This amendment to the Adoption and Children Bill would have allowed unmarried heterosexual couples to adopt children. (Homosexual couples were specifically excluded.) The no-voters defeated this amendment.
The House divided: Ayes 174, Noes 301.
Debate in Parliament | Historical Hansard | Source |
Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.
What is Tell?
'+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a
teller for that division lobby.
What are Boths? An MP can vote both
aye and no in the same division. The boths
page explains this.
What is Turnout? This is measured against
the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.
Includes MPs who were absent (or abstained)
from this vote.
| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | aye |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | aye |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | aye |
| Richard Bacon | South Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Gregory Barker | Bexhill and Battle | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Henry Bellingham | North West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Alistair Burt | North East Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | aye |
| David Cameron | Witney | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | aye |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con | aye |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | aye |
| Derek Conway | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Con | aye |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | aye |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Jonathan Djanogly | Huntingdon | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | whilst Con | aye |
| Mr Adrian Flook | Taunton | Con | aye |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | aye |
| Mark Francois | Rayleigh | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con | aye |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Goodman | Wycombe | Con | aye |
| Chris Grayling | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con | aye |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | aye |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | aye |
| Charles Hendry | Wealden | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| Mark Hoban | Fareham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | aye |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | whilst Con | aye |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | aye |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | whilst Con | aye |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | aye |
| Greg Knight | East Yorkshire | Con | aye |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | aye |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Ian Liddell-Grainger | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | aye |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | aye |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | aye |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | aye |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con | aye |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Patrick Mercer | Newark | Con | aye |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | aye |
| Andrew Murrison | Westbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Stephen O'Brien | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| George Osborne | Tatton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Richard Page | South West Hertfordshire | Con | aye |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con | aye |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Prisk | Hertford and Stortford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con | aye |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Rosindell | Romford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | whilst Con | aye |
| Andrew Selous | South West Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Simmonds | Boston and Skegness | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Bob Spink | Castle Point | Con | aye |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | aye |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | aye |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| Hugo Swire | East Devon | Con | aye |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | aye |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | aye |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | aye |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | aye |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | aye |
| Andrew Turner | Isle of Wight | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | aye |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | aye |
| Angela Watkinson | Upminster | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | aye |
| Bill Wiggin | Leominster | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | aye |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | whilst Con | aye |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | aye |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | absent |
| John Baron | Billericay | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con | absent |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | absent |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | absent |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | absent |
| Mr Peter Duncan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | Con | absent |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mark Field | Cities of London and Westminster | Con | absent |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con | absent |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | absent |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | absent |
| Boris Johnson | Henley | Con | absent |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | absent |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con | absent |
| Andrew Mitchell | Sutton Coldfield | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | absent |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Michael Portillo | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | absent |
| Hugh Robertson | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | absent |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | absent |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | absent |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Alan Haselhurst | Saffron Walden | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | Deputy Speaker | absent |
| Michael Lord | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP (front bench) | aye |
| Gregory Campbell | East Londonderry | DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Nigel Dodds | Belfast North | DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Iris Robinson | Strangford | DUP | absent |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | absent |
| Richard Taylor | Wyre Forest | Independent | aye |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | aye |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab | aye |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | aye |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | aye |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | aye |
| Tony Cunningham | Workington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Hamilton | Midlothian | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab | aye |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | aye |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | aye |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | aye |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | aye |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | aye |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | aye |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Anne Picking | East Lothian | Lab | aye |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | aye |
| Jim Sheridan | West Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | aye |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | aye |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | aye |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab | aye |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab | no |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab | no |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab | no |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | no |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | no |
| Adrian Bailey | West Bromwich West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Vera Baird | Redcar | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab | no |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab | no |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | no |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | no |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | no |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | no |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | no |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | no |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | no |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kevin Brennan | Cardiff West | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab (minister) | no |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab (minister) | no |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab (minister) | no |
| Chris Bryant | Rhondda | Lab | no |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | no |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Cairns | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | no |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | no |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | no |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | no |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | no |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | no |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | no |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab | no |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | no |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | no |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | no |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | no |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | no |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab | no |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jon Cruddas | Dagenham | Lab | no |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | no |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | no |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | no |
| Wayne David | Caerphilly | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | no |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | no |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | no |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | no |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | no |
| Parmjit Dhanda | Gloucester | Lab | no |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | no |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | no |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | no |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | no |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | no |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | no |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | no |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | no |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | no |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | no |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Hywel Francis | Aberavon | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | no |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | no |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | no |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | no |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | no |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | no |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | no |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | no |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | no |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab | no |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab | no |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | no |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab | no |
| Tom Harris | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab | no |
| David Heyes | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | no |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | no |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | no |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | no |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab | no |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | no |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | no |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | no |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | no |
| Huw Irranca-Davies | Ogmore | Lab (minister) | no |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | no |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | no |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | no |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab (minister) | no |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab | no |
