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Division 85 · 2 September 2020

Ten Minute Rule Bill: Recall of MPs (Change of Party Affiliation)

What this vote was about

This was a preliminary vote on whether an MP could introduce a new bill under the "Ten Minute Rule", a procedure that lets a backbencher make a short speech to ask permission to bring in legislation. The proposed bill, put forward by Conservative MP Anthony Mangnall, would have changed the law so that any MP who voluntarily leaves the party they were elected to represent could face a "recall petition"; if 10% of voters in their constituency signed it, a by-election would be triggered. Fellow Conservative Steve Baker spoke against it, warning it could hand too much power to party leaderships and discourage MPs from acting on principle. MPs voted 55 to 52 to allow the bill to be introduced. In practice, clearing this stage only gives a bill a formal first reading; such bills very rarely become law without government time, and this one did not progress further.

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AI-generated from the official voting record.

At a glance

This was a close vote. The largest Aye bloc was Conservative with 49 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 41 votes. There were 41 rebel votes, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 513 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Anthony Mangnall. This division took place during a debate on Recall of MPs (Change of Party Affiliation).

55

Ayes

52

Noes

Passed

Result

106

Voted

Passed by 3 Ayes 55 / Noes 52

Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted Aye 41 rebels 49 41 338
Lab Labour Voted Aye 7 0 155
LD Liberal Democrat Voted No 0 4 11
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted No 0 4 8
Ind Independent No party whip 0 1 20
SNP Scottish National Party No clear majority 0 0 43
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 25
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 4
RUK Reform UK No clear majority 0 0 4
PC Plaid Cymru No clear majority 0 0 3
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party No clear majority 0 0 2
Alba Alba Party No clear majority 0 0 2
YP Your Party No clear majority 0 0 1
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
Alexander Stafford Aye
Andrew Griffith No
Andrew Percy No
Andy Carter Aye
Anthony Browne Aye Teller
Anthony Mangnall Aye
Antony Higginbotham Aye
Bell Ribeiro-Addy Aye
Ben Bradley Aye
Ben Everitt No
Bob Stewart Aye
Brendan Clarke-Smith Aye
Caroline Nokes Aye
Chris Clarkson Aye
Chris Loder No
Christian Wakeford Aye
Christine Jardine No
Claudia Webbe Aye
Craig Whittaker No
Daisy Cooper No
David Davis No
David Simmonds No
Dean Russell Aye
Dehenna Davison No
Dr Ben Spencer No
Dr Dan Poulter No
Dr Luke Evans Aye
Dr Matthew Offord No
Dr Neil Hudson No
Elliot Colburn Aye
Fiona Bruce Aye
Gareth Bacon Aye
Gareth Davies Aye
Gavin Robinson No
Greg Smith Aye
Holly Mumby-Croft Aye
Imran Ahmad Khan No
James Daly Aye
James Sunderland Aye
James Wild Aye
Jane Stevenson No
Jim Shannon No
John McDonnell Aye
Jonathan Gullis Aye
Karl McCartney No
Kate Kniveton Aye
Kate Osborne Aye
Katherine Fletcher No
Laura Farris No
Lee Anderson Aye
Lia Nici Aye
Marco Longhi Aye
Mark Eastwood Aye
Mark Jenkinson No
Mark Logan No
Michael Fabricant No
