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Division 53 · 2 June 2020

Parliamentary Constituencies Bill: Second Reading: Keir Starmer's Amdt

Government Bill Democracy / Parliament

At a glance

This division was rejected on 2 June 2020 by a margin of 128, with 137 Ayes and 265 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Labour with 122 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 255 votes. The 227 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by The Minister of State, Cabinet Office. This division took place during a debate on Parliamentary Constituencies Bill. This division is linked to the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 (Government Bill).

137

Ayes

265

Noes

Rejected

Result

392

Voted

Rejected by 128 Ayes 137 / Noes 265

Bill context

Bill Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020
Type Government Bill
Primary sponsor Chloe Smith
Parliament page View bill on Parliament.uk

The motion

Proposed by The Minister of State, Cabinet Office

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. It is a great pleasure to open this debate. The purpose of the Bill is straightforward: to meet the Government’s manifesto pledge of delivering updated and equal parliamentary boundaries, making sure that every vote counts the same. We will do…

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Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted No 0 255 347
Lab Labour Voted Aye 122 0 175
SNP Scottish National Party Voted Aye 8 0 43
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted No 0 3 8
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 2 0 11
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 2 0 3
Ind Independent No party whip 0 0 11
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 10
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 4
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party No clear majority 0 0 2
Alba Alba Party No clear majority 0 0 2
Spk Speaker No party whip 0 0 1
APNI Alliance No clear majority 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
Aaron Bell No
Adam Afriyie No
Afzal Khan 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
Alexander Stafford No
Alison McGovern Aye
Alison Thewliss Aye
Alun Cairns No
Andrew Bowie No
Andrew Bridgen No
Andrew Griffith No
Andrew Jones No
Andrew Lewer No
Andrew Percy No
Andrew Rosindell No
Andrew Selous No
Andrew Stephenson No
Andy Carter No
Andy McDonald Aye
Andy Slaughter Aye
Angela Rayner Aye
Angela Richardson No
Anne Marie Morris No
Anthony Browne No
Anthony Mangnall No
Antony Higginbotham No
Bambos Charalambous Aye
Barry Gardiner Aye
Bell Ribeiro-Addy Aye
Ben Everitt No
Ben Lake Aye
Beth Winter Aye
Bim Afolami No
Bob Seely No
Bob Stewart No
Brendan Clarke-Smith No
Bridget Phillipson 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 Green No
Chris Heaton-Harris No
Chris Loder No
Chris Philp No
Christian Matheson Aye
Christian Wakeford No
Christopher Pincher No
Claire Coutinho No
Claudia Webbe Aye
Clive Efford Aye
Colleen Fletcher Aye Teller
Conor McGinn Aye
Craig Tracey No
Craig Whittaker No
Craig Williams No
Crispin Blunt No
Dame Amanda Milling No
Dame Angela Eagle Aye
Dame Caroline Dinenage No
