Topic
Trade
Quarterly digests
How the Commons voted on Trade, quarter by quarter, latest Q1 2026.
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At a glance
Trade currently covers 91 imported Commons divisions tagged by local title keyword rules. Of those, 46 passed and 44 were rejected. The most recent, “Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026” (15 Jul 2026), passed. The largest party vote sample shown here is Labour with 11,332 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 Trade divisions.
| Party | Votes | Aye % |
|---|---|---|
| Lab Labour | 11,332 |
49.4%
|
| Con Conservative | 6,767 |
49.4%
|
| LD Liberal Democrat | 888 |
58.9%
|
| SNP Scottish National Party | 343 |
50.4%
|
| DUP Democratic Unionist Party | 314 |
56.1%
|
Recent divisions
Latest Commons divisions tagged as Trade.
Highest participation
Current MPs with the highest participation rate in this topic.
| # | MP | Party | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Anderson Reform UK | Reform UK | 100.0% 53/53 |
| 2 | Andrew George Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | 100.0% 7/7 |
| 3 | Ann Davies Plaid Cymru | Plaid Cymru | 100.0% 7/7 |
| 4 | Dr Simon Opher Labour | Labour | 100.0% 7/7 |
| 5 | Josh Newbury Labour | Labour | 100.0% 7/7 |
| 6 | Llinos Medi Plaid Cymru | Plaid Cymru | 100.0% 7/7 |
| 7 | Luke Myer Labour | Labour | 100.0% 7/7 |
| 8 | Peter Lamb Labour | Labour | 100.0% 7/7 |
| 9 | Robin Swann Ulster Unionist Party | Ulster Unionist Party | 100.0% 7/7 |
| 10 | Sadik Al-Hassan Labour | Labour | 100.0% 7/7 |
Lowest participation*
Current MPs with the lowest participation rate in this topic (minimum 3 eligible divisions).
| # | MP | Party | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Aldridge Labour | Labour | 0.0% 0/7 |
| 2 | Sarah Edwards Labour | Labour | 14.3% 2/14 |
| 3 | Anna Gelderd Labour | Labour | 14.3% 1/7 |
| 4 | Anneliese Midgley Labour | Labour | 14.3% 1/7 |
| 5 | Ayoub Khan Independent | Independent | 14.3% 1/7 |
| 6 | Chris Kane Labour | Labour | 14.3% 1/7 |
| 7 | Jake Richards Labour | Labour | 14.3% 1/7 |
| 8 | Kevin Bonavia Labour | Labour | 14.3% 1/7 |
| 9 | Mary Creagh Labour | Labour | 14.3% 1/7 |
| 10 | Maya Ellis Labour | Labour | 14.3% 1/7 |
* 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 Trade topic?
Trade is a local Ayes and Noes topic assigned to Commons divisions whose titles match curated keyword rules. Source
How many Trade divisions are tagged?
91 imported Commons divisions are currently tagged as Trade. 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