Comparison of Divisions: Points of Order — Emergency Debate — Pre-Budget Report — 26 Nov 2008 at 16:17 with Division No. 104 on 29 Apr 2009 at 15:49
(Swap the two divisions around).
I beg to move,
That this House has considered the matter of the Pre-Budget Report.
Question put, That the Question be now put:-
The House divided: Ayes 67, Noes 422.
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) |
Adam Afriyie | Windsor | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Richard Bacon | South Norfolk | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con | no |
aye |
Gregory Barker | Bexhill and Battle | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Henry Bellingham | North West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Richard Benyon | Newbury | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
John Bercow | Buckingham | whilst Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Peter Bone | Wellingborough | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
James Brokenshire | Hornchurch | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Alistair Burt | North East Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Douglas Carswell | Harwich | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Greg Clark | Tunbridge Wells | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab (minister) | no |
aye |
Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | no |
aye |
David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
David Davies | Monmouth | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Philip Davies | Shipley | Con | no |
aye |
Jonathan Djanogly | Huntingdon | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Nadine Dorries | Mid Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con | no |
aye |
Philip Dunne | Ludlow | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Tobias Ellwood | Bournemouth East | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
David Evennett | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Paul Farrelly | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab (minister) | no |
aye |
Mark Field | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Mark Francois | Rayleigh | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Christopher Fraser | South West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
David Gauke | South West Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab (minister) | no |
aye |
Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Robert Goodwill | Scarborough and Whitby | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Michael Gove | Surrey Heath | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Justine Greening | Putney | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Stephen Hammond | Wimbledon | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Greg Hands | Hammersmith and Fulham | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Mark Harper | Forest of Dean | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Charles Hendry | Wealden | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Nick Herbert | Arundel and South Downs | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Mark Hoban | Fareham | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab (minister) | no |
aye |
Adam Holloway | Gravesham | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab (minister) | no |
aye |
Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con | no |
aye |
John Howell | Henley | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab (minister) | no |
aye |
Jeremy Hunt | South West Surrey | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Stewart Jackson | Peterborough | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
David Jones | Clwyd West | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Daniel Kawczynski | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Robert Key | Salisbury | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Anne Main | St Albans | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab | no |
aye |
Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | no |
aye |
Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | no |
aye |
Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Patrick Mercer | Newark | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Maria Miller | Basingstoke | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Anne Milton | Guildford | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Andrew Mitchell | Sutton Coldfield | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab (minister) | no |
aye |
Andrew Murrison | Westbury | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Bob Neill | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Brooks Newmark | Braintree | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Stephen O'Brien | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
George Osborne | Tatton | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab (minister) | no |
aye |
John Penrose | Weston-Super-Mare | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | no |
aye |
Mark Prisk | Hertford and Stortford | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Mark Pritchard | The Wrekin | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab | no |
aye |
John Redwood | Wokingham | Con | no |
aye |
Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab (minister) | no |
aye |
Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Hugh Robertson | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Andrew Rosindell | Romford | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Lee Scott | Ilford North | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Andrew Selous | South West Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Grant Shapps | Welwyn Hatfield | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Mark Simmonds | Boston and Skegness | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | no |
aye |
Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab | no |
aye |
Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Bob Spink | Castle Point | whilst Independent (front bench) | no |
aye |
Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Hugo Swire | East Devon | Con | no |
aye |
Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | no |
aye |
Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | no |
aye |
Edward Timpson | Crewe and Nantwich | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con | no |
aye |
Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | no |
aye |
Andrew Turner | Isle of Wight | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Ed Vaizey | Wantage | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab (minister) | no |
aye |
Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Theresa Villiers | Chipping Barnet | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Charles Walker | Broxbourne | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Ben Wallace | Lancaster and Wyre | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | whilst Independent | no |
aye |
Angela Watkinson | Upminster | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Bill Wiggin | Leominster | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Rob Wilson | Reading East | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Ann Winterton | Congleton | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | no |
aye |
Jeremy Wright | Rugby and Kenilworth | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | no |
aye |
Graham Stuart | Beverley and Holderness | Con (front bench) | both |
aye |
Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab | absent |
aye |
John Baron | Billericay | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
David Burrowes | Enfield, Southgate | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
David Cameron | Witney | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Gregory Campbell | East Londonderry | DUP (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Bill Cash | Stone | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Geoffrey Cox | Torridge and West Devon | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Stephen Crabb | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | DUP (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
James Duddridge | Rochford and Southend East | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | absent |
aye |
Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Paul Goodman | Wycombe | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Chris Grayling | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con | absent |
aye |
William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Sylvia Hermon | North Down | UUP (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | absent |
aye |
Philip Hollobone | Kettering | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Nick Hurd | Ruislip - Northwood | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | absent |
aye |
Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Greg Knight | East Yorkshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Norman Lamb | North Norfolk | LDem (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Mark Lancaster | North East Milton Keynes | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Ian Liddell-Grainger | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | absent |
aye |
Alasdair McDonnell | Belfast South | SDLP (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Mike Penning | Hemel Hempstead | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
John Pugh | Southport | LDem (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Malcolm Rifkind | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | absent |
aye |
Linda Riordan | Halifax | Lab (minister) | absent |
aye |
Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | absent |
aye |
Dan Rogerson | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | absent |
tellaye |
Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem | absent |
aye |
Shailesh Vara | North West Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | absent |
aye |
Pete Wishart | Perth and North Perthshire | SNP (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Richard Younger-Ross | Teignbridge | LDem (front bench) | absent |
aye |
Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab | absent |
no |
Vera Baird | Redcar | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Edward Balls | Normanton | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Gordon Brown | Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Lyn Brown | West Ham | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Natascha Engel | North East Derbyshire | Lab | absent |
no |
Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Peter Hain | Neath | Lab | absent |
no |
George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
David Lammy | Tottenham | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Jessica Morden | Newport East | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Meg Munn | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | absent |
no |
Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Albert Owen | Ynys Môn | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Alison Seabeck | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab | absent |
no |
Andrew Slaughter | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
Phil Wilson | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | absent |
no |
David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab (minister) | no |
both |
Alistair Carmichael | Orkney and Shetland | LDem (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Sandra Gidley | Romsey | LDem (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Stewart Hosie | Dundee East | SNP (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Angus MacNeil | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | SNP (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | aye |
absent |
Paul Rowen | Rochdale | LDem (front bench) | aye |
absent |
David Simpson | Upper Bann | DUP (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Jo Swinson | East Dunbartonshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
absent |
Roger Williams | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | tellaye |
absent |
John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Adrian Bailey | West Bromwich West | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
John Battle | Leeds West | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Brian Binley | Northampton South | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | no |
absent |
John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab | no |
absent |
Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab | no |
absent |
Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Katy Clark | North Ayrshire and Arran | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab | no |
absent |
Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Derek Conway | Old Bexley and Sidcup | whilst Independent (front bench) | no |
absent |
Jon Cruddas | Dagenham | Lab | no |
absent |
David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con | no |
absent |
Mark Durkan | Foyle | SDLP (front bench) | no |
absent |
Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | no |
absent |
James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
David Heyes | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Meg Hillier | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
John Horam | Orpington | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Michael Jack | Fylde | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Siân James | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab (minister) | no |
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) | no |
absent |
Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab | no |
absent |
Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
John Mann | Bassetlaw | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Francis Maude | Horsham | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab | no |
absent |
Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
David Mundell | Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Sandra Osborne | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Jamie Reed | Copeland | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
John Robertson | Glasgow North West | Lab | no |
absent |
Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Anne Snelgrove | South Swindon | Lab | no |
absent |
John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | no |
absent |
Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | no |
absent |
David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con (front bench) | no |
absent |
Shaun Woodward | St Helens South | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab (minister) | no |
absent |
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 257 voted the same way, with 150 voting in opposite ways.
There were 47 MPs who didn't vote in either division,
and 192 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])
=
257
(257 + 150 + 0.2x192)
=
257
445.4
=
0.577
=
57.7 %.