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Division 31 · 5 July 2016

Wales Bill Committee Amdt 5

At a glance

This division was rejected on 5 July 2016 by a margin of 229, with 41 Ayes and 270 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Scottish National Party with 37 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 241 votes. The 296 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Liz Saville Roberts. This division took place during a debate on Wales Bill.

41

Ayes

270

Noes

Rejected

Result

285

Voted

Rejected by 229 Ayes 41 / Noes 270

The motion

Proposed by Liz Saville Roberts

I beg to move amendment 17, page 1, leave out lines 5 to 9 and insert— “In section 1 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (the Assembly), after subsection (1), insert—”. The amendment changes the place in the Government of Wales Act 2006 in which the text inserted by Clause 1 appears. Rather than in…

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Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted No 0 241 291
SNP Scottish National Party Voted Aye 37 0 52
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 3 0 3
Ind Independent No party whip 2 0 21
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted No 0 2 6
Lab Labour No clear majority 0 0 163
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 20
LD Liberal Democrat No clear majority 0 0 14
IGC The Independent Group for Change No clear majority 0 0 4
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party No clear majority 0 0 2
YP Your Party No clear majority 0 0 1
Spk Speaker No party whip 0 0 1
UUP Ulster Unionist Party No clear majority 0 0 1
Green Green Party No clear majority 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
Alan Brown Aye
Alan Mak No
Alberto Costa No
Alex Chalk No
Alison Thewliss Aye
Alistair Burt No
Alun Cairns No
Amanda Solloway No
Andrea Leadsom No
Andrew Bingham No
Andrew Bridgen No
Andrew Griffiths No
Andrew Jones No
Andrew Percy No
Andrew Rosindell No
Andrew Stephenson No
Angela Crawley Aye
Angus Brendan MacNeil Aye
Angus Robertson Aye
Anna Soubry No
Anne Marie Morris No
Anne Milton No
Anne-Marie Trevelyan No
Antoinette Sandbach No
Ben Gummer No
Bob Blackman No
Bob Stewart No
Boris Johnson No
Callum McCaig Aye
Calum Kerr Aye Teller
Carol Monaghan Aye
Caroline Ansell No
Caroline Nokes No
Charlie Elphicke No
Chloe Smith No
Chris Davies No
Chris Green No
Chris Heaton-Harris No
Chris Philp No
Chris Skidmore No
Chris Stephens Aye
Chris White No
Christopher Pincher No
Claire Perry No
Craig Tracey No
Craig Whittaker No
Craig Williams No
Crispin Blunt No
Dame Amanda Milling No
Dame Caroline Spelman No
Dame Harriett Baldwin No
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price No
Dame Maria Miller No
Damian Collins No
Damian Green No
Damian Hinds No
David Davis No
David Mowat No
David Rutley No
David Simpson No
David T C Davies No
David Tredinnick No
David Warburton No
Derek Thomas No
Dominic Raab No
Douglas Chapman Aye
Dr Andrew Murrison No
Dr Dan Poulter No
Dr Eilidh Whiteford Aye
Dr James Davies No
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
Edward Timpson No
Elizabeth Truss No
Gareth Johnson No
Gavin Newlands Aye
George Eustice No
George Freeman No
George Kerevan Aye
Glyn Davies No
Gordon Henderson No
Graham Stuart No
Grant Shapps No
Guto Bebb No
Guy Opperman No
Hannah Bardell Aye
Heidi Allen No
Helen Grant No
Helen Whately No
Huw Merriman No
Hywel Williams Aye
Iain Stewart No
Ian Blackford Aye
Jack Lopresti No
James Berry No
James Brokenshire No
James Cartlidge 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 Penrose No
John Stevenson 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 Foster No
Kevin Hollinrake No
Kirsty Blackman Aye
Kit Malthouse No
Kris Hopkins No
Kwasi Kwarteng No
Lady Hermon Aye
Liz Saville Roberts Aye
Lucy Allan No
Lucy Frazer No
Luke Hall No
Maggie Throup No
