marie Rimmer —
Ms Nadine Dorries —
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Natalie McGarry —
Naz Shah —
Neil Coyle —
Nick Boles —
Nick Smith —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Owen Smith —
Pat Glass —
Pat McFadden —
Paul Blomfield —
Paul Farrelly —
Paul Flynn —
Paul Maskey —
Paula Sherriff —
Pete Wishart —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Kyle —
Priti Patel —
Rachael Maskell —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Long Bailey —
Richard Burden —
Richard Burgon —
Richard Graham —
Rob Marris —
Robert Flello —
Rosie Cooper —
Rushanara Ali —
Ruth Cadbury —
Sammy Wilson —
Sarah Champion —
Seema Kennedy —
Seema Malhotra —
Shabana Mahmood —
Simon Danczuk —
Sir Alan Campbell —
Sir Alan Meale —
Sir Andrew Mitchell —
Sir Charles Walker —
Sir David Crausby —
Sir David Evennett —
Sir George Howarth —
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Sir Greg Knight —
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Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
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Sir Nicholas Dakin —
Sir Peter Bottomley —
Sir Philip Davies —
Sir Robert Goodwill —
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Sir Vince Cable —
Stephen Doughty —
Stephen Kinnock —
Stephen Lloyd —
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Stephen Pound —
Stephen Twigg —
Steve Double —
Steve Reed —
Steve Rotheram —
Susan Elan Jones —
Teresa Pearce —
Tom Blenkinsop —
Tom Pursglove —
Tristram Hunt —
Tulip Siddiq —
Valerie Vaz —
Vicky Foxcroft —
Victoria Borwick —
Wayne David —
Wes Streeting —
Yasmin Qureshi —
Yvette Cooper —
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