The majority of MPs voted to reduce the age of consent for homosexual acts from eighteen to sixteen bringing equality to the the law affecting heterosexual and homosexual acts.
The majority of MPs voted to reduce the age at which buggery, indecency between men, and homosexual acts in private is legal from 18 to 16.
MPs were considering the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill
The motion supported by the majority of MPs taking part in this vote was:
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That the clause stand part of the Bill
The clause in question was Clause 1[1] titled: Reduction in age at which certain sexual acts are lawful.
("Buggery" is the legal term for anal intercourse either between men or between a man and a woman.) The clause also sought to reduce the age at which other homosexual acts were permitted from 18 to 16.
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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 |
| 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 |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con | aye |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | Con | aye |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | aye |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Sir Peter Lloyd | Fareham | Con | aye |
| Mr David Prior | North Norfolk | Con | aye |
| Shaun Woodward | Witney | whilst Con (front bench) | aye |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | no |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | no |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con | no |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con | no |
| Mr Ian Bruce | South Dorset | Con | no |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | no |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con (front bench) | no |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | no |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con | no |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | no |
| Dr Michael Clark | Rayleigh | Con | no |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con | no |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Michael Colvin | Romsey | Con | no |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | no |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Stephen Day | Cheadle | Con | no |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | no |
| Sir Peter Emery | East Devon | Con | no |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con | no |
| Mr David Faber | Westbury | Con | no |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con | no |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | Con (front bench) | no |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | no |
| Mr Norman Fowler | Sutton Coldfield | Con (front bench) | no |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | no |
| Christopher Fraser | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Con | no |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | no |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con | no |
| Mr Christopher Gill | Ludlow | Con | no |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Teresa Gorman | Billericay | Con | no |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | no |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con | no |
| Sir Archie Hamilton | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | no |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | no |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | no |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | no |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | tellno |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | Con | no |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | no |
| Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith | Wealden | Con | no |
| Mr Tom King | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | no |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | no |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | no |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con (front bench) | no |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con | no |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con | no |
| Mr David Madel | South West Bedfordshire | Con | no |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | no |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | no |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | no |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | no |
| Mr Richard Page | South West Hertfordshire | Con | no |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | tellno |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | no |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | no |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | no |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | no |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Nick St Aubyn | Guildford | Con | no |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | no |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | no |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | no |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | no |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | no |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | no |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | no |
| Mr John Townend | East Yorkshire | Con | no |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | no |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | no |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | no |
| Charles Wardle | Bexhill and Battle | whilst Con | no |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | no |
| Mr Bowen Wells | Hertford and Stortford | Con | no |
| Sir Ray Whitney | Wycombe | Con | no |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | no |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | no |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | no |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | Con | no |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | no |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | absent |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | absent |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | absent |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Richard Body | Boston and Skegness | Con | absent |
| Mr Peter Brooke | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con | absent |
| Mr Alan Clark | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | absent |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | absent |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | absent |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con | absent |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | absent |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Alastair Goodlad | Eddisbury | Con | absent |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | 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 |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | absent |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Nicholas Lyell | North East Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John MacGregor | South Norfolk | Con | absent |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | absent |
| Mr John Major | Huntingdon | Con | absent |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con | absent |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con | absent |
| Mr Patrick Nicholls | Teignbridge | Con | absent |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | absent |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Andrew Rowe | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | absent |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | Con | absent |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con | absent |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | absent |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | 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 | no |
| Tommy Graham | West Renfrewshire | whilst Independent Labour | absent |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab | aye |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | 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 Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | aye |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Tony Benn | Chesterfield | Lab | aye |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | aye |
| Mr Gerry Bermingham | St Helens South | Lab | aye |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | aye |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | aye |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | aye |
| Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab | aye |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | 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 (minister) | aye |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab | aye |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab | aye |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab | aye |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | aye |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | aye |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dennis Canavan | Falkirk West | whilst Lab | aye |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab | aye |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | aye |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | aye |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | aye |
| Malcolm Chisholm | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab | aye |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | aye |
| Dr David Clark | South Shields | Lab | aye |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | aye |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | aye |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | aye |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | aye |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | 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 (minister) | aye |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | aye |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Robin Corbett | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | aye |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab | aye |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | aye |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | aye |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | aye |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | aye |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | aye |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | aye |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | aye |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | aye |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | aye |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | aye |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | aye |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | aye |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | aye |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | aye |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | aye |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab | aye |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | aye |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | aye |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | aye |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | aye |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | aye |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | aye |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Maria Fyfe | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | aye |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | Lab | aye |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | aye |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | aye |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | aye |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | aye |
| Dr Norman Godman | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | aye |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Eileen Gordon | Romford | Lab | aye |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | aye |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | aye |
