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Division 59 · 24 June 2020

Ten Minute Rule Motion: Demonstrations (Abortion Clinics)

What this vote was about

This was a Ten Minute Rule Motion, a procedure that lets a backbench MP ask permission to introduce a Bill and briefly make the case for it. The proposed Bill sought to restrict protests immediately outside abortion clinics by creating "buffer zones", so that women attending appointments could do so without being confronted or intimidated by demonstrators. Voting for the motion simply gave leave to bring in the Bill; it did not make it law, and such Bills rarely progress further without Government time. MPs granted leave by 213 votes to 47.

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At a glance

The largest Aye bloc was Labour with 139 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 42 votes. There were 43 rebel votes, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 366 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Dr Rupa Huq. This division took place during a debate on Demonstrations (Abortion Clinics).

213

Ayes

47

Noes

Passed

Result

253

Voted

Passed by 166 Ayes 213 / Noes 47

Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Lab Labour Voted Aye 1 rebel 139 1 179
Con Conservative Voted Aye 42 rebels 56 42 338
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 5 0 11
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted No 0 4 8
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 3 0 3
SNP Scottish National Party Voted No 0 1 44
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party Voted Aye 1 0 2
APNI Alliance Voted Aye 1 0 1
Ind Independent No party whip 0 0 15
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 7
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 4
RUK Reform UK No clear majority 0 0 3
Alba Alba Party No clear majority 0 0 2
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
Aaron Bell Aye
Afzal Khan Aye
Alex Cunningham Aye
Alex Davies-Jones Aye
Alex Norris Aye
Alex Sobel Aye
Alexander Stafford No
Andrew Gwynne Aye
Andrew Selous No
Andy Carter No
Andy McDonald Aye
Andy Slaughter Aye
Angela Richardson Aye
Antony Higginbotham Aye
Apsana Begum Aye
Bambos Charalambous Aye
Barry Gardiner Aye
Bell Ribeiro-Addy Aye
Ben Lake Aye
Beth Winter Aye
Bill Esterson Aye
Bob Blackman No
Brendan Clarke-Smith No
Bridget Phillipson Aye
Caroline Nokes Aye
Carolyn Harris Aye
Cat Smith Aye
Catherine West Aye
Chris Clarkson Aye
Chris Elmore Aye
Chris Evans Aye
Chris Loder No
Christian Matheson Aye
Christian Wakeford Aye
Christina Rees Aye
Christine Jardine Aye
Claire Hanna Aye
Clive Efford Aye
Colleen Fletcher Aye
Craig Whittaker No
Crispin Blunt Aye
Dame Angela Eagle Aye
Dame Chi Onwurah Aye
Dame Diana Johnson Aye
Dame Maria Miller Aye
Dame Nia Griffith Aye
Dame Tracey Crouch Aye
Dan Carden Aye
Dan Jarvis Aye
Daniel Kawczynski No
Daniel Zeichner Aye
Danny Kruger No
Darren Henry Aye
Darren Jones Aye
David Johnston Aye
David Simmonds Aye
Dean Russell Aye
Dehenna Davison Aye
Dr Ben Spencer Aye
Dr Dan Poulter Aye
Dr James Davies Aye
Dr Kieran Mullan Aye
Dr Lisa Cameron No
Dr Matthew Offord Aye
Dr Rupa Huq Aye
Duncan Baker Aye
Ed Davey Aye
Ellie Reeves Aye
Elliot Colburn Aye
Emma Hardy Aye
Emma Lewell Aye
Fabian Hamilton Aye
Felicity Buchan Aye
Feryal Clark Aye
Fiona Bruce No
Florence Eshalomi Aye
Gareth Bacon No
Gareth Davies No
Gary Sambrook No
George Freeman Aye
Geraint Davies Aye
Gerald Jones Aye
Giles Watling Aye
Gill Furniss Aye
Gordon Henderson No
Graham Stringer Aye
Grahame Morris Aye
Greg Smith No
Helen Hayes Aye
Holly Lynch Aye
Holly Mumby-Croft Aye
Huw Merriman Aye
Hywel Williams Aye
Ian Byrne Aye
Ian Mearns Aye
Ian Murray Aye
Ian Paisley No
Jack Dromey Aye
James Daly No
James Murray Aye
James Sunderland Aye
Jane Stevenson No
Janet Daby Aye
Jason McCartney Aye
Jeff Smith Aye Teller
Jeremy Corbyn Aye
Jerome Mayhew Aye
Jess Phillips Aye
Jessica Morden Aye
Jim Shannon No Teller
