Topic
Defence
Quarterly digests
How the Commons voted on Defence, quarter by quarter — latest Q2 2026.
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At a glance
Defence currently covers 71 imported Commons divisions tagged by local title keyword rules. Of those, 29 passed and 42 were rejected. The most recent — “National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1” (6 Jul 2026) — passed. The largest party vote sample shown here is Labour with 15,010 recorded votes. Topic labels are local Ayes and Noes analysis, not official Commons categories.
Topic snapshot
Current signals from tagged divisions, party votes, and MP participation.
Party breakdown
How parties vote on Defence divisions.
| Party | Votes | Aye % |
|---|---|---|
| Lab Labour | 15,010 |
45.4%
|
| Con Conservative | 5,894 |
48.6%
|
| LD Liberal Democrat | 2,061 |
57.2%
|
| Ind Independent | 301 |
48.8%
|
| DUP Democratic Unionist Party | 249 |
65.9%
|
Recent divisions
Latest Commons divisions tagged as Defence.
Highest participation
Current MPs with the highest participation rate in this topic.
| # | MP | Party | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Thompson Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 34/34 |
| 2 | Alex Mayer Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 34/34 |
| 3 | Amanda Hack Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 34/34 |
| 4 | Andrew Lewin Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 34/34 |
| 5 | Antonia Bance Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 34/34 |
| 6 | Becky Gittins Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 34/34 |
| 7 | Callum Anderson Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 34/34 |
| 8 | David Burton-Sampson Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 34/34 |
| 9 | Dr Beccy Cooper Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 34/34 |
| 10 | Dr Peter Prinsley Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 34/34 |
Lowest participation*
Current MPs with the lowest participation rate in this topic (minimum 3 eligible divisions).
| # | MP | Party | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Leadbitter Scottish National Party | Scottish National Party | 11.8 % 4/34 |
| 2 | Seamus Logan Scottish National Party | Scottish National Party | 11.8 % 4/34 |
| 3 | Lara Bird Scottish National Party | Scottish National Party | 14.3 % 1/7 |
| 4 | Sorcha Eastwood Alliance | Alliance | 14.7 % 5/34 |
| 5 | Ayoub Khan Independent | Independent | 23.5 % 8/34 |
| 6 | Freddie van Mierlo Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | 23.5 % 8/34 |
| 7 | James McMurdock Independent | Independent | 23.5 % 8/34 |
| 8 | Rishi Sunak Conservative | Conservative | 23.9 % 17/71 |
| 9 | Claire Hanna Social Democratic & Labour Party | Social Democratic & Labour Party | 25.7 % 18/70 |
| 10 | Edward Morello Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | 26.5 % 9/34 |
* Sinn Féin MPs and the Speaker are excluded from low-participation rankings because they generally do not take part in Commons divisions in the same way as party MPs.
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FAQs
What is the Defence topic?
Defence is a local Ayes and Noes topic assigned to Commons divisions whose titles match curated keyword rules. Source
How many Defence divisions are tagged?
71 imported Commons divisions are currently tagged as Defence. Source
Where does topic data come from?
Division titles and vote data come from the Commons Votes API. Topic labels are assigned locally from title keyword rules because the Commons Votes API does not provide topic categories. Source