Topic
Education
Quarterly digests
How the Commons voted on Education, quarter by quarter — latest Q2 2026.
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At a glance
Education currently covers 96 imported Commons divisions tagged by local title keyword rules. Of those, 48 passed and 48 were rejected. The most recent — “Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026” (8 Jul 2026) — passed. The largest party vote sample shown here is Labour with 20,035 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 Education divisions.
| Party | Votes | Aye % |
|---|---|---|
| Lab Labour | 20,035 |
66.6%
|
| Con Conservative | 6,779 |
31.0%
|
| LD Liberal Democrat | 2,850 |
44.5%
|
| Ind Independent | 348 |
44.3%
|
| DUP Democratic Unionist Party | 287 |
38.7%
|
Recent divisions
Latest Commons divisions tagged as Education.
Highest participation
Current MPs with the highest participation rate in this topic.
| # | MP | Party | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Mayer Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 50/50 |
| 2 | Callum Anderson Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 50/50 |
| 3 | Claire Hazelgrove Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 50/50 |
| 4 | Danny Beales Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 50/50 |
| 5 | David Williams Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 50/50 |
| 6 | Emily Darlington Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 50/50 |
| 7 | Gen Kitchen Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 50/50 |
| 8 | Jack Abbott Labour (Co-op) | Labour (Co-op) | 100.0 % 50/50 |
| 9 | Mark Ferguson Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 50/50 |
| 10 | Matt Turmaine Labour | Labour | 100.0 % 50/50 |
Lowest participation*
Current MPs with the lowest participation rate in this topic (minimum 3 eligible divisions).
| # | MP | Party | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sorcha Eastwood Alliance | Alliance | 6.0 % 3/50 |
| 2 | Dave Doogan Scottish National Party | Scottish National Party | 7.2 % 5/69 |
| 3 | Graham Leadbitter Scottish National Party | Scottish National Party | 8.0 % 4/50 |
| 4 | Seamus Logan Scottish National Party | Scottish National Party | 8.0 % 4/50 |
| 5 | Chris Law Scottish National Party | Scottish National Party | 14.6 % 14/96 |
| 6 | Brendan O'Hara Scottish National Party | Scottish National Party | 16.7 % 16/96 |
| 7 | Sarah Pochin Reform UK | Reform UK | 17.6 % 3/17 |
| 8 | Kirsty Blackman Scottish National Party | Scottish National Party | 17.7 % 17/96 |
| 9 | Pete Wishart Scottish National Party | Scottish National Party | 17.7 % 17/96 |
| 10 | Ann Davies Plaid Cymru | Plaid Cymru | 18.0 % 9/50 |
* 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 Education topic?
Education is a local Ayes and Noes topic assigned to Commons divisions whose titles match curated keyword rules. Source
How many Education divisions are tagged?
96 imported Commons divisions are currently tagged as Education. 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