| Kevan Jones | North Durham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | no |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | no |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | no |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | no |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | no |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | no |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | no |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jim Knight | South Dorset | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | no |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | no |
| David Lammy | Tottenham | Lab | no |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | no |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | no |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | no |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | no |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | no |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab | no |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ian Lucas | Wrexham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Iain Luke | Dundee East | Lab | no |
| John MacDougall | Central Fife | Lab | no |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | no |
| Khalid Mahmood | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | no |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | no |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab | no |
| John Mann | Bassetlaw | Lab | no |
| Rob Marris | Wolverhampton South West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | no |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | no |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | no |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | no |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | no |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | no |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | no |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | no |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Miliband | South Shields | Lab | no |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | no |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | no |
| Chris Mole | Ipswich | Lab | no |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | no |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | no |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab | no |
| Meg Munn | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | no |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab | no |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | no |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | no |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab | no |
| Albert Owen | Ynys Môn | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | no |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | no |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | no |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | no |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | no |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | no |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab | no |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab | no |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | no |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | no |
| James Purnell | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | no |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab | no |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | no |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab | no |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | no |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | no |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | no |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | no |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | no |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | no |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab (minister) | no |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | no |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | no |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | no |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | no |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | no |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | tellno |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | no |
| Siôn Simon | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab | no |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | no |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | no |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab | no |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | no |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | no |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab | no |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | no |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | no |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | no |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | no |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | no |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | no |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | no |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mark Tami | Alyn and Deeside | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | no |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | no |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab | no |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | no |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | no |
| Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab | no |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab | no |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | no |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | no |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | no |
| Tom Watson | West Bromwich East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | no |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab (minister) | no |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | no |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | no |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | no |
| Shaun Woodward | St Helens South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab | no |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | no |
| David Wright | Telford | Lab (minister) | no |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | both |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | both |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | absent |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | absent |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | absent |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andy Burnham | Leigh | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab | absent |
| Colin Challen | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | absent |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | absent |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | absent |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | absent |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | absent |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab | absent |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab | absent |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | absent |
| Mr Paul Daisley | Brent East | Lab | absent |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | absent |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | absent |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab | absent |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | absent |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | absent |
| Paul Farrelly | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | absent |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | absent |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | whilst Lab | absent |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dai Havard | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | absent |
| Mark Hendrick | Preston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | absent |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab | absent |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | absent |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab | absent |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Eric Joyce | Falkirk West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab | absent |
| Mark Lazarowicz | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr John Lyons | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab | absent |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab | absent |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | absent |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann McKechin | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | absent |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | absent |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | absent |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | absent |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab | absent |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | absent |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | absent |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | absent |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Robertson | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | absent |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | absent |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | absent |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | absent |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | absent |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | absent |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | absent |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | aye |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | aye |
| John Pugh | Southport | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | no |
| John Barrett | Edinburgh West | LDem | no |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem | no |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Patsy Calton | Cheadle | LDem | no |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Ms Sue Doughty | Guildford | LDem | no |
| Sandra Gidley | Romsey | LDem | no |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | no |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem (front bench) | no |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Paul Holmes | Chesterfield | LDem | no |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Norman Lamb | North Norfolk | LDem (front bench) | no |
| David Laws | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | no |
| Alan Reid | Argyll and Bute | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | no |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem | no |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem | no |
| Roger Williams | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Richard Younger-Ross | Teignbridge | LDem | no |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Annette Brooke | Mid Dorset and North Poole | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Alistair Carmichael | Orkney and Shetland | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem | absent |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Matthew Green | Ludlow | LDem | absent |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | absent |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | whilst LDem | absent |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | absent |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| John Thurso | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | no |
| Adam Price | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | PC | no |
| Mr Simon Thomas | Ceredigion | PC | no |
| Hywel Williams | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | no |
| Mr John Hume | Foyle | SDLP | absent |
| Mr Seamus Mallon | Newry and Armagh | SDLP | absent |
| Eddie McGrady | South Down | SDLP | absent |
| Gerry Adams | Belfast West | SF | absent |
| Pat Doherty | West Tyrone | SF | absent |
| Michelle Gildernew | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | SF | absent |
| Martin McGuinness | Mid Ulster | SF | absent |
| Ms Annabelle Ewing | Perth | SNP | absent |
| Angus Robertson | Moray | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP | absent |
| Michael Weir | Angus | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| Pete Wishart | North Tayside | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Martin | Glasgow Springburn | Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| David Burnside | South Antrim | whilst UUP | aye |
| Sylvia Hermon | North Down | UUP (front bench) | aye |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | whilst UUP | aye |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | absent |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | whilst UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | absent |
