Comparison of Divisions: Point of Order — Clause 2 — Meaning of "charitable purpose" — 25 Oct 2006 at 15:45 with Division No. 104 on 29 Apr 2009 at 15:49
(Swap the two divisions around).
I beg to move amendment No. 123, in page 2, line 10, after 'religion', insert 'or belief'.
The House divided: Ayes 59, Noes 444.
The majority of MPs voted in favour of the motion:[1]
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This House
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regrets the Government's recent statement[2] outlining the eligibility criteria for Gurkhas to reside in the United Kingdom;
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recognises the contribution the Gurkhas have made to the safety and freedom of the United Kingdom for the past 200 years;
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notes that more Gurkhas have laid down their lives for the United Kingdom than are estimated to want to live here;
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believes that Gurkhas who retired before 1997 should be treated fairly and in the same way as those who have retired since;
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is concerned that the Government's new guidelines will permit only a small minority of Gurkhas and their families to settle whilst preventing the vast majority;
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further believes that people who are prepared to fight and die for the United Kingdom should be entitled to live in the country; and
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calls upon the Government to withdraw its new guidelines immediately and bring forward revised proposals that extend an equal right of residence to all Gurkhas.
As a consequence, the alternative Government motion, which read:[3]
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This House
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recognises that this Government is the only one since the Second World War to allow Gurkhas and their families settlement rights to the United Kingdom;
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notes that in 2004 the Government permitted settlement rights to Gurkhas discharged since 1997, following the transfer of the Brigade HQ from Hong Kong to the United Kingdom;
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further notes that under these rules around 6,000 Gurkhas and family members have been welcomed to the UK;
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acknowledges that the court judgement of September 2008 determined that the 1997 cut-off date was fair and rational, while seeking clarification of the criteria for settlement rights for those who retired before 1997;
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further notes that on 24 April the Government published new and more generous guidelines for the settlement applications of Gurkhas who retired before 1997;
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supports this revised guidance, which will make around 10,000 Gurkhas and family members eligible to settle in the UK;
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further notes that the Government undertakes actively to inform those who may be eligible in Nepal of these changes and to review the impact of the new guidance within 12 months;
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further notes that the contribution Gurkhas have made is already recognised by pensions paid to around 25,000 Gurkhas or their widows in Nepal that allow for a good standard of living there; and
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further notes that in the year 2000 Gurkha pensions were doubled and that, earlier in April 2009, in addition to an inflationary uplift of 14 per cent., those over 80 years old received a 20 per cent. increase in their pension.
... was never voted upon.
Although this extremely rare Government defeat in an opposition day motion is not binding (has no legal force)[4] a Government minister made a statement later in the day to bring "forward the date for the determination of the outstanding applications to the end of May."[5]
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MPs for which their vote on Motion (a) differed from their vote on Motion (b).
