I beg to move amendment No. 5, in page 1, line 15, after '(4)', insert
'Subject to subsection (4A) below,'.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
I beg to move amendment No. 3, in page 3, line 41, after 'State', insert
', save that the day appointed by the Secretary of State shall not be a day of the week or a date of special religious significance on which the holding of an election would be incompatible with the historic teaching and practices of any Christian or other principal religious tradition represented in Great Britain'.
Question put, That the amendment be made:--
The House divided: Ayes 96, Noes 222.
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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.
Includes MPs who were absent (or abstained)
from this vote.
| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | aye |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | aye |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | aye |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con | aye |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con | aye |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | aye |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Alan Clark | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | aye |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Michael Colvin | Romsey | Con | aye |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | tellaye |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Stephen Day | Cheadle | Con | aye |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con | aye |
| Mr David Faber | Westbury | Con | aye |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con | aye |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Christopher Gill | Ludlow | Con | aye |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | aye |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con | aye |
| Sir Archie Hamilton | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | aye |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | aye |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | aye |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | Con | aye |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | aye |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | aye |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | aye |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Sir Peter Lloyd | Fareham | Con | aye |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Sir Nicholas Lyell | North East Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr John MacGregor | South Norfolk | Con | aye |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | aye |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con | aye |
| Mr David Madel | South West Bedfordshire | Con | aye |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | aye |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con | aye |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | aye |
| Mr Patrick Nicholls | Teignbridge | Con | aye |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | aye |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Richard Page | South West Hertfordshire | Con | aye |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr David Prior | North Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con | aye |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | Con | aye |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con | aye |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | aye |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | aye |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | aye |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | aye |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | aye |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | aye |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | aye |
| Charles Wardle | Bexhill and Battle | whilst Con | aye |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | tellaye |
| Mr Bowen Wells | Hertford and Stortford | Con | aye |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | aye |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | Con | aye |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | aye |
| Shaun Woodward | Witney | whilst Con | aye |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con | absent |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | absent |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con | absent |
| Mr Richard Body | Boston and Skegness | Con | absent |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Peter Brooke | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Ian Bruce | South Dorset | Con | absent |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | absent |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Michael Clark | Rayleigh | Con | absent |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con | absent |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | absent |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | absent |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Peter Emery | East Devon | Con | absent |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con | absent |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | absent |
| Mr Norman Fowler | Sutton Coldfield | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con | absent |
| Christopher Fraser | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Con | absent |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Alastair Goodlad | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Teresa Gorman | Billericay | Con | absent |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Edward Heath | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Con | absent |
| Mr Michael Heseltine | Henley | Con | absent |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | absent |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | Con | absent |
| Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith | Wealden | Con | absent |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | absent |
| Mr Tom King | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con | absent |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con | absent |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con | absent |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John Major | Huntingdon | Con | absent |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | absent |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | absent |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | absent |
| Mr Andrew Rowe | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | absent |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con | absent |
| Mr Nick St Aubyn | Guildford | Con | absent |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | absent |
| Mr John Townend | East Yorkshire | Con | absent |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Ray Whitney | Wycombe | Con | absent |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | absent |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con | absent |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | absent |
| Alan Haselhurst | Saffron Walden | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Lord | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Martin | Glasgow Springburn | whilst Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | absent |
| Mr Martin Bell | Tatton | Independent | absent |
| Mr Peter Temple-Morris | Leominster | whilst Independent Conservative | no |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab | no |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | no |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | no |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | no |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Gerry Bermingham | St Helens South | Lab | no |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | no |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | no |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | no |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab (minister) | no |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab | no |
| Mrs Christine Butler | Castle Point | Lab | no |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | no |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab | no |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | no |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | no |
| Ms Judith Church | Dagenham | Lab | no |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | no |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | no |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | no |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab | no |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | no |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | no |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | no |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | no |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | no |
| Mr Robin Corbett | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab | no |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab | no |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | no |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Keith Darvill | Upminster | Lab | no |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | no |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | no |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | no |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | no |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | no |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | no |
| Mrs Maria Fyfe | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | no |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | no |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | no |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | no |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | no |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | no |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | no |
| Mrs Eileen Gordon | Romford | Lab | no |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | no |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab | no |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | whilst Lab | no |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab | no |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab | no |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab | no |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab | no |
| John Home Robertson | East Lothian | Lab | no |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab | no |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | no |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | no |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab | no |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | no |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | no |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | no |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | no |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | no |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab | no |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab | no |
| Fiona Jones | Newark | Lab | no |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | no |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | no |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | no |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | no |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab | no |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | no |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | no |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | no |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Tess Kingham | Gloucester | Lab | no |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | no |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | no |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | no |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr David Lock | Wyre Forest | Lab | no |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab | no |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | no |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | no |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | no |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | no |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | no |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | no |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab | no |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | no |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab | no |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | no |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | no |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | no |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | no |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | no |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Bill Michie | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | no |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab | no |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | no |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | no |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Sir John Morris | Aberavon | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | no |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab | no |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | no |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | no |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | no |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | no |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab | no |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | no |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | no |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | no |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | no |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | no |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | no |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | no |
