Topic

Defence

Commons divisions tagged from local title keyword rules, with recent votes and MP participation rankings.

Highest participation

Current MPs with the highest participation rate in this topic.

Party breakdown

How parties vote on Defence divisions.

Party Votes Aye %
Lab Labour 9,175
57.2%
Con Conservative 4,475
40.7%
LD Liberal Democrat 1,327
46.3%
Lab Labour (Co-op) 1,196
57.0%
Ind Independent 256
53.1%
View full party breakdown →

Recent divisions

Latest Commons divisions tagged as Defence.

Division Ayes Noes
Opposition Day: Defence Opposition 24 Mar 2026
98 306
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Government Bill 20 Jan 2026
347 184
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Government Bill 20 Jan 2026
347 185
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Government Bill 20 Jan 2026
344 182
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: Third Reading Government Bill 20 Oct 2025
320 171
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: New Clause 1 20 Oct 2025
172 322
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Clause 2 stand part 20 Oct 2025
318 174
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
83 319
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 7 20 Oct 2025
174 321
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: Second Reading Government Bill 9 Sep 2025
330 179
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: Reasoned Amendment Government Bill 9 Sep 2025
116 333
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Motion to insist on 2A and disagree with LA2B and LA2C Government Bill 2 Jul 2025
321 158
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 Government Bill 3 Jun 2025
329 101
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 Government Bill 3 Jun 2025
315 184
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Government Bill 3 Jun 2025
319 180
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage: Amendment 2 21 Jan 2025
76 349
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 21 Jan 2025
191 338
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage: Amendment 9 21 Jan 2025
192 338
Procurement Bill [Lords]: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102B 13 Sep 2023
274 194
National Security Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 22B Government Bill 26 Jun 2023
289 199
Procurement Bill [Lords] Report Stage: Amendment 3 13 Jun 2023
229 280
Procurement Bill [Lords] Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Jun 2023
225 288
Procurement Bill [Lords] Report Stage: Amendment 2 13 Jun 2023
230 280
Procurement Bill [Lords] Report Stage: New Clause 10 13 Jun 2023
231 282
National Security Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 122 Government Bill 3 May 2023
254 136
National Security Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 22 Government Bill 3 May 2023
254 134
National Security Bill: Amendment (c) to Lords Amendment 26 Government Bill 3 May 2023
132 252
National Security Bill Report Stage: Government Amendment 60 16 Nov 2022
275 209
National Security Bill Report Stage: Amendment 132 16 Nov 2022
56 282
National Security Bill Report Stage: Amendment 14 16 Nov 2022
212 283
Division source Commons Votes API
Topic rules Local keyword rules in Data/topic-rules.json

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?

55 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