Dame Chi Onwurah Aye
Dame Harriett Baldwin No
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price No
Dame Maria Miller No
Dame Meg Hillier Aye
Dame Nia Griffith Aye
Dame Siobhain McDonagh Aye
Dame Tracey Crouch No
Damian Collins No
Damian Green No
Damian Hinds No
Damien Moore No
Daniel Kawczynski No
Daniel Zeichner Aye
Danny Kruger No
Darren Henry No
Darren Jones Aye
David Duguid No
David Johnston No
David Linden Aye
David Mundell No
David Rutley No
David Simmonds No
David T C Davies No
Dean Russell No
Dehenna Davison No
Derek Twigg Aye
Douglas Ross No
Dr Andrew Murrison No
Dr Ben Spencer No
Dr James Davies No
Dr Rupa Huq Aye
Drew Hendry Aye
Duncan Baker No
Ed Miliband Aye
Eddie Hughes No
Edward Argar No
Edward Timpson No
Elliot Colburn No
Emma Hardy Aye
Emma Lewell 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
Gary Sambrook No
Gavin Newlands Aye
George Eustice No
Gerald Jones Aye
Giles Watling No
Gill Furniss Aye
Gillian Keegan No
Gordon Henderson No
Graham Stringer Aye
Graham Stuart No
Grant Shapps No
Greg Clark No
Greg Hands No
Greg Smith No
Helen Hayes Aye
Henry Smith No
Hilary Benn Aye
Holly Lynch Aye
Holly Mumby-Croft No
Huw Merriman No
Iain Stewart No
Ian Blackford Aye
Ian Byrne Aye
Ian Levy No
Ian Mearns Aye
Ian Murray Aye
Ian Paisley No
Imran Ahmad Khan No
Jack Brereton No
Jack Lopresti No
Jacob Young No
James Cartlidge No
James Daly No
James Gray No
James Grundy No
James Heappey No
James Morris No
James Sunderland No
James Wild No
Jane Hunt No
Jane Stevenson No
Jason McCartney No
Jeff Smith Aye Teller
Jeremy Corbyn Aye
Jerome Mayhew No
Jess Phillips Aye
Jesse Norman No
Jessica Morden Aye
Jim McMahon Aye
Jim Shannon No
Jo Churchill No
Jo Gideon No
Joanna Cherry Aye
John Glen No
John Healey Aye
John Howell No
John Lamont No
John Penrose No
John Stevenson No
Jon Cruddas Aye
Jonathan Gullis No
Jonathan Reynolds Aye
Joy Morrissey No
Judith Cummins Aye
Julie Marson No
Justin Madders Aye
Justin Tomlinson No
Karl McCartney No
Kate Green Aye
Kate Hollern Aye
Kate Osborne Aye
Kelly Tolhurst No
Kerry McCarthy Aye
Kevin Foster No
Kevin Hollinrake No
Kim Johnson Aye
Kit Malthouse No
Kwasi Kwarteng No
Laura Farris No
Laura Trott No
Lee Anderson No
Lee Rowley No
Leo Docherty No
Liam Byrne Aye
Lilian Greenwood Aye
Liz Kendall Aye
Liz Saville Roberts Aye
Liz Twist Aye
Lloyd Russell-Moyle Aye
Lucy Allan No
Lucy Frazer No
Lucy Powell Aye
Luke Hall No
Luke Pollard Aye
Maggie Throup No
Marco Longhi No
Margaret Greenwood Aye
Maria Caulfield No
Maria Eagle Aye
Mark Eastwood No
Mark Fletcher No
Mark Jenkinson No
Mark Pawsey No
Martin Vickers No
Mary Kelly Foy Aye
Matt Vickers No
Matt Warman No
Matt Western Aye
Matthew Pennycook Aye
Michael Tomlinson No
Mike Amesbury Aye
Mike Freer No
Mike Hill Aye
Mike Kane Aye
Mike Wood No
Mims Davies No
Miss Sarah Dines No
Mr Alistair Carmichael Aye
Mr Ben Wallace No
Mr David Jones No
Mr David Lammy Aye
Mr Gagan Mohindra No
Mr Jonathan Djanogly No
Mr Marcus Jones No Teller
Mr Nicholas Brown Aye
Mr Peter Bone No
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Mr Richard Holden No
Mr Rob Roberts No
Mr Robin Walker No
Mr Steve Baker No
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Aye
Mr Tobias Ellwood No
Mr Toby Perkins Aye