Jo Stevens Aye
John McDonnell Aye
John Penrose Aye
Jon Trickett Aye
Jonathan Ashworth Aye
Jonathan Gullis Aye
Judith Cummins Aye
Julian Sturdy Aye
Julie Marson Aye
Justin Madders Aye
Karin Smyth Aye
Karl McCartney No
Karl Turner Aye
Kate Green Aye
Kate Hollern Aye
Kate Kniveton No
Kate Osamor Aye
Katherine Fletcher No
Kerry McCarthy Aye
Kim Johnson Aye
Lee Anderson No
Lia Nici No
Lilian Greenwood Aye
Lisa Nandy Aye
Liz Saville Roberts Aye
Liz Twist Aye
Louise Haigh Aye
Lucy Powell Aye
Luke Pollard Aye
Marco Longhi No
Margaret Greenwood Aye
Maria Eagle Aye
Mark Eastwood Aye
Mark Jenkinson Aye
Mark Menzies No
Mark Pawsey No
Martin Vickers No
Mary Kelly Foy Aye
Mary Robinson No
Matt Rodda Aye
Matt Western Aye
Matthew Pennycook Aye
Michael Fabricant Aye
Mick Whitley Aye
Mike Amesbury Aye
Mike Hill Aye
Miriam Cates No
Mohammad Yasin Aye
Mr Alistair Carmichael Aye
Mr Barry Sheerman Aye
Mr Clive Betts Aye
Mr Gagan Mohindra Aye
Mr Nicholas Brown Aye
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Aye
Mr Virendra Sharma Aye
Mr William Wragg Aye
Mrs Sharon Hodgson Aye
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare Aye
Ms Diane Abbott Aye
Ms Karen Buck Aye
Ms Nusrat Ghani Aye
Ms Stella Creasy Aye
Nadia Whittome Aye
Navendu Mishra Aye
Naz Shah Aye
Neil Coyle Aye
Nick Fletcher No
Nick Smith Aye
Nick Thomas-Symonds Aye
Nicola Richards Aye
Olivia Blake Aye
Pat McFadden Aye
Paul Holmes Aye
Paula Barker Aye
Peter Gibson Aye
Peter Kyle Aye
Preet Kaur Gill Aye
Rachel Hopkins Aye
Richard Burgon Aye
Richard Fuller No
Richard Graham Aye
Robbie Moore Aye
Robert Largan Aye
Robin Millar No
Rosie Cooper No
Rushanara Ali Aye
Ruth Cadbury Aye
Ruth Jones Aye
Sally-Ann Hart No
Sam Tarry Aye
Sammy Wilson No Teller
Sara Britcliffe Aye
Sarah Champion Aye
Sarah Jones Aye
Sarah Owen Aye
Scott Benton No
Seema Malhotra Aye
Selaine Saxby Aye
Shabana Mahmood Aye
Shaun Bailey Aye
Simon Baynes Aye
Simon Fell Aye
Simon Jupp Aye
Sir Alan Campbell Aye
Sir Bernard Jenkin Aye
Sir David Amess No
Sir Desmond Swayne No
Sir George Howarth Aye
Sir Iain Duncan Smith No
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson No
Sir Jeremy Wright No
Sir Keir Starmer Aye
Sir Liam Fox No
Sir Mark Hendrick Aye
Sir Mark Tami Aye Teller
Sir Mike Penning Aye
Sir Robert Goodwill No
Stephanie Peacock Aye
Stephen Doughty Aye
Stephen Farry Aye
Stephen Kinnock Aye
Steve Reed Aye
Stuart Anderson No
Tahir Ali Aye
Taiwo Owatemi Aye
Theo Clarke Aye
Tim Loughton Aye
Tom Hunt No
Tom Randall Aye
Tonia Antoniazzi Aye
Tony Lloyd Aye
Tracy Brabin Aye
Valerie Vaz Aye
Vicky Foxcroft Aye
Wayne David Aye
Wendy Chamberlain Aye
Wera Hobhouse Aye
Wes Streeting Aye
Yasmin Qureshi Aye
Yvette Cooper Aye
Yvonne Fovargue Aye
Zarah Sultana Aye
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Jack Brereton —
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Jacob Young —
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James Cartlidge —
James Gray —
James Grundy —
James Heappey —
James Morris —
James Wild —
Jamie Stone —
Jane Hunt —
Jesse Norman —
Jim McMahon —
Jo Churchill —
Jo Gideon —
Joanna Cherry —
John Finucane —
John Glen —
John Healey —
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John Lamont —
John McNally —
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Jonathan Reynolds —
Joy Morrissey —
Julia Lopez —
Julian Knight —
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Kate Osborne —
Kelly Tolhurst —
Kenny MacAskill —
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Kevin Hollinrake —
Kirsten Oswald —
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Kit Malthouse —
Kwasi Kwarteng —
Laura Farris —
Laura Trott —
Layla Moran —
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Leo Docherty —
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Liz Kendall —
Lloyd Russell-Moyle —
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Munira Wilson —
Nadhim Zahawi —
Neale Hanvey —
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