Former Member of Parliament

Margot James

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Margot had voted in 26.3 % of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Margot had voted against the party's recorded majority 14 times.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence — it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 618 of 2,349 eligible divisions (26.3 %). Commons average: 72.7 %.

618

Total votes

285

Aye

333

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 285 / Noes 333

Divisions

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Division	Date	Vote
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Third Reading	29 Oct 2019	Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Committee: Clause 1 Amdt 2	29 Oct 2019	No
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill (Business of the House): Stella Creasy's Amdt Transport	29 Oct 2019	No
That there shall be an early parliamentary general election	28 Oct 2019	Aye
The Queen's Speech: motion for an humble Address	24 Oct 2019	Aye
The Queen's Speech: the economy - Ian Blackford's amendment (h)	24 Oct 2019	No
The Queen's Speech: the economy - Jeremy Corbyn's amendment (g)	24 Oct 2019	No
The Queen's Speech: the NHS - Jeremy Corbyn's Amdt (f) NHS / Health	23 Oct 2019	No
Draft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	23 Oct 2019	Aye
Exiting the European Union (Financial Services) (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 3) Regulations 2019 Brexit / EU	23 Oct 2019	Aye
Draft Freedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	23 Oct 2019	Aye
Programme: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs	22 Oct 2019	Aye
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs	22 Oct 2019	Aye
Mr Letwin's Amendment (a) to the Government's motion on section 1(1)(a) of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No.2) Act 2019 and section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 Brexit / EU	19 Oct 2019	No
Business of the House (Saturday 19 October) Amendment (a) Transport	17 Oct 2019	Aye

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Brexit / EU 147/211 (70 %)

Trade 30/89 (34 %)

Energy 22/70 (31 %)

Education 26/95 (27 %)

Digital / Online Safety 16/60 (27 %)

Lowest topic participation

Cost of Living 0/10 (0 %)

Defence 1/70 (1 %)

Democracy / Parliament 2/43 (5 %)

Migration 12/169 (7 %)

Environment / Climate 4/48 (8 %)

Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Margot James voted in?

Margot James has recorded votes in 618 of 2,349 eligible Commons divisions (26.3 % participation rate). The Commons average is 72.7 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Margot James voted against their party?

Margot James has voted against the party majority 14 times in the imported division data. Source