Comparison of Divisions: Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 — Renewal of indefinite detention — 3 Mar 2004 at 19:50 with Division No. 76 on 21 Nov 2001 at 20:45
(Swap the two divisions around).
The majority of MPs voted in favour of the continued power of sections 21 to 23 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Part 4).[1][2]
The MPs who voted against the original law, voted in favour of renewing it. In particular, the vast majority of members of the Conservative Party who abstained on the original law chose to renew it.[3]
Without this motion, the powers of the Home Secretary to certify a foreign national as a suspected terrorist and detain him indefinitely would have expired under a sunset clause in the Act.[4]
The first renewal of this section had been debated and passed without a vote.[5]
This was the second time these powers were renewed by Parliament. The Home Secretary had presented his case for it in a Ministerial Statement.[6] The Joint Committee On Human Rights presented the detailed opposition to the provisions a month later,[7] but they were finally declared unconstitutional at the end of the year partly on the basis that there was no "public emergency threatening the life of the nation" which would be necessary to justify this detainment regime.[8]
A recent list of of statutory instruments relating to terrorism that are renewed by Parliament is here.
The majority of MPs voted in favour of setting up a scheme which allowed for the indefinite detention without charge of a "suspected international terrorist".[1][2]
(This vote followed one which set up a scheme whereby the Home Secretary could issue a certificate that someone is an international terrorist.)[3]
Specifically, these powers were exercised under the laws enabling the arrest and detention of non-UK citizens pending deportation[4] despite the fact that removal or departure from the United Kingdom is prevented by international law (eg they would be tortured or killed in the country they were sent to).
In practice up to 20 suspects were held in secret in Belmarsh without access to the evidence against them.[5]
As this breached the European Convention on Human Rights, the United Kingdom applied a derogation by declaring that there was a public emergency threatening the existence of the nation.[6] This declaration was approved by a vote of MPs two days later.[7]
Owing to a Sunset Clause in the Act, these powers had to be renewed approximately annually until 2006.[8]
The 2003 renewal by Parliament followed a debate without a vote.[8] The 2004 renewal of the powers was voted on without a debate.[9]
In December 2004 the Law Lords ruled that the application of these laws violated the Human Rights Act because it discriminated against non-citizens (UK citizens could just as well be terrorists, but would not be subject to this law) and that there was in fact no evident threat to the life of the nation. Furthermore, they added that such a threat -- in the sense of a people living in accordance with its traditional laws and political values -- "comes not from terrorism but from laws such as these."[10]
The state of public emergency was accordingly lifted in 2005,[11] and the suspects were released to serve under a regime of Control orders.
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All MPs who voted in one or other of the two divisions.
Also shows which MPs were ministers at the time of the first vote.
Sort by: Name | Constituency | Party | Vote (a) | Vote (b)
Name | Constituency | Party | Vote (a) | Vote (b) |
Hywel Francis | Aberavon | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | aye |
aye |
Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | aye |
aye |
Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab | aye |
aye |
Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | absent |
no |
Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Mark Tami | Alyn and Deeside | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | aye |
aye |
Michael Weir | Angus | SNP (front bench) | no |
no |
Alan Reid | Argyll and Bute | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
David Heyes | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab | absent |
aye |
Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP (front bench) | no |
no |
Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | aye |
aye |
Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | aye |
aye |
Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | aye |
absent |
John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
John Mann | Bassetlaw | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | absent |
aye |
Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | aye |
aye |
Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | aye |
absent |
Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | aye |
aye |
Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | aye |
aye |
Nigel Dodds | Belfast North | DUP (front bench) | aye |
aye |
Martin Smyth | Belfast South | whilst UUP | aye |
absent |
Martin Smyth | Belfast South | whilst UUP | absent |
aye |
Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab | aye |
aye |
Gregory Barker | Bexhill and Battle | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | aye |
absent |
John Baron | Billericay | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Siôn Simon | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab | absent |
aye |
Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Khalid Mahmood | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | aye |
absent |
Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | aye |
aye |
Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | aye |
aye |
Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | aye |
aye |
Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab | aye |
aye |
Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | aye |
no |
David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | aye |
aye |
Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Mark Simmonds | Boston and Skegness | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | aye |
absent |
Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | absent |
aye |
Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | aye |
absent |
Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | absent |
aye |
Roger Williams | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | absent |
no |
Sarah Teather | Brent East | LDem (front bench) | no |
absent |
Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | absent |
aye |
Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | aye |
aye |
Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | aye |
aye |
Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | aye |
aye |
David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | aye |
aye |
Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | absent |
aye |
Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | aye |
aye |
Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | aye |
absent |
Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | absent |
aye |
John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | aye |
aye |
Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | aye |
aye |
