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📅 2 July 2025 #2035
Result
Ayes won
Majority of 173
AYES 254 81 NOES
75.8% aye share 173 majority
Ayes
254
Noes
81
Majority
173
Recorded votes
430

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Coding / classification

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Progressive side
UNKNOWN
Confidence
0% · Low confidence

Party vote breakdown

How each party’s MPs recorded their votes in this division.
Party
Aye
No
Abstain
Total
Labour
314
0
0
314
Conservative
0
94
0
94
Reform UK
0
6
0
6
Democratic Unionist Party
5
0
0
5
Independent
4
1
0
5
Green Party
4
0
0
4
Traditional Unionist Voice
0
1
0
1
Ulster Unionist Party
0
1
0
1

How MPs voted

Full MP-level vote list for this division.
430 MPs recorded
Aye
Adam Thompson
Labour • Erewash
Aye
Adrian Ramsay
Green Party • Waveney Valley
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Alan Mak
Conservative • Havant
No
Aye
Alex Baker
Labour • Aldershot
Aye
No
Aye
Alex Easton
Independent • North Down
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
No
No
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
No
Aye
No
Andrew Gwynne
Independent
Aye
Aye
Aye
Andrew Ranger
Labour • Wrexham
Aye
Andrew Rosindell
Reform UK • Romford
No
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Anna Dixon
Labour • Shipley
Aye
Aye
Aye
Anna Turley
Labour • Redcar
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative • Huntingdon
No
Aye
No
Bob Blackman
Conservative • Harrow East
No
Bradley Thomas
Conservative • Bromsgrove
No
Aye
Aye
Carla Denyer
Green Party • Bristol Central
Aye
Carla Lockhart
Democratic Unionist Party • Upper Bann
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Chris Bloore
Labour • Redditch
Aye
Aye
Aye
Chris Elmore
Labour • Bridgend
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Chris Philp
Conservative • Croydon South
No
Aye
Aye
Aye
Claire Coutinho
Conservative • East Surrey
No
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Conservative • Gosport
No
Aye
No
No
Aye
Aye
Damian Hinds
Conservative • East Hampshire
No
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
No
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
No
Aye
No
No
Aye
Aye
Aye
Dawn Butler
Labour • Brent East
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
No
Aye
No
No
Aye
Aye
No
Aye
No
Aye
Dr Neil Hudson
Conservative • Epping Forest
No
No
Aye
Aye
Dr Simon Opher
Labour • Stroud
Aye
Aye
Aye
Edward Argar
Conservative • Melton and Syston
No
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Esther McVey
Conservative • Tatton
No
Fleur Anderson
Labour • Putney
Aye
Aye
Aye
Gareth Bacon
Conservative • Orpington
No
Aye
Gavin Robinson
Democratic Unionist Party • Belfast East
Aye
George Freeman
Conservative • Mid Norfolk
No
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Greg Smith
Conservative • Mid Buckinghamshire
No
Aye
Aye
Aye
Harriet Cross
Conservative • Gordon and Buchan
No
No
Aye
No
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Jack Abbott
Labour • Ipswich
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
James Cartlidge
Conservative • South Suffolk
No
James Naish
Labour • Rushcliffe
Aye
James Wild
Conservative • North West Norfolk
No
Aye
Aye
Aye
Jen Craft
Labour • Thurrock
Aye
Aye
No
Jess Asato
Labour • Lowestoft
Aye
Aye
No
Aye
Aye
Jim Allister
Traditional Unionist Voice • North Antrim
No
Jim Dickson
Labour • Dartford
Aye
Aye
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party • Strangford
Aye
Aye
Aye
Jodie Gosling
Labour • Nuneaton
Aye
Joe Morris
Labour • Hexham
Aye
Aye
No
Aye
No
John Glen
Conservative • Salisbury
No
Aye
No
Aye
John Slinger
Labour • Rugby
Aye
Aye
Jon Pearce
Labour • High Peak
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Joy Morrissey
Conservative • Beaconsfield
No
Aye
No
Aye
Aye
Aye
Kate Dearden
Labour • Halifax
Aye
Aye
Aye
Katie Lam
Conservative • Weald of Kent
No
Aye
Aye
Keir Mather
Labour • Selby
Aye
Aye
Aye
No
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
No
Aye
Laura Trott
Conservative • Sevenoaks
No
Aye
Aye
Lee Anderson
Reform UK • Ashfield
No
Aye
Aye
Lewis Cocking
Conservative • Broxbourne
No
Aye
Aye
Lincoln Jopp
Conservative • Spelthorne
No
Aye
Lisa Nandy
Labour • Wigan
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Lola McEvoy
Labour • Darlington
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
No
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Matt Turmaine
Labour • Watford
Aye
Matt Vickers
Conservative • Stockton West
No
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Michael Payne
Labour • Gedling
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
No
No
Mohammad Yasin
Labour • Bedford
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
No
Mr Gregory Campbell
Democratic Unionist Party • East Londonderry
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
No
No
Aye
No
No
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Natalie Fleet
Labour • Bolsover
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
No
Nesil Caliskan
Labour • Barking
Aye
Aye
Nick Timothy
Conservative • West Suffolk
No
No
Aye
Oliver Ryan
Labour • Burnley
Aye
Aye
Pam Cox
Labour • Colchester
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
No
Aye
Paul Holmes
Conservative • Hamble Valley
No
Aye
Aye
Aye
Peter Dowd
Labour • Bootle
Aye
No
Aye
Peter Lamb
Labour • Crawley
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Priti Patel
Conservative • Witham
No
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Rebecca Harris
Conservative • Castle Point
No
Aye
Rebecca Paul
Conservative • Reigate
No
Rebecca Smith
Conservative • South West Devon
No
Aye
Aye
No
No
No
Robert Jenrick
Reform UK • Newark
No
Robin Swann
Ulster Unionist Party • South Antrim
No
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Sammy Wilson
Democratic Unionist Party • East Antrim
Aye
No
No
Aye
Sarah Edwards
Labour • Tamworth
Aye
Aye
Sarah Owen
Labour • Luton North
Aye
No
Aye
Aye
Sarah Smith
Labour • Hyndburn
Aye
Aye
Sean Woodcock
Labour • Banbury
Aye
Aye
Aye
Shaun Davies
Labour • Telford
Aye
Shivani Raja
Conservative • Leicester East
No
Siân Berry
Green Party • Brighton Pavilion
Aye
Simon Hoare
Conservative • North Dorset
No
Aye
No
No
No
Sir Edward Leigh
Conservative • Gainsborough
No
No
No
No
No
Sir James Cleverly
Conservative • Braintree
No
No
No
No
No
Aye
Aye
Sir Mel Stride
Conservative • Central Devon
No
Aye
No
Aye
Sojan Joseph
Labour • Ashford
Aye
Sonia Kumar
Labour • Dudley
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
No
Steve Race
Labour • Exeter
Aye
Aye
Steve Yemm
Labour • Mansfield
Aye
No
Stuart Andrew
Conservative • Daventry
No
Aye
Aye
Aye
Tim Roca
Labour • Macclesfield
Aye
Tom Collins
Labour • Worcester
Aye
Aye
Aye
Tom Tugendhat
Conservative • Tonbridge
No
Tonia Antoniazzi
Labour • Gower
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
No
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye