Comparison of Divisions: House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected — 7 Mar 2007 at 17:09 with Division No. 104 on 29 Apr 2009 at 15:49
(Swap the two divisions around).
The majority Noes rejected the proposal that a reformed House of Lords should be composed of 50 per cent elected members and 50 per cent appointed members.[1]
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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 inverted vote on Motion (b).
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Sort by: Name | Constituency | Party | Vote (a) | Vote (b)
Name | Constituency | Party | Vote (a) | Vote (b) |
Frank Doran | Aberdeen North | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
John Reid | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Mark Tami | Alyn and Deeside | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | aye |
aye |
David Heyes | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Sandra Osborne | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con | aye |
aye |
Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP (front bench) | no |
absent |
Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
John Mann | Bassetlaw | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | absent |
aye |
Nigel Dodds | Belfast North | DUP (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Alasdair McDonnell | Belfast South | SDLP (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Siôn Simon | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab | no |
no |
Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | whilst Independent Labour | no |
absent |
Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Khalid Mahmood | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab | no |
absent |
Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | no |
absent |
Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | aye |
aye |
Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Mark Simmonds | Boston and Skegness | Con (front bench) | aye |
aye |
David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con | aye |
aye |
John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Roger Williams | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
absent |
Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Madeleine Moon | Bridgend | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
aye |
Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
John Bercow | Buckingham | whilst Con (front bench) | aye |
aye |
David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Wayne David | Caerphilly | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | aye |
absent |
Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab | no |
no |
Kevin Brennan | Cardiff West | Lab (minister) | both |
no |
Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Bob Spink | Castle Point | whilst Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Bob Spink | Castle Point | whilst Independent (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Brian H Donohoe | Central Ayrshire | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con (front bench) | aye |
aye |
Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | aye |
aye |
Theresa Villiers | Chipping Barnet | Con (front bench) | aye |
aye |
Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Tom Clarke | Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill | Lab | no |
no |
Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | no |
absent |
Jamie Reed | Copeland | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Phil Hope | Corby | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | no |
no |
Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Edward Timpson | Crewe and Nantwich | Con | absent |
aye |
Andrew Pelling | Croydon Central | whilst Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Andrew Pelling | Croydon Central | whilst Independent (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Jon Cruddas | Dagenham | Lab | aye |
absent |
Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con | no |
absent |
David Hanson | Delyn | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | no |
no |
Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Ed Miliband | Doncaster North | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Russell Brown | Dumfries and Galloway | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
David Mundell | Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Stewart Hosie | Dundee East | SNP (front bench) | no |
absent |
Andrew Slaughter | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Virendra Sharma | Ealing, Southall | Lab | absent |
no |
John Cummings | Easington | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Sammy Wilson | East Antrim | DUP (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Jo Swinson | East Dunbartonshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
absent |
Adam Ingram | East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Gregory Campbell | East Londonderry | DUP (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | no |
no |
Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East | Lab | aye |
absent |
Mark Lazarowicz | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | no |
absent |
Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
David Burrowes | Enfield, Southgate | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Chris Grayling | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Mark Hoban | Fareham | Con (front bench) | aye |
aye |
Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | no |
absent |
Michael Jack | Fylde | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Central | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
David Marshall | Glasgow East | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
John Mason | Glasgow East | SNP | absent |
aye |
Ann McKechin | Glasgow North | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
John Robertson | Glasgow North West | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Tom Harris | Glasgow South | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Ian Davidson | Glasgow South West | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Lindsay Roy | Glenrothes | Lab | absent |
no |
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) | absent |
aye |
Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab | aye |
aye |
Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab | absent |
aye |
Meg Hillier | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab | no |
no |
Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
John Howell | Henley | Con | absent |
aye |
Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem (front bench) | no |
absent |
James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Francis Maude | Horsham | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | no |
no |
Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
David Cairns | Inverclyde | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Chris Mole | Ipswich | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Malcolm Rifkind | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | aye |