David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | aye |
aye |
Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Hywel Williams | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | no |
no |
Wayne David | Caerphilly | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
John Thurso | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | absent |
no |
Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | aye |
aye |
Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | aye |
aye |
Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | aye |
aye |
Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab | aye |
aye |
Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | aye |
absent |
Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Kevin Brennan | Cardiff West | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | aye |
aye |
Adam Price | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | PC (front bench) | no |
no |
Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab | aye |
aye |
Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Bob Spink | Castle Point | Con | aye |
absent |
John MacDougall | Central Fife | Lab | aye |
aye |
Mr Simon Thomas | Ceredigion | PC (front bench) | no |
no |
Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | absent |
aye |
Patsy Calton | Cheadle | LDem (front bench) | absent |
no |
Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Paul Holmes | Chesterfield | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | aye |
absent |
Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Mark Field | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | aye |
aye |
Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | aye |
aye |
Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | aye |
aye |
Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | aye |
aye |
Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | aye |
aye |
Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab | aye |
aye |
Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | aye |
absent |
Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | aye |
aye |
Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Phil Hope | Corby | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | absent |
aye |
Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab | aye |
aye |
Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | aye |
aye |
Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | aye |
aye |
Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab | absent |
aye |
Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | aye |
aye |
Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab | absent |
aye |
Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Jon Cruddas | Dagenham | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab | aye |
absent |
Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | aye |
aye |
Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
David Hanson | Delyn | Lab | aye |
aye |
Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | absent |
no |
Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | aye |
aye |
Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab | absent |
aye |
Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | aye |
aye |
Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab | aye |
aye |
Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Mr Iain Luke | Dundee East | Lab | aye |
aye |
Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | aye |
aye |
Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | aye |
aye |
Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | aye |
aye |
John Cummings | Easington | Lab | aye |
aye |
Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | aye |
absent |
Hugo Swire | East Devon | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | aye |
absent |
Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Gregory Campbell | East Londonderry | DUP (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Mrs Anne Picking | East Lothian | Lab | aye |
aye |
Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | aye |
absent |
Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Greg Knight | East Yorkshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | aye |
absent |
Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | absent |
no |
Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | aye |
aye |
Stephen O'Brien | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | aye |
aye |
Mark Lazarowicz | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
John Barrett | Edinburgh West | LDem (front bench) | no |
absent |
Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | aye |
aye |
Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con | aye |
absent |
Chris Grayling | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | aye |
aye |
John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | absent |
aye |
Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Eric Joyce | Falkirk West | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | aye |
aye |
Mark Hoban | Fareham | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | aye |
aye |
Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | aye |
absent |
Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | aye |
aye |
Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | aye |
absent |
Mr Peter Duncan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | Con | aye |
absent |
Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab | aye |
aye |
Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
John Robertson | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | absent |
no |
Tom Harris | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | aye |
aye |
Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | aye |
aye |
George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | whilst Lab | absent |
no |
Ann McKechin | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | aye |
aye |
Parmjit Dhanda | Gloucester | Lab | aye |
aye |
Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
no |
Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | absent |
aye |
David Cairns | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | aye |
absent |
Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Ms Sue Doughty | Guildford | LDem (front bench) | no |
absent |
Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab | aye |
absent |
Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | absent |
no |
Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | aye |
absent |
Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | absent |
aye |
Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | absent |
aye |
Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | absent |
aye |
Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con | aye |
absent |
Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | absent |
no |
Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab (minister) | absent |
tellaye |
Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab | absent |
aye |
Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | aye |
aye |
Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | absent |
aye |
David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | absent |
no |
Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | aye |
aye |
Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Boris Johnson | Henley | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem (front bench) | absent |
no |
James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | aye |
absent |
Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | aye |
aye |
Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | absent |
aye |
Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | absent |
aye |
Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab | absent |
aye |
Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Jonathan Djanogly | Huntingdon | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab | absent |
aye |
Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | aye |
aye |
Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | aye |
aye |
Chris Mole | Ipswich | Lab | aye |
absent |
Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | absent |
tellno |
Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab | absent |
aye |
Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab | absent |
aye |
Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | aye |
aye |
Mr Michael Portillo | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | aye |
absent |
Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | aye |
aye |
Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | no |
tellno |
Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | aye |
aye |
Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab | absent |
aye |
George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab | aye |
aye |
Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | absent |
aye |
Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | whilst DUP (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | absent |
aye |
Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | absent |
aye |
John Battle | Leeds West | Lab | absent |
aye |
Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab | aye |
absent |
Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | aye |
no |
Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Andy Burnham | Leigh | Lab | aye |
aye |
Bill Wiggin | Leominster | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem | no |
no |
Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | absent |
aye |
Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | aye |
no |
Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab | absent |
aye |
Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | absent |
no |
Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab | absent |
aye |
Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | absent |
aye |
Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | aye |
aye |
Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | aye |
absent |
Mr Matthew Green | Ludlow | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | aye |
absent |
Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab | aye |
aye |
Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | absent |
no |
Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | no |
no |
Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Dai Havard | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Annette Brooke | Mid Dorset and North Poole | LDem (front bench) | absent |
no |
Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | aye |
aye |
David Hamilton | Midlothian | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | aye |
aye |
Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | absent |
aye |
Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Angus Robertson | Moray | SNP (front bench) | no |
no |
Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | aye |
aye |
Colin Challen | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | aye |
absent |
Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab | absent |
aye |
Peter Hain | Neath | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Patrick Mercer | Newark | Con | aye |
absent |
Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | absent |
aye |
Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab | absent |
aye |
Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab | absent |
aye |
Paul Farrelly | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | aye |
aye |
Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Sylvia Hermon | North Down | UUP (front bench) | aye |
aye |
Kevan Jones | North Durham | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Alistair Burt | North East Bedfordshire | Con | aye |
absent |
Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | aye |
absent |
Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
aye |
Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | no |
absent |
James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Norman Lamb | North Norfolk | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab | absent |
aye |
Pete Wishart | North Tayside | SNP (front bench) | no |
no |
Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab | aye |
aye |
Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con | aye |
absent |
Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | aye |
aye |
Henry Bellingham | North West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | absent |
aye |
Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | aye |
aye |
Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | aye |
aye |
Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab | aye |
aye |
Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | aye |
aye |
Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | Lab | absent |
aye |
Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab (minister) | aye |
tellaye |
Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab | absent |
aye |
Alistair Carmichael | Orkney and Shetland | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
John Horam | Orpington | Con | aye |
absent |
Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | absent |
no |
Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | aye |
aye |
Ms Annabelle Ewing | Perth | SNP (front bench) | no |
no |
Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | absent |
aye |
Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | aye |
aye |
Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | aye |
aye |
Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | absent |
no |
Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | aye |
aye |
Mark Hendrick | Preston | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | absent |
aye |
Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | absent |
aye |
Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | absent |
aye |
Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | aye |
aye |
Vera Baird | Redcar | Lab | absent |
aye |
Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Chris Bryant | Rhondda | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem | no |
no |
Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | aye |
aye |
Andrew Rosindell | Romford | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Sandra Gidley | Romsey | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab | aye |
absent |
Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
absent |
Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | aye |
aye |
John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | aye |
absent |
Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | aye |
absent |
Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | absent |
aye |
Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
John Grogan | Selby | Lab | aye |
aye |
Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Meg Munn | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | aye |
aye |
Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | absent |
aye |
Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab | aye |
aye |
Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | whilst LDem (front bench) | no |
absent |
Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | aye |
aye |
David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | aye |
absent |
Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | absent |
no |
Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | aye |
absent |
David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
David Burnside | South Antrim | whilst UUP | aye |
absent |
Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
aye |
Jim Knight | South Dorset | Lab | aye |
aye |
Eddie McGrady | South Down | SDLP | aye |
absent |
James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Richard Bacon | South Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | aye |
aye |
David Miliband | South Shields | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | aye |
absent |
Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Andrew Selous | South West Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab | aye |
aye |
John Pugh | Southport | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | aye |
absent |
Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | aye |
aye |
Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab | aye |
aye |
Shaun Woodward | St Helens South | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | aye |
aye |
Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
James Purnell | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | absent |
aye |
Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | aye |
aye |
Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | aye |
absent |
Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | absent |
aye |
Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | absent |
no |
Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | aye |
aye |
Bill Cash | Stone | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | absent |
aye |
Iris Robinson | Strangford | DUP | aye |
aye |
Mr John Lyons | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab | aye |
aye |
Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | absent |
aye |
Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | aye |
absent |
Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | absent |
aye |
Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | aye |
aye |
George Osborne | Tatton | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Mr Adrian Flook | Taunton | Con | aye |
absent |
Richard Younger-Ross | Teignbridge | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
David Wright | Telford | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | aye |
aye |
Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | aye |
aye |
Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
no |
David Lammy | Tottenham | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | absent |
no |
Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | aye |
absent |
Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
no |
David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab | aye |
aye |
Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab | absent |
aye |
Angela Watkinson | Upminster | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | aye |
absent |
John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab | aye |
aye |
John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | absent |
aye |
Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | aye |
absent |
Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | aye |
aye |
Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | aye |
aye |
Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab | aye |
absent |
John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | absent |
aye |
James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | aye |
aye |
Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | aye |
aye |
Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | aye |
aye |
Charles Hendry | Wealden | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab | aye |
aye |
David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | aye |
absent |
Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem (front bench) | absent |
no |
Tom Watson | West Bromwich East | Lab | aye |
aye |
Adrian Bailey | West Bromwich West | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | aye |
aye |
Jim Sheridan | West Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | aye |
absent |
Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Andrew Murrison | Westbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | aye |
absent |
Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | absent |
no |
Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab | aye |
aye |
Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | aye |
absent |
Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | aye |
absent |
Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | absent |
aye |
Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | aye |
aye |
David Cameron | Witney | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
John Redwood | Wokingham | Con | aye |
absent |
Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | aye |
aye |
Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Rob Marris | Wolverhampton South West | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | absent |
aye |
Tony Cunningham | Workington | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | aye |
absent |
Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Ian Lucas | Wrexham | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
Paul Goodman | Wycombe | Con | aye |
absent |
Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
David Laws | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | no |
no |
Albert Owen | Ynys Môn | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
The measure of similarity between these two divisions is a calculation
based on a comparison of their votes.
There were
659 MPs who could have voted in both of these divisions,
and 270 voted the same way, with 3 voting in opposite ways.
There were 94 MPs who didn't vote in either division,
and 292 who voted in only one of them.
We invert the vote on the second division if it makes the distance closer (since the meaning of
'Aye' and 'No' are often interchangeable depending on how the question was put).
In this case, they line up the same way.
An 's vote in in only one of the divisions contributes a factor of 0.2 to the distance.
The calculation runs as follows:
ratio =
[same-votes]
([same-votes] + [differing-votes] + 0.2x[abstain-in-one])
=
270
(270 + 3 + 0.2x292)
=
270
331.4
=
0.815
=
81.5 %.