| Mr Giles Radice | North Durham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab | no |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | no |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | no |
| Mr Jeff Rooker | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | no |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | no |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab | no |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | no |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | no |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | no |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | no |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | no |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | no |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab | no |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab | no |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | no |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | no |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | no |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | no |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | no |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | no |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | no |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab | no |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab | no |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | no |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | no |
| Dr George Turner | North West Norfolk | Lab | no |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab | no |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | no |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | no |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | no |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab | no |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab | no |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab (minister) | no |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | no |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | no |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab | absent |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Joe Ashton | Bassetlaw | Lab | absent |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | absent |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | absent |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Tony Benn | Chesterfield | Lab | absent |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | absent |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | absent |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | absent |
| Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab | absent |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | absent |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab | absent |
| Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab | absent |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | absent |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dennis Canavan | Falkirk West | whilst Lab | absent |
| Mr Jamie Cann | Ipswich | Lab | absent |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | absent |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | absent |
| Malcolm Chisholm | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab | absent |
| Dr David Clark | South Shields | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Eric Clarke | Midlothian | Lab | absent |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab | absent |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | absent |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | absent |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | absent |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | absent |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | absent |
| Mr Lawrence Cunliffe | Leigh | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | absent |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | absent |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ron Davies | Caerphilly | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | absent |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Donald Dewar | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | absent |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | absent |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | absent |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | absent |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | absent |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | absent |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | absent |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Derek Fatchett | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | absent |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | absent |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | absent |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sam Galbraith | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab (minister) | absent |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | Lab | absent |
| Dr Norman Godman | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | absent |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Llin Golding | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab | absent |
| Tommy Graham | West Renfrewshire | whilst Lab | absent |
| Mr Bernie Grant | Tottenham | Lab | absent |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Bruce Grocott | Telford | Lab | absent |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr John Gunnell | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | absent |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | absent |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab | absent |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | absent |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | absent |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | absent |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | absent |
| Mr Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | Lab | absent |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Jenny Jones | Wolverhampton South West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | absent |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | absent |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | absent |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | absent |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | absent |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | absent |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ken Livingstone | Brent East | whilst Lab | absent |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr John Marek | Wrexham | Lab | absent |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Lab | absent |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | absent |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | absent |
| John McAllion | Dundee East | Lab | absent |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab | absent |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | absent |
| Henry McLeish | Central Fife | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab | absent |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab | absent |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Rhodri Morgan | Cardiff West | Lab | absent |
| Dr Mo Mowlam | Redcar | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab | absent |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | absent |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab | absent |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | absent |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Tom Pendry | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | absent |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | absent |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | Lab | absent |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | absent |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | absent |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr George Robertson | Hamilton South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Allan Rogers | Rhondda | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | absent |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | absent |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | absent |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab | absent |
| Mr Robert Sheldon | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | absent |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | absent |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | absent |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | absent |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Snape | West Bromwich East | Lab | absent |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | absent |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Roger Stott | Wigan | Lab | absent |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab | absent |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | absent |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | absent |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | absent |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab | absent |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab | absent |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | absent |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab | absent |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | absent |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr Alan Williams | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Lab | absent |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | absent |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Audrey Wise | Preston | Lab | absent |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | absent |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | absent |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Paddy Ashdown | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Jackie Ballard | Taunton | LDem | no |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | no |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | no |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Donald Gorrie | Edinburgh West | LDem | no |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Robert Maclennan | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | no |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | no |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem | no |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Peter Brand | Isle of Wight | LDem | absent |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Ronnie Fearn | Southport | LDem | absent |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | absent |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem | absent |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | absent |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Richard Livsey | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Ray Michie | Argyll and Bute | LDem | absent |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | absent |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem | absent |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Jim Wallace | Orkney and Shetland | LDem | absent |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Cynog Dafis | Ceredigion | PC | absent |
| Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones | Ynys Môn | PC | absent |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Dafydd Wigley | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John Hume | Foyle | SDLP | absent |
| Mr Seamus Mallon | Newry and Armagh | SDLP | absent |
| Eddie McGrady | South Down | SDLP | absent |
| Gerry Adams | Belfast West | SF | absent |
| Martin McGuinness | Mid Ulster | SF | absent |
| Margaret Ewing | Moray | SNP | no |
| Roseanna Cunningham | Perth | SNP | absent |
| Alasdair Morgan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | SNP | absent |
| Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| John Swinney | North Tayside | SNP | absent |
| Andrew Welsh | Angus | SNP | absent |
| Miss Betty Boothroyd | West Bromwich West | Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Robert McCartney | North Down | UKUP | absent |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | aye |
| Mr Ken Maginnis | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | UUP | aye |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Clifford Forsythe | South Antrim | UUP | absent |
| Mr William Ross | East Londonderry | UUP | absent |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | UUP | absent |
| John Taylor | Strangford | UUP | absent |
| Mr William Thompson | West Tyrone | UUP | absent |
| Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Cecil Walker | Belfast North | UUP | absent |
