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