| Mr Bruce Grocott | Telford | Lab | aye |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr John Gunnell | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | aye |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | aye |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | whilst Lab | aye |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | aye |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab | aye |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | aye |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab | aye |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | 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 (minister) | aye |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | aye |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | aye |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab | aye |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab | aye |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Jenny Jones | Wolverhampton South West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | aye |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | aye |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | aye |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | aye |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | tellaye |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab | aye |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | aye |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | aye |
| Ken Livingstone | Brent East | whilst Lab | aye |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | aye |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | aye |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | aye |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | aye |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | aye |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | aye |
| John McAllion | Dundee East | Lab | aye |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | aye |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | aye |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | aye |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | aye |
| Mr Bill Michie | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | aye |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab | aye |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | tellaye |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | aye |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | aye |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | aye |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab | aye |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | aye |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab | aye |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | aye |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab | aye |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | aye |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | aye |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab | aye |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | aye |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | aye |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | aye |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab | aye |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | aye |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | 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 |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | aye |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | aye |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | aye |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | aye |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | 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 |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab | aye |
| Mr Robert Sheldon | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | aye |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab | aye |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab | aye |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab | aye |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | aye |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | aye |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | aye |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | aye |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | 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 |
| Mr Roger Stott | Wigan | Lab | aye |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | aye |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab | aye |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab | aye |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Peter Temple-Morris | Leominster | whilst Lab | aye |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab | aye |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab | aye |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | aye |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | aye |
| Dr George Turner | North West Norfolk | Lab | aye |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab | aye |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab | aye |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | aye |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | aye |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab | aye |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | aye |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab | aye |
| Ms Audrey Wise | Preston | Lab | aye |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab | aye |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | aye |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | aye |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | aye |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Jamie Cann | Ipswich | Lab | no |
| Mr Eric Clarke | Midlothian | Lab | no |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | no |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | no |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | no |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | no |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | no |
| Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | Lab | no |
| Mr Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | no |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab | absent |
| Mr Joe Ashton | Bassetlaw | Lab | absent |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Christine Butler | Castle Point | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | absent |
| Ms Judith Church | Dagenham | Lab | absent |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | absent |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Lawrence Cunliffe | Leigh | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | absent |
| Mr Keith Darvill | Upminster | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ron Davies | Caerphilly | Lab | absent |
| Donald Dewar | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | absent |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | absent |
| Mr Derek Fatchett | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sam Galbraith | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | absent |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Llin Golding | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab | absent |
| Mr Bernie Grant | Tottenham | Lab | absent |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | absent |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Home Robertson | East Lothian | Lab | absent |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | absent |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | Lab | absent |
| Fiona Jones | Newark | Lab | absent |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab | absent |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | absent |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | absent |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr David Lock | Wyre Forest | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab | absent |
| Dr John Marek | Wrexham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Lab | absent |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | absent |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Henry McLeish | Central Fife | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | absent |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | absent |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Rhodri Morgan | Cardiff West | Lab | absent |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sir John Morris | Aberavon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr Mo Mowlam | Redcar | Lab (minister) | absent |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Tom Pendry | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | absent |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | absent |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | absent |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab | absent |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr George Robertson | Hamilton South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Allan Rogers | Rhondda | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jeff Rooker | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab | absent |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | absent |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | absent |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Mr Peter Snape | West Bromwich East | Lab | absent |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | absent |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | absent |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | absent |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | absent |
| Dr Alan Williams | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Lab | absent |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | absent |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab | absent |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Paddy Ashdown | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Dr Peter Brand | Isle of Wight | LDem | aye |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem | aye |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Ronnie Fearn | Southport | LDem | aye |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | aye |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | aye |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | aye |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | aye |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | aye |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem | aye |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Jim Wallace | Orkney and Shetland | LDem | aye |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Ray Michie | Argyll and Bute | LDem | no |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Jackie Ballard | Taunton | LDem | absent |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | absent |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | absent |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Donald Gorrie | Edinburgh West | LDem | absent |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem | absent |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Richard Livsey | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Robert Maclennan | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Cynog Dafis | Ceredigion | PC | aye |
| Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones | Ynys Môn | PC | aye |
| Mr Dafydd Wigley | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | aye |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | 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 |
| Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP (front bench) | aye |
| Roseanna Cunningham | Perth | SNP | absent |
| Margaret Ewing | Moray | SNP | absent |
| Alasdair Morgan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | SNP | 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 | no |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | UUP (front bench) | no |
| Mr Clifford Forsythe | South Antrim | UUP | no |
| Mr William Ross | East Londonderry | UUP | no |
| John Taylor | Strangford | UUP | no |
| Mr William Thompson | West Tyrone | UUP | no |
| Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | no |
| Mr Ken Maginnis | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | UUP | absent |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | UUP | absent |
| Mr Cecil Walker | Belfast North | UUP | absent |
