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