The majority of MPs voted against allowing mixed sex marriages which become a same sex marriage to remain valid as long as neither party objected.
MPs were considering the Gender Recognition Bill.
The proposed new clause rejected in this vote was titled: Successful applications: married couples and stated:
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'If an interim gender recognition certificate has been issued to a person under section 4(3) an application may be made to the Secretary of State to award a full gender recognition certificate without the provisions of Schedule 2 or section 5 having effect if—
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(a) neither party to the marriage wish the marriage to be dissolved or annulled,
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(b) both parties to the marriage can show they intend to continue living together, and
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(c) the marriage took place before the date of Royal Assent of this Act.
Clause 4 of the Bill was titled Successful applications and began:
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(1) If a Gender Recognition Panel grants an application under section 1(1) it must issue a gender recognition certificate to the applicant.
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(2) Unless the applicant is married, the certificate is to be a full gender recognition certificate.
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(3) If the applicant is married, the certificate is to be an interim gender recognition certificate.
Schedule 2 of the Bill allowed for a marriage to be voided on the grounds of an interim gender recognition certificate being issued to either party (with similar provisions allowing for divorce in Scotland).
Section 5 provided for the subsequent issue of full gender recognition certificate after a marriage involving a party with a interim gender recognition certificate is voided or ended by divorce or the death of a party to the marriage.
Had the rejected new clause become part of the Bill it would have enabled two people legally recognised to be of the same sex to remain married, if they had been previously married as a mixed sex couple.
At the time of the vote same sex marriage was not legal in the United Kingdom
Debate in Parliament | Historical Hansard | Source |
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for which their vote in this division differed
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| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Henry Bellingham | North West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Alistair Burt | North East Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Peter Duncan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Adrian Flook | Taunton | Con | aye |
| Paul Goodman | Wycombe | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Charles Hendry | Wealden | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con | aye |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Ian Liddell-Grainger | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | aye |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Mitchell | Sutton Coldfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Murrison | Westbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| George Osborne | Tatton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Selous | South West Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Turner | Isle of Wight | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | aye |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | no |
| Mark Field | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | no |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | no |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | no |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | no |
| Angela Watkinson | Upminster | Con (front bench) | no |
| Nigel Dodds | Belfast North | DUP (front bench) | aye |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | whilst DUP (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | aye |
| Richard Taylor | Wyre Forest | Independent | aye |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | aye |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | aye |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | aye |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab | no |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | no |
| Vera Baird | Redcar | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | no |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab | no |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | no |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | 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 (minister) | no |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab | no |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab (minister) | no |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab (minister) | no |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | no |
| Andy Burnham | Leigh | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab | no |
| David Cairns | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | no |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab | no |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab (minister) | no |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab (minister) | no |
| Colin Challen | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | no |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | no |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | no |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | no |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab | no |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab (minister) | no |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | no |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | no |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | no |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | no |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab | no |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | no |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | no |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | no |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab | no |
| Tony Cunningham | Workington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | no |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | no |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | no |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | no |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | 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 |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | no |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | no |
| Paul Farrelly | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab (minister) | no |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | no |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | no |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | no |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | no |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab (minister) | no |
| Hywel Francis | Aberavon | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | no |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | no |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | no |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | no |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | no |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab | no |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab (minister) | no |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | no |
| David Hamilton | Midlothian | Lab (minister) | no |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab (minister) | no |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Tom Harris | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dai Havard | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mark Hendrick | Preston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Heyes | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | no |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | no |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab (minister) | no |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | no |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab | no |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab | no |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | no |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | no |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab | no |
| Kevan Jones | North Durham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | no |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | no |
| Eric Joyce | Falkirk West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | no |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | no |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | no |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | no |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | no |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | 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 (minister) | no |
| David Lammy | Tottenham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | no |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | no |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Mr John Lyons | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab | no |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab | no |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | no |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | no |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab | no |
| John Mann | Bassetlaw | Lab (minister) | no |
| Rob Marris | Wolverhampton South West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | no |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | no |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | no |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | no |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | no |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab (minister) | no |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | no |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ann McKechin | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab (minister) | no |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | no |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | no |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Miliband | South Shields | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Chris Mole | Ipswich | Lab | no |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab | no |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | no |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Meg Munn | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | no |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | no |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | no |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | no |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | no |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | no |
| Albert Owen | Ynys Môn | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | no |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | no |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | no |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | no |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab | no |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | no |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | no |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | no |
| James Purnell | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab | no |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | no |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | no |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab | no |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | no |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab (minister) | no |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab (minister) | no |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab (minister) | no |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | no |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | no |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen 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 | no |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jim Sheridan | West Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | no |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | no |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab | no |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | no |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | no |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | no |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | no |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | no |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | no |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | no |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mark Tami | Alyn and Deeside | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab | no |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | no |
| Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab (minister) | no |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab (minister) | 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 (minister) | no |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | no |
| Tom Watson | West Bromwich East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | no |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab | no |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | no |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | 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 |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | no |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | no |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem | aye |
| John Barrett | Edinburgh West | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Annette Brooke | Mid Dorset and North Poole | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Ms Sue Doughty | Guildford | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Sandra Gidley | Romsey | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | aye |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Holmes | Chesterfield | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Norman Lamb | North Norfolk | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Laws | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Alan Reid | Argyll and Bute | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem | aye |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Roger Williams | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Richard Younger-Ross | Teignbridge | LDem (front bench) | tellaye |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | aye |
| Adam Price | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | PC (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Simon Thomas | Ceredigion | PC (front bench) | aye |
| Hywel Williams | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | aye |
| Ms Annabelle Ewing | Perth | SNP (front bench) | aye |
| Angus Robertson | Moray | SNP (front bench) | aye |
| Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Weir | Angus | SNP (front bench) | aye |
| Pete Wishart | North Tayside | SNP (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | aye |
| Sylvia Hermon | North Down | UUP (front bench) | aye |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | whilst UUP | aye |