aye |
John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Gordon Brown | Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | DUP (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Jimmy Hood | Lanark and Hamilton East | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
John Battle | Leeds West | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab | aye |
aye |
Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab | no |
absent |
Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab | no |
no |
Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | whilst Independent | absent |
aye |
Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | whilst Lab | no |
absent |
Jim Devine | Livingston | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Nia Griffith | Llanelli | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | aye |
aye |
Dai Havard | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Nadine Dorries | Mid Bedfordshire | Con | absent |
aye |
Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
David Hamilton | Midlothian | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | aye |
aye |
David Davies | Monmouth | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
absent |
Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | absent |
no |
Colin Challen | Morley and Rothwell | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab (minister) | tellno |
no |
Angus MacNeil | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | SNP (front bench) | no |
absent |
Patrick Mercer | Newark | Con (front bench) | aye |
aye |
Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab | no |
no |
Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab | no |
absent |
Jessica Morden | Newport East | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Katy Clark | North Ayrshire and Arran | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con | no |
absent |
Kevan Jones | North Durham | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Alistair Burt | North East Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
aye |
Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
aye |
Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab | no |
no |
Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab | no |
absent |
George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
aye |
David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab (minister) | no |
both |
James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Brian Binley | Northampton South | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | no |
absent |
Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab | aye |
absent |
John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab | no |
no |
Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Gordon Banks | Ochil and South Perthshire | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Derek Conway | Old Bexley and Sidcup | whilst Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab | no |
absent |
Alistair Carmichael | Orkney and Shetland | LDem (front bench) | no |
absent |
John Horam | Orpington | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Jim Sheridan | Paisley and Renfrewshire North | Lab | no |
no |
Stewart Jackson | Peterborough | Con (front bench) | aye |
aye |
Alison Seabeck | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Sarah McCarthy-Fry | Portsmouth North | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | no |
absent |
Mark Hendrick | Preston | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | aye |
aye |
Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con | no |
absent |
Paul Rowen | Rochdale | LDem (front bench) | no |
absent |
Sandra Gidley | Romsey | LDem (front bench) | no |
absent |
Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Lochaber | LDem | no |
absent |
Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Thomas McAvoy | Rutherglen and Hamilton West | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | no |
absent |
Robert Key | Salisbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
aye |
Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab | no |
no |
Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Phil Wilson | Sedgefield | Lab | absent |
no |
Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab | no |
no |
Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
William McCrea | South Antrim | DUP (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
David Miliband | South Shields | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Anne Snelgrove | South Swindon | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
David Gauke | South West Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab (minister) | no |
tellno |
Shaun Woodward | St Helens South | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Rob Flello | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | no |
absent |
Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Michael Gove | Surrey Heath | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Siân James | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab (minister) | aye |
aye |
John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con (front bench) | aye |
aye |
David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Ed Vaizey | Wantage | Con (front bench) | aye |
aye |
John Spellar | Warley | Lab | no |
no |
Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Claire Ward | Watford | Lab (minister) | tellno |
tellno |
Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Charles Hendry | Wealden | Con (front bench) | aye |
aye |
Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Tom Watson | West Bromwich East | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Adrian Bailey | West Bromwich West | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
John McFall | West Dunbartonshire | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Lyn Brown | West Ham | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
John Penrose | Weston-Super-Mare | Con (front bench) | aye |
aye |
Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab (minister) | aye |
absent |
Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | no |
absent |
Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Pat McFadden | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Rob Marris | Wolverhampton South West | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Tony Cunningham | Workington | Lab (minister) | no |
no |
Barbara Keeley | Worsley | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | aye |
aye |
Ian Lucas | Wrexham | Lab | no |
no |
Richard Taylor | Wyre Forest | Independent (front bench) | aye |
aye |
Albert Owen | Ynys Môn | Lab (minister) | no |
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 158 voted the same way, with 306 voting in opposite ways.
There were 26 MPs who didn't vote in either division,
and 156 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 on opposite sides.
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])
=
306
(306 + 158 + 0.2x156)
=
306
495.2
=
0.618
=
61.8 %.