Margot James No Teller
Maria Caulfield No
Mark Field No
Mark Garnier No
Mark Menzies No
Mark Pritchard No
Martin Docherty-Hughes Aye
Martin Vickers No
Martyn Day Aye
Mary Robinson No
Matt Hancock No
Michael Tomlinson No
Michelle Thomson Aye
Mike Weir Aye
Mike Wood No
Mims Davies No
Mr Andrew Turner No
Mr Ben Wallace No
Mr David Burrowes No
Mr David Gauke No
Mr David Jones No
Mr David Nuttall No
Mr Dominic Grieve No
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger No
Mr John Baron No
Mr Jonathan Djanogly No
Mr Keith Simpson No
Mr Laurence Robertson No
Mr Marcus Fysh No
Mr Mark Prisk No
Mr Nick Hurd No
Mr Owen Paterson No
Mr Peter Bone No
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Mr Rob Wilson No
Mr Robin Walker No
Mr Sam Gyimah No
Mr Steve Baker No
Mr Tobias Ellwood No
Mr William Wragg No
Mrs Anne Main No
Mrs Flick Drummond No
Mrs Heather Wheeler No
Mrs Sheryll Murray No
Ms Nusrat Ghani No
Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh Aye
Neil Carmichael No
Neil Gray Aye
Neil Parish No
Nick Boles No
Nick Gibb No
Nigel Huddleston No
Nigel Mills No
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 Heaton-Jones No
Philip Boswell Aye
Philip Dunne No
Priti Patel No
Rebecca Harris No
Rebecca Pow No
Rehman Chishti No
Richard Drax No
Richard Fuller No
Richard Graham 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
Seema Kennedy No
Shailesh Vara No
Simon Hoare No
Simon Kirby No Teller
Sir Alec Shelbrooke No
Sir Andrew Mitchell No
Sir Bill Wiggin No
Sir Brandon Lewis No
Sir Charles Walker No
Sir Conor Burns No
Sir David Amess No
Sir David Evennett 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
Sir Greg Knight No
Sir Iain Duncan Smith No
Sir Jake Berry No
Sir James Cleverly No
Sir James Duddridge No
Sir Jeremy Hunt No
Sir Jeremy Quin No
Sir John Hayes No
Sir John Whittingdale No
Sir Julian Brazier No
Sir Julian Lewis No
Sir Julian Smith No
Sir Liam Fox No
Sir Mark Spencer No
Sir Mel Stride No
Sir Michael Ellis No
Sir Mike Penning No
Sir Oliver Dowden No
Sir Oliver Heald No
Sir Oliver Letwin No
Sir Paul Beresford No
Sir Peter Bottomley No
Sir Robert Buckland No
Sir Robert Goodwill No
Sir Robert Syms No
Sir Roger Gale No
Sir William Cash No
Stephen Crabb No
Stephen Gethins Aye
Stephen Hammond No
Stephen McPartland No
Stephen Metcalfe No
Stephen Phillips No
Steve Barclay No
Steve Brine No
Steve Double No
Steven Paterson Aye
Stewart Hosie Aye
Stuart Andrew No
Stuart C McDonald Aye
Suella Braverman No
Theresa Villiers No
Tim Loughton No
Tom Pursglove No
Tommy Sheppard Aye
Victoria Atkins No
Victoria Borwick No
Wendy Morton No
Will Quince No
Adam Afriyie —
Adam Holloway —
Alan Johnson —
Albert Owen —
Alex Cunningham —
Alex Salmond —
Alison McGovern —
Amber Rudd —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andrew Selous —
Andy Burnham —
Andy McDonald —
Andy Slaughter —
Angela Rayner —
Angela Smith —
Ann Clwyd —
Ann Coffey —
Anna Turley —
Anne McLaughlin —
Barry Gardiner —
Ben Howlett —
Bill Esterson —
Brendan O'Hara —
Bridget Phillipson —
Caroline Flint —
Caroline Lucas —
Carolyn Harris —
Cat Smith —
Catherine McKinnell —
Catherine West —
Charlotte Leslie —
Chris Bryant —
Chris Elmore —
Chris Evans —
Chris Law —
Chris Ruane —
Chris Williamson —
Christian Matheson —
Christina Rees —
Chuka Umunna —
Clive Efford —
Clive Lewis —
Colleen Fletcher —
Conor McGinn —
Corri Wilson —
Dame Andrea Jenkyns —
Dame Angela Eagle —
Dame Angela Watkinson —
Dame Caroline Dinenage —
Dame Cheryl Gillan —
Dame Chi Onwurah —
Dame Diana Johnson —
Dame Karen Bradley —
Dame Louise Ellman —
Dame Meg Hillier —
Dame Nia Griffith —
Dame Siobhain McDonagh —
Dame Tracey Crouch —
Dan Jarvis —
Daniel Kawczynski —
Daniel Zeichner —
Danny Kinahan —
David Mackintosh —
David Morris —
David Mundell —
Dawn Butler —
Debbie Abrahams —
Deidre Brock —
Derek Twigg —
Dr Alasdair McDonnell —
Dr Lisa Cameron —
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods —
