Opposition Day — Transitional State Pension Arrangements for Women — 24 Feb 2016 at 16:41

Guy Opperman MP, Hexham voted with the majority (Teller for the Noes).

The majority of MPs voted against transitional arrangements for women adversely affected by the acceleration of the increase in the state pension age.

The motion rejected by the majority of MPs taking part in this vote was:

  • That this House
  • notes that the e-petition 110776, Make fair transitional state pension arrangements for 1950s women, has attracted more than 150,000 signatures; and
  • calls on the Government to bring forward proposals for transitional arrangements for women adversely affected by the acceleration of the increase in the state pension age.

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Party Summary

Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.

What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.

What are Boths? An MP can vote both aye and no in the same division. The boths page explains this.

What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (No)Minority (Aye)BothTurnout
Con289 (+2 tell) 6090.0%
DUP0 4050.0%
Green0 10100.0%
Independent0 30100.0%
Lab0 194 (+2 tell)084.8%
LDem0 4050.0%
PC0 30100.0%
SDLP0 2066.7%
SNP0 46085.2%
UUP0 20100.0%
Total:289 265086.8%

Rebel Voters - sorted by party

MPs for which their vote in this division differed from the majority vote of their party. You can see all votes in this division, or every eligible MP who could have voted in this division

Sort by: Name | Constituency | Party | Vote

NameConstituencyPartyVote
Peter BottomleyWorthing WestCon (front bench)aye
Nadine DorriesMid BedfordshireCon (front bench)aye
Gordon HendersonSittingbourne and SheppeyConaye
Philip HolloboneKetteringCon (front bench)aye
Tim LoughtonEast Worthing and ShorehamCon (front bench)aye
Jason McCartneyColne ValleyConaye

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