Miss Sarah Dines No
Mr Alistair Carmichael No
Mr Gagan Mohindra No
Mr Jonathan Djanogly No
Mr Peter Bone No
Mr Philip Hollobone Aye
Mr Rob Roberts Aye
Mr Steve Baker No Teller
Mr William Wragg Aye Teller
Ms Diane Abbott Aye
Neil Parish Aye
Nick Fletcher Aye
Nicola Richards Aye
Nigel Mills Aye
Paul Bristow Aye
Paul Holmes Aye
Paul Maynard Aye
Peter Aldous No
Peter Gibson Aye
Richard Burgon Aye
Richard Drax No
Robbie Moore No
Robert Halfon Aye
Robert Largan No
Robin Millar No
Royston Smith Aye
Sally-Ann Hart Aye
Sammy Wilson No
Selaine Saxby No
Shaun Bailey Aye
Simon Baynes No
Simon Fell Aye
Sir Andrew Mitchell No
Sir Bill Wiggin No
Sir Charles Walker No
Sir Christopher Chope No
Sir Desmond Swayne No
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson No
Sir Julian Lewis No Teller
Sir Mike Penning Aye
Sir Robert Goodwill Aye
Sir Robert Neill No
Sir Robert Syms No
Stuart Anderson Aye
Tim Loughton Aye
Tom Hunt Aye
Tom Randall No
Wendy Chamberlain No
Zarah Sultana Aye
Adam Afriyie —
Adam Holloway —
Afzal Khan —
Alan Brown —
Alan Mak —
Alberto Costa —
Alex Burghart —
Alex Chalk —
Alex Cunningham —
Alex Davies-Jones —
Alex Norris —
Alex Sobel —
Alicia Kearns —
Alison McGovern —
Alison Thewliss —
Allan Dorans —
Alun Cairns —
Alyn Smith —
Amanda Solloway —
Amy Callaghan —
Andrea Leadsom —
Andrew Bowie —
Andrew Bridgen —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andrew Jones —
Andrew Lewer —
Andrew Rosindell —
Andrew Selous —
Andrew Stephenson —
Andy McDonald —
Andy Slaughter —
Angela Crawley —
Angela Rayner —
Angela Richardson —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Anna McMorrin —
Anne Marie Morris —
Anne McLaughlin —
Anne-Marie Trevelyan —
Anneliese Dodds —
Apsana Begum —
Bambos Charalambous —
Barry Gardiner —
Ben Lake —
Beth Winter —
Bill Esterson —
Bim Afolami —
Bob Blackman —
Bob Seely —
Boris Johnson —
Brendan O'Hara —
Bridget Phillipson —
Carla Lockhart —
Carol Monaghan —
Caroline Ansell —
Caroline Lucas —
Carolyn Harris —
Cat Smith —
Catherine McKinnell —
Catherine West —
Charlotte Nichols —
Cherilyn Mackrory —
Chloe Smith —
Chris Bryant —
Chris Elmore —
Chris Evans —
Chris Green —
Chris Hazzard —
Chris Heaton-Harris —
Chris Law —
Chris Philp —
Chris Skidmore —
Chris Stephens —
Christian Matheson —
Christina Rees —
Christopher Pincher —
Claire Coutinho —
Claire Hanna —
Clive Efford —
Clive Lewis —
Colleen Fletcher —
Colum Eastwood —
Conor McGinn —
Craig Tracey —
Craig Williams —
Crispin Blunt —
Dame Amanda Milling —
Dame Andrea Jenkyns —
Dame Angela Eagle —
Dame Caroline Dinenage —
Dame Cheryl Gillan —
Dame Chi Onwurah —
Dame Diana Johnson —
Dame Harriett Baldwin —
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price —
Dame Karen Bradley —
Dame Maria Miller —
Dame Meg Hillier —
Dame Nia Griffith —
Dame Siobhain McDonagh —
Dame Tracey Crouch —
Damian Collins —
Damian Green —
Damian Hinds —
Damien Moore —
Dan Carden —
Dan Jarvis —
Daniel Kawczynski —
Daniel Zeichner —
Danny Kruger —
Darren Henry —
Darren Jones —
Dave Doogan —
David Duguid —
David Johnston —
David Linden —
David Morris —
David Mundell —
David Rutley —
David T C Davies —
David Warburton —
Dawn Butler —
Debbie Abrahams —
Deidre Brock —
Derek Thomas —
Derek Twigg —
Dominic Raab —
Douglas Chapman —
Douglas Ross —
Dr Andrew Murrison —
Dr Caroline Johnson —
Dr James Davies —
Dr Jamie Wallis —
Dr Kieran Mullan —