Mr William Wragg No
Mrs Flick Drummond No
Mrs Kemi Badenoch No
Mrs Natalie Elphicke No
Mrs Sheryll Murray No
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare Aye
Ms Karen Buck Aye
Ms Nusrat Ghani No
Ms Stella Creasy Aye
Nadhim Zahawi No
Neil Coyle Aye
Neil Parish No
Nick Fletcher 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
Pat McFadden Aye
Patrick Grady Aye
Paul Blomfield Aye
Paul Bristow No
Paul Holmes No
Paul Howell No
Paul Maynard No
Paul Scully No
Penny Mordaunt No
Peter Aldous No
Peter Gibson No
Peter Kyle Aye
Rachael Maskell Aye
Rachel Hopkins Aye
Rachel Reeves Aye
Rebecca Harris No
Rebecca Long Bailey Aye
Rebecca Pow No
Richard Fuller No
Richard Graham No
Rob Butler No
Robbie Moore No
Robert Courts No
Robert Jenrick No
Robert Largan No
Robin Millar No
Rushanara Ali Aye
Ruth Cadbury Aye
Ruth Edwards No
Ruth Jones Aye
Sally-Ann Hart No
Sam Tarry Aye
Saqib Bhatti No
Sara Britcliffe No
Sarah Jones Aye
Sarah Owen Aye
Scott Benton No
Scott Mann No
Selaine Saxby No
Shaun Bailey No
Simon Baynes No
Simon Fell No
Simon Jupp No
Siobhan Baillie No
Sir Alan Campbell Aye
Sir Alec Shelbrooke No
Sir Bill Wiggin No
Sir Charles Walker No
Sir David Amess No
Sir David Evennett No
Sir Desmond Swayne No
Sir Gavin Williamson No
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown No
Sir Iain Duncan Smith No
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg No
Sir James Cleverly No
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson No
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 Julian Smith No
Sir Keir Starmer Aye
Sir Liam Fox No
Sir Mark Spencer No
Sir Michael Ellis No
Sir Mike Penning No
Sir Oliver Dowden No
Sir Oliver Heald No
Sir Peter Bottomley 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
Stephen Doughty Aye
Stephen Hammond No
Stephen Kinnock Aye
Stephen Morgan Aye
Steve Brine No
Steve Double No
Steve Reed Aye
Stewart Malcolm McDonald Aye
Stuart Andrew No Teller
Suella Braverman No
Suzanne Webb No
Tahir Ali Aye
Taiwo Owatemi Aye
Theo Clarke No
Theresa Villiers No
Tim Loughton No
Tom Hunt No
Tom Pursglove No
Tom Randall No
Tom Tugendhat No
Tonia Antoniazzi Aye
Tracy Brabin Aye
Trudy Harrison No
Tulip Siddiq Aye
Valerie Vaz Aye
Vicky Ford No
Virginia Crosbie No
Wayne David Aye
Wendy Chamberlain Aye
Wendy Morton No
Wes Streeting Aye
Will Quince No
Yvette Cooper Aye
Zarah Sultana Aye
Adam Holloway —
Alan Brown —
Alicia Kearns —
Allan Dorans —
Alyn Smith —
Amanda Solloway —
Amy Callaghan —
Andrea Leadsom —
Andrew Gwynne —
Angela Crawley —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Anna McMorrin —
Anne McLaughlin —
Anne-Marie Trevelyan —
Anneliese Dodds —
Apsana Begum —
Ben Bradley —
Bill Esterson —
Bob Blackman —
Boris Johnson —
Brendan O'Hara —
Carla Lockhart —
Carol Monaghan —
Caroline Ansell —
Caroline Lucas —
Chris Hazzard —
Chris Law —
Chris Skidmore —
Chris Stephens —
Christina Rees —
Christine Jardine —
Claire Hanna —
Clive Lewis —
Colum Eastwood —
Daisy Cooper —
Dame Andrea Jenkyns —
Dame Cheryl Gillan —
Dame Diana Johnson —
Dame Karen Bradley —
Dan Carden —
Dan Jarvis —
Dave Doogan —
David Davis —
David Morris —
David Warburton —
Dawn Butler —
Debbie Abrahams —
Deidre Brock —
Derek Thomas —
Dominic Raab —