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan —
Dr Rupa Huq —
Ed Davey —
Ed Miliband —
Emily Thornberry —
Emma Lewell —
Emma Reynolds —
Fabian Hamilton —
Fiona Bruce —
Fiona Mactaggart —
Gareth Thomas —
Gavin Robinson —
Geraint Davies —
Gerald Jones —
Gill Furniss —
Gloria De Piero —
Gordon Marsden —
Graham P Jones —
Graham Stringer —
Grahame Morris —
Greg Clark —
Greg Hands —
Greg Mulholland —
Heidi Alexander —
Helen Goodman —
Helen Hayes —
Helen Jones —
Henry Smith —
Hilary Benn —
Holly Lynch —
Ian C. Lucas —
Ian Lavery —
Ian Mearns —
Ian Murray —
Ian Paisley —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Dromey —
James Gray —
Jeff Smith —
Jeremy Corbyn —
Jeremy Lefroy —
Jess Phillips —
Jessica Morden —
Jim Dowd —
Jim Fitzpatrick —
Jim McMahon —
Jo Stevens —
Jo Swinson —
Joan Ryan —
John Healey —
John McDonnell —
John Nicolson —
John Pugh —
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 —
Kirsten Oswald —
Liam Byrne —
Lilian Greenwood —
Lisa Nandy —
Liz Kendall —
Liz McInnes —
Louise Haigh —
Lucy Powell —
Margaret Ferrier —
Margaret Greenwood —
Maria Eagle —
Marion Fellows —
Mark Durkan —
Mark Pawsey —
Mary Creagh —
Mary Glindon —
Matt Warman —
Matthew Pennycook —
Melanie Onn —
Mhairi Black —
Michael Dugher —
Michael Fabricant —
Michelle Donelan —
Mike Freer —
Mike Gapes —
Mike Kane —
Mr Adrian Bailey —
Mr Alistair Carmichael —
Mr Andrew Smith —
Mr Barry Sheerman —
Mr Ben Bradshaw —
Mr Chris Leslie —
Mr Clive Betts —
Mr David Anderson —
Mr David Lammy —
Mr David Winnick —
Mr Dennis Skinner —
Mr Douglas Carswell —
Mr Gavin Shuker —
Mr Geoffrey Robinson —
Mr George Osborne —
Mr Graham Allen —
Mr Gregory Campbell —
Mr Iain Wright —
Mr Ivan Lewis —
Mr Jamie Reed —
Mr Jim Cunningham —
Mr Jonathan Lord —
Mr Khalid Mahmood —
Mr Marcus Jones —
Mr Mark Francois —
Mr Mark Williams —
Mr Nicholas Brown —
Mr Nick Clegg —
Mr Nigel Evans —
Mr Ranil Jayawardena —
Mr Richard Bacon —
Mr Roger Godsiff —
Mr Ronnie Campbell —
Mr Stephen Hepburn —
Mr Toby Perkins —
Mr Virendra Sharma —
Mrs Madeleine Moon —
Mrs Pauline Latham —
Mrs Sharon Hodgson —
Ms Diane Abbott —
Ms Karen Buck —
Ms Marie Rimmer —
Ms Nadine Dorries —
Ms Stella Creasy —
Nadhim Zahawi —
Natalie McGarry —
Naz Shah —
Neil Coyle —
Nick Smith —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Nigel Adams —
Norman Lamb —
Owen Smith —
Pat Glass —
Pat McFadden —
Paul Blomfield —
Paul Farrelly —
Paul Flynn —
Paul Maskey —
Paula Sherriff —
Pete Wishart —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Grant —
Peter Kyle —
Rachael Maskell —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Long Bailey —
Richard Arkless —
Richard Burden —
Richard Burgon —
Rob Marris —
Robert Flello —
Rosie Cooper —
Rushanara Ali —
Ruth Cadbury —
Sammy Wilson —
Sarah Champion —
Seema Malhotra —
Shabana Mahmood —
Simon Danczuk —
Sir Alan Campbell —
Sir Alan Duncan —
Sir Alan Meale —
Sir Bernard Jenkin —
Sir Christopher Chope —
Sir David Crausby —
Sir George Howarth —
Sir Gerald Howarth —
Sir Gerald Kaufman —
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg —
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson —
Sir Jeremy Wright —
Sir Keir Starmer —
Sir Kevin Barron —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Mark Hendrick —
Sir Mark Tami —
Sir Michael Fallon —
Sir Nicholas Dakin —
Sir Philip Davies —
Sir Robert Neill —
Sir Sajid Javid —
Sir Simon Burns —
Sir Stephen Timms —
Sir Vince Cable —
Stephen Doughty —
Stephen Kinnock —
Stephen Lloyd —
Stephen Pound —
Stephen Twigg —
Steve Reed —
Steve Rotheram —
Stewart Malcolm McDonald —
Stuart Blair Donaldson —
Susan Elan Jones —
Teresa Pearce —
Tim Farron —
Tom Blenkinsop —
Tom Brake —
Tom Tugendhat —
Tristram Hunt —
Tulip Siddiq —
Valerie Vaz —
Vicky Foxcroft —
Wayne David —
Wes Streeting —
Yasmin Qureshi —
Yvette Cooper —
Yvonne Fovargue —
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