Education (Schools) Bill — 5 Jun 1997
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MPs
for which their vote in this division differed
from the majority vote of their party are marked in red.
Also shows which MPs
were ministers at the time of this vote.
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Sort by: Name | Constituency | Party | Vote
| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con | no |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con | no |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con | no |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con | no |
| Mr Ian Bruce | South Dorset | Con | no |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con | no |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | no |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con | no |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | no |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | no |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | no |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Alastair Goodlad | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Teresa Gorman | Billericay | Con | no |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con | no |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con | no |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | no |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con | no |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con | no |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con | tellno |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con | no |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con | tellno |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con | no |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con | no |
| Mr Patrick Nicholls | Teignbridge | Con | no |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | no |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con | no |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con | no |
| Mr Nick St Aubyn | Guildford | Con | no |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con | no |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con | no |
| Mr Bowen Wells | Hertford and Stortford | Con | no |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | no |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab | aye |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab | aye |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | aye |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | aye |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab | aye |
| Mr Gerry Bermingham | St Helens South | Lab | aye |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | aye |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab | aye |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | aye |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | aye |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab | aye |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab | aye |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab | aye |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab | aye |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | aye |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Jamie Cann | Ipswich | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab | aye |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | aye |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab | aye |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | aye |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | aye |
| Malcolm Chisholm | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | aye |
| Dr David Clark | South Shields | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | aye |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab | aye |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | aye |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | aye |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab | aye |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | aye |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | aye |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | aye |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab | aye |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | aye |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab | aye |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | aye |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab | aye |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab | aye |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab | aye |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | aye |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | aye |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Keith Darvill | Upminster | Lab | aye |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab | aye |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab | aye |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | aye |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | aye |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab | aye |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | aye |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab | aye |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | aye |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab | aye |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | aye |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | aye |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | aye |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | aye |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab | aye |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | aye |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | aye |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | aye |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | aye |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | aye |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | aye |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Eileen Gordon | Romford | Lab | aye |
| Mr Bernie Grant | Tottenham | Lab | aye |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr John Gunnell | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | aye |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab | aye |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | aye |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab | aye |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | whilst Lab | aye |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab | aye |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | aye |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab | aye |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab | aye |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab | aye |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | aye |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | aye |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab | aye |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | aye |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | aye |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab | aye |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | aye |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | aye |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | aye |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | aye |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | aye |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | aye |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | aye |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | aye |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Tess Kingham | Gloucester | Lab | aye |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | aye |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | aye |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | aye |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | aye |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | aye |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Lock | Wyre Forest | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab | aye |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab | aye |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab | aye |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | aye |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Lab | aye |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | aye |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab | aye |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | aye |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab | aye |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | aye |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | aye |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | aye |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | aye |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab | aye |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | aye |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | aye |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Rhodri Morgan | Cardiff West | Lab | aye |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab | aye |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | aye |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | aye |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | aye |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | aye |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | aye |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | aye |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | aye |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | aye |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | aye |
| Mr Giles Radice | North Durham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | aye |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | aye |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Jeff Rooker | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | aye |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | aye |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | aye |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | aye |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | aye |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab | aye |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | aye |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab | aye |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | aye |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | aye |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | aye |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | aye |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | aye |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | aye |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | aye |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | aye |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab | aye |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab | aye |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | aye |
| Dr George Turner | North West Norfolk | Lab | aye |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab | aye |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | aye |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | aye |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | aye |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab | aye |
| Dr Alan Williams | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Lab | aye |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | aye |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | aye |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab | aye |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab | aye |
| Ms Audrey Wise | Preston | Lab | aye |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab | aye |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | aye |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | aye |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | aye |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | aye |