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Name | Constituency | Party | Vote (a) | Vote (b) |
Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Michael Weir | Angus | SNP (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Nick Herbert | Arundel and South Downs | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
David Heyes | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con | no |
aye |
Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Maria Miller | Basingstoke | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
John Mann | Bassetlaw | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | no |
aye |
Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | absent |
aye |
Nigel Dodds | Belfast North | DUP (front bench) | no |
aye |
Alasdair McDonnell | Belfast South | SDLP (front bench) | no |
aye |
Graham Stuart | Beverley and Holderness | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Gregory Barker | Bexhill and Battle | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
David Evennett | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
John Baron | Billericay | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Khalid Mahmood | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab | no |
absent |
Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab (minister) | no |
aye |
Dai Davies | Blaenau Gwent | Independent | absent |
aye |
Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Mark Simmonds | Boston and Skegness | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con | absent |
aye |
Tobias Ellwood | Bournemouth East | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Brooks Newmark | Braintree | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Roger Williams | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Madeleine Moon | Bridgend | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Ian Liddell-Grainger | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab (minister) | tellno |
aye |
Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Bob Neill | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | no |
aye |
Charles Walker | Broxbourne | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab (minister) | no |
aye |
John Bercow | Buckingham | whilst Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | no |
absent |
Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab (minister) | no |
aye |
Adam Price | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | PC (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Bob Spink | Castle Point | whilst Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Bob Spink | Castle Point | whilst Independent (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con | no |
aye |
Theresa Villiers | Chipping Barnet | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Mark Field | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab (minister) | no |
aye |
Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
David Jones | Clwyd West | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Ann Winterton | Congleton | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | no |
absent |
Jamie Reed | Copeland | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Edward Timpson | Crewe and Nantwich | Con | absent |
aye |
Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Andrew Pelling | Croydon Central | whilst Con | no |
absent |
Andrew Pelling | Croydon Central | whilst Independent | absent |
aye |
Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Jon Cruddas | Dagenham | Lab | no |
absent |
Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Ed Miliband | Doncaster North | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Ian Austin | Dudley North | Lab | absent |
no |
Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | no |
aye |
Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Virendra Sharma | Ealing, Southall | Lab | absent |
no |
John Cummings | Easington | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Sammy Wilson | East Antrim | DUP (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Hugo Swire | East Devon | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Jo Swinson | East Dunbartonshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Gregory Campbell | East Londonderry | DUP (front bench) | no |
aye |
Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Greg Knight | East Yorkshire | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Stephen O'Brien | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East | Lab | no |
absent |
Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Alistair Darling | Edinburgh South West | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | no |
absent |
David Burrowes | Enfield, Southgate | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Chris Grayling | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | absent |
aye |
Eric Joyce | Falkirk | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Mark Hoban | Fareham | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Hugh Robertson | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con | no |
aye |
Mark Harper | Forest of Dean | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Mark Durkan | Foyle | SDLP (front bench) | no |
absent |
Michael Jack | Fylde | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Sharon Hodgson | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
David Marshall | Glasgow East | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
John Mason | Glasgow East | SNP | absent |
aye |
John Robertson | Glasgow North West | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Lindsay Roy | Glenrothes | Lab | absent |
no |
Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | whilst Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | whilst Lab (front bench) | absent |
no |
Adam Holloway | Gravesham | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab | absent |
aye |
Anne Milton | Guildford | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab | absent |
aye |
Meg Hillier | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Linda Riordan | Halifax | Lab (minister) | no |
aye |
David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Greg Hands | Hammersmith and Fulham | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | no |
aye |
Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Douglas Carswell | Harwich | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Mike Penning | Hemel Hempstead | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
John Howell | Henley | Con | absent |
aye |
Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Mark Prisk | Hertford and Stortford | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | no |
aye |
Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
James Brokenshire | Hornchurch | Con | no |
aye |
Lynne Featherstone | Hornsey and Wood Green | LDem (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Celia Barlow | Hove | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Jonathan Djanogly | Huntingdon | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Lee Scott | Ilford North | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Andrew Turner | Isle of Wight | Con | no |
aye |
Malcolm Rifkind | Kensington and Chelsea | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Philip Hollobone | Kettering | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Gordon Brown | Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | DUP (front bench) | no |
aye |
Ben Wallace | Lancaster and Wyre | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab | no |
aye |
Bill Wiggin | Leominster | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | whilst Independent | absent |
aye |
Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab (minister) | no |
aye |
Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | no |
aye |
Philip Dunne | Ludlow | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | no |
aye |
Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Dai Havard | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Nadine Dorries | Mid Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
David Davies | Monmouth | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Angus Robertson | Moray | SNP (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Colin Challen | Morley and Rothwell | Lab (minister) | aye |
no |
Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Patrick Mercer | Newark | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Richard Benyon | Newbury | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab | no |
absent |
Paul Farrelly | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab (minister) | no |
aye |
Jessica Morden | Newport East | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Katy Clark | North Ayrshire and Arran | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Sylvia Hermon | North Down | UUP (front bench) | no |
aye |
Alistair Burt | North East Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | absent |
aye |
James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Mark Lancaster | North East Milton Keynes | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab | absent |
no |
Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Shailesh Vara | North West Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab (minister) | no |
both |
Henry Bellingham | North West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem | absent |
aye |
Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | no |
absent |
Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab | no |
absent |
Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | absent |
aye |
Derek Conway | Old Bexley and Sidcup | whilst Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab | no |
absent |
Alistair Carmichael | Orkney and Shetland | LDem (front bench) | aye |
absent |
John Horam | Orpington | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab | no |
aye |
Douglas Alexander | Paisley and Renfrewshire South | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Pete Wishart | Perth and North Perthshire | SNP (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Stewart Jackson | Peterborough | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Stephen Crabb | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | no |
aye |
Justine Greening | Putney | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Mark Francois | Rayleigh | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Rob Wilson | Reading East | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con | no |
absent |
William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Susan Kramer | Richmond Park | LDem (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Paul Rowen | Rochdale | LDem (front bench) | aye |
absent |
James Duddridge | Rochford and Southend East | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Andrew Rosindell | Romford | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Sandra Gidley | Romsey | LDem (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Jeremy Wright | Rugby and Kenilworth | Con | absent |
aye |
Nick Hurd | Ruislip - Northwood | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | no |
absent |
Robert Key | Salisbury | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Robert Goodwill | Scarborough and Whitby | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab | absent |
no |
Phil Wilson | Sedgefield | Lab | absent |
no |
Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab | absent |
no |
Nick Clegg | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Angela Smith | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Philip Davies | Shipley | Con | no |
aye |
Daniel Kawczynski | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | absent |
aye |
William McCrea | South Antrim | DUP (front bench) | no |
aye |
Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Richard Bacon | South Norfolk | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
David Miliband | South Shields | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Anne Snelgrove | South Swindon | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Andrew Selous | South West Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
David Gauke | South West Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Christopher Fraser | South West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Jeremy Hunt | South West Surrey | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Anne Main | St Albans | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Shaun Woodward | St Helens South | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | absent |
aye |
Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Bill Cash | Stone | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con | no |
aye |
Michael Gove | Surrey Heath | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Andrew Mitchell | Sutton Coldfield | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Siân James | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
George Osborne | Tatton | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Jeremy Browne | Taunton | LDem (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Mark Pritchard | The Wrekin | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab (minister) | no |
aye |
Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Sadiq Khan | Tooting | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Geoffrey Cox | Torridge and West Devon | Con | absent |
aye |
Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Greg Clark | Tunbridge Wells | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Angela Watkinson | Upminster | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
David Simpson | Upper Bann | DUP (front bench) | no |
absent |
John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab | no |
aye |
Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab (minister) | no |
aye |
Ed Vaizey | Wantage | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Charles Hendry | Wealden | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Peter Bone | Wellingborough | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Grant Shapps | Welwyn Hatfield | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Adrian Bailey | West Bromwich West | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
John McFall | West Dunbartonshire | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Andrew Murrison | Westbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Tim Farron | Westmorland and Lonsdale | LDem (front bench) | absent |
aye |
John Penrose | Weston-Super-Mare | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Stephen Hammond | Wimbledon | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | aye |
absent |
Adam Afriyie | Windsor | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
David Cameron | Witney | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
John Redwood | Wokingham | Con | no |
aye |
Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Barbara Keeley | Worsley | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Paul Goodman | Wycombe | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
The measure of similarity between these two divisions is a calculation
based on a comparison of their votes.
There were
646 MPs who could have voted in both of these divisions,
and 253 voted the same way, with 163 voting in opposite ways.
There were 46 MPs who didn't vote in either division,
and 184 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])
=
253
(253 + 163 + 0.2x184)
=
253
452.8
=
0.559
=
55.9 %.