Dr Lisa Cameron —
Dr Philippa Whitford —
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan —
Dr Rupa Huq —
Drew Hendry —
Duncan Baker —
Ed Davey —
Ed Miliband —
Eddie Hughes —
Edward Argar —
Edward Timpson —
Elizabeth Truss —
Ellie Reeves —
Emily Thornberry —
Emma Hardy —
Emma Lewell —
Esther McVey —
Fabian Hamilton —
Fay Jones —
Felicity Buchan —
Feryal Clark —
Fleur Anderson —
Florence Eshalomi —
Gareth Johnson —
Gareth Thomas —
Gary Sambrook —
Gavin Newlands —
George Eustice —
George Freeman —
Geraint Davies —
Gerald Jones —
Giles Watling —
Gill Furniss —
Gillian Keegan —
Gordon Henderson —
Graham Stringer —
Graham Stuart —
Grahame Morris —
Grant Shapps —
Greg Clark —
Greg Hands —
Guy Opperman —
Hannah Bardell —
Helen Grant —
Helen Hayes —
Helen Whately —
Henry Smith —
Hilary Benn —
Holly Lynch —
Huw Merriman —
Hywel Williams —
Iain Stewart —
Ian Blackford —
Ian Byrne —
Ian Lavery —
Ian Levy —
Ian Mearns —
Ian Murray —
Ian Paisley —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Brereton —
Jack Dromey —
Jack Lopresti —
Jacob Young —
James Brokenshire —
James Cartlidge —
James Gray —
James Grundy —
James Heappey —
James Morris —
James Murray —
Jamie Stone —
Jane Hunt —
Janet Daby —
Jason McCartney —
Jeff Smith —
Jeremy Corbyn —
Jerome Mayhew —
Jess Phillips —
Jesse Norman —
Jessica Morden —
Jim McMahon —
Jo Churchill —
Jo Gideon —
Jo Stevens —
Joanna Cherry —
John Finucane —
John Glen —
John Healey —
John Howell —
John Lamont —
John McNally —
John Nicolson —
John Penrose —
John Stevenson —
Johnny Mercer —
Jon Cruddas —
Jon Trickett —
Jonathan Ashworth —
Jonathan Edwards —
Jonathan Reynolds —
Joy Morrissey —
Judith Cummins —
Julia Lopez —
Julian Knight —
Julian Sturdy —
Julie Marson —
Justin Madders —
Justin Tomlinson —
Karin Smyth —
Karl Turner —
Kate Green —
Kate Hollern —
Kate Osamor —
Kelly Tolhurst —
Kenny MacAskill —
Kerry McCarthy —
Kevin Foster —
Kevin Hollinrake —
Kim Johnson —
Kirsten Oswald —
Kirsty Blackman —
Kit Malthouse —
Kwasi Kwarteng —
Laura Trott —
Layla Moran —
Lee Rowley —
Leo Docherty —
Liam Byrne —
Lilian Greenwood —
Lisa Nandy —
Liz Kendall —
Liz Saville Roberts —
Liz Twist —
Lloyd Russell-Moyle —
Louise Haigh —
Lucy Allan —
Lucy Frazer —
Lucy Powell —
Luke Hall —
Luke Pollard —
Maggie Throup —
Margaret Ferrier —
Margaret Greenwood —
Maria Caulfield —
Maria Eagle —
Marion Fellows —
Mark Fletcher —
Mark Garnier —
Mark Menzies —
Mark Pawsey —
Mark Pritchard —
Marsha De Cordova —
Martin Docherty-Hughes —
Martin Vickers —
Martyn Day —
Mary Glindon —
Mary Kelly Foy —
Mary Robinson —
Matt Hancock —
Matt Rodda —
Matt Vickers —
Matt Warman —
Matt Western —
Matthew Pennycook —
Mhairi Black —
Michael Tomlinson —
Michelle Donelan —
Mick Whitley —
Mike Amesbury —
Mike Freer —
Mike Hill —
Mike Kane —
Mike Wood —
Mims Davies —
Miriam Cates —
Mohammad Yasin —
Mr Barry Sheerman —
Mr Ben Bradshaw —
Mr Ben Wallace —
Mr Clive Betts —
Mr David Jones —
Mr David Lammy —
Mr Gregory Campbell —
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger —
Mr John Baron —
Mr Jonathan Lord —
Mr Khalid Mahmood —
Mr Laurence Robertson —
Mr Marcus Fysh —
Mr Marcus Jones —
Mr Mark Francois —
Mr Nicholas Brown —
Mr Nigel Evans —
Mr Owen Paterson —
Mr Ranil Jayawardena —
Mr Richard Bacon —
Mr Richard Holden —
Mr Robin Walker —
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi —
Mr Tobias Ellwood —
Mr Toby Perkins —
Mr Virendra Sharma —
Mrs Flick Drummond —
Mrs Heather Wheeler —
Mrs Kemi Badenoch —
Mrs Natalie Elphicke —
Mrs Pauline Latham —
Mrs Sharon Hodgson —
Mrs Sheryll Murray —
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare —
Ms Karen Buck —
Ms Marie Rimmer —
Ms Nadine Dorries —
Ms Nusrat Ghani —
Ms Stella Creasy —
Munira Wilson —
Nadhim Zahawi —
Nadia Whittome —
Navendu Mishra —
Naz Shah —
Neale Hanvey —
Neil Coyle —
Neil Gray —
Neil O'Brien —
Nick Gibb —
Nick Smith —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Nickie Aiken —
Nigel Adams —
Nigel Huddleston —
Olivia Blake —
Órfhlaith Begley —
Owen Thompson —
Pat McFadden —
Patricia Gibson —
Patrick Grady —
Paul Blomfield —
Paul Girvan —
Paul Howell —
Paul Maskey —
Paul Scully —
Paula Barker —
Penny Mordaunt —
Pete Wishart —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Grant —
Peter Kyle —
Philip Dunne —
Preet Kaur Gill —
Priti Patel —
Rachael Maskell —
Rachel Hopkins —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Harris —
Rebecca Long Bailey —
Rebecca Pow —
Rehman Chishti —
Richard Fuller —
Richard Graham —
Richard Thomson —
Rishi Sunak —
Rob Butler —
Robert Courts —
Robert Jenrick —
Ronnie Cowan —
Rosie Cooper —
Rosie Duffield —
Rushanara Ali —
Ruth Cadbury —
Ruth Edwards —
Ruth Jones —
Sam Tarry —
Saqib Bhatti —
Sara Britcliffe —
Sarah Atherton —
Sarah Champion —
Sarah Jones —
Sarah Olney —
Sarah Owen —
Scott Benton —
Scott Mann —
Seema Malhotra —
Shabana Mahmood —
Shailesh Vara —
Simon Hoare —
Simon Jupp —
Siobhan Baillie —
Sir Alan Campbell —
Sir Alec Shelbrooke —
Sir Bernard Jenkin —
Sir Brandon Lewis —
Sir Conor Burns —
Sir David Amess —
Sir David Evennett —
Sir Edward Leigh —
Sir Gary Streeter —
Sir Gavin Williamson —
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown —
Sir Geoffrey Cox —
Sir George Howarth —
Sir Greg Knight —
Sir Iain Duncan Smith —
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg —
Sir Jake Berry —
Sir James Cleverly —
Sir James Duddridge —
Sir Jeremy Hunt —
Sir Jeremy Quin —
Sir Jeremy Wright —
Sir John Hayes —
Sir John Whittingdale —
Sir Julian Smith —
Sir Keir Starmer —
Sir Liam Fox —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Mark Hendrick —
Sir Mark Spencer —
Sir Mark Tami —
Sir Mel Stride —
Sir Michael Ellis —
Sir Oliver Dowden —
Sir Oliver Heald —
Sir Paul Beresford —
Sir Peter Bottomley —
Sir Philip Davies —
Sir Robert Buckland —
Sir Roger Gale —
Sir Sajid Javid —
Sir Simon Clarke —
Sir Stephen Timms —
Sir William Cash —
Stephanie Peacock —
Stephen Crabb —
Stephen Doughty —
Stephen Farry —
Stephen Flynn —
Stephen Hammond —
Stephen Kinnock —
Stephen McPartland —
Stephen Metcalfe —
Stephen Morgan —
Steve Barclay —
Steve Brine —
Steve Double —
Steve Reed —
Steven Bonnar —
Stewart Hosie —
Stewart Malcolm McDonald —
Stuart Andrew —
Stuart C McDonald —
Suella Braverman —
Suzanne Webb —
Tahir Ali —
Taiwo Owatemi —
Theo Clarke —
Theresa Villiers —
Tim Farron —
Tom Pursglove —
Tom Tugendhat —
Tommy Sheppard —
Tonia Antoniazzi —
Tony Lloyd —
Tracy Brabin —
Trudy Harrison —
Tulip Siddiq —
Valerie Vaz —
Vicky Ford —
Vicky Foxcroft —
Victoria Atkins —
Virginia Crosbie —
Wayne David —
Wendy Morton —
Wera Hobhouse —
Wes Streeting —
Will Quince —
Yasmin Qureshi —
Yvette Cooper —
Yvonne Fovargue —
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