Douglas Chapman —
Dr Caroline Johnson —
Dr Dan Poulter —
Dr Jamie Wallis —
Dr Kieran Mullan —
Dr Lisa Cameron —
Dr Luke Evans —
Dr Matthew Offord —
Dr Neil Hudson —
Dr Philippa Whitford —
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan —
Ed Davey —
Elizabeth Truss —
Ellie Reeves —
Emily Thornberry —
Esther McVey —
Fabian Hamilton —
Gareth Thomas —
Gavin Robinson —
George Freeman —
Geraint Davies —
Grahame Morris —
Guy Opperman —
Hannah Bardell —
Helen Grant —
Helen Whately —
Hywel Williams —
Ian Lavery —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Dromey —
James Brokenshire —
James Murray —
Jamie Stone —
Janet Daby —
Jo Stevens —
John Finucane —
John McDonnell —
John McNally —
John Nicolson —
Johnny Mercer —
Jon Trickett —
Jonathan Ashworth —
Jonathan Edwards —
Julia Lopez —
Julian Knight —
Julian Sturdy —
Karin Smyth —
Karl Turner —
Kate Kniveton —
Kate Osamor —
Katherine Fletcher —
Kenny MacAskill —
Kirsten Oswald —
Kirsty Blackman —
Layla Moran —
Lia Nici —
Lisa Nandy —
Louise Haigh —
Margaret Ferrier —
Marion Fellows —
Mark Garnier —
Mark Logan —
Mark Menzies —
Mark Pritchard —
Marsha De Cordova —
Martin Docherty-Hughes —
Martyn Day —
Mary Glindon —
Mary Robinson —
Matt Hancock —
Matt Rodda —
Mhairi Black —
Michael Fabricant —
Michelle Donelan —
Mick Whitley —
Miriam Cates —
Mohammad Yasin —
Mr Barry Sheerman —
Mr Ben Bradshaw —
Mr Clive Betts —
Mr Gregory Campbell —
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger —
Mr John Baron —
Mr Jonathan Lord —
Mr Khalid Mahmood —
Mr Laurence Robertson —
Mr Marcus Fysh —
Mr Mark Francois —
Mr Nigel Evans —
Mr Owen Paterson —
Mr Ranil Jayawardena —
Mr Richard Bacon —
Mr Virendra Sharma —
Mrs Heather Wheeler —
Mrs Pauline Latham —
Mrs Sharon Hodgson —
Ms Diane Abbott —
Ms Marie Rimmer —
Ms Nadine Dorries —
Munira Wilson —
Nadia Whittome —
Navendu Mishra —
Naz Shah —
Neale Hanvey —
Neil Gray —
Neil O'Brien —
Nick Gibb —
Órfhlaith Begley —
Owen Thompson —
Patricia Gibson —
Paul Girvan —
Paul Maskey —
Paula Barker —
Pete Wishart —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Grant —
Philip Dunne —
Preet Kaur Gill —
Priti Patel —
Rehman Chishti —
Richard Burgon —
Richard Drax —
Richard Thomson —
Rishi Sunak —
Robert Halfon —
Ronnie Cowan —
Rosie Cooper —
Rosie Duffield —
Royston Smith —
Sammy Wilson —
Sarah Atherton —
Sarah Champion —
Sarah Olney —
Seema Malhotra —
Shabana Mahmood —
Shailesh Vara —
Simon Hoare —
Sir Andrew Mitchell —
Sir Bernard Jenkin —
Sir Brandon Lewis —
Sir Christopher Chope —
Sir Conor Burns —
Sir Edward Leigh —
Sir Gary Streeter —
Sir Geoffrey Cox —
Sir George Howarth —
Sir Greg Knight —
Sir Jake Berry —
Sir James Duddridge —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Mark Hendrick —
Sir Mark Tami —
Sir Mel Stride —
Sir Paul Beresford —
Sir Philip Davies —
Sir Roger Gale —
Sir Sajid Javid —
Sir William Cash —
Stephanie Peacock —
Stephen Crabb —
Stephen Farry —
Stephen Flynn —
Stephen McPartland —
Stephen Metcalfe —
Steve Barclay —
Steven Bonnar —
Stewart Hosie —
Stuart Anderson —
Stuart C McDonald —
Tim Farron —
Tommy Sheppard —
Tony Lloyd —
Vicky Foxcroft —
Victoria Atkins —
Wera Hobhouse —
Yasmin Qureshi —
Yvonne Fovargue —
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