Comparison of Divisions: Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS foundation trusts — 19 Nov 2003 at 16:45 with Division No. 388 on the same day at 26:00

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Vote (a) : Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS foundation trusts - 19 Nov 2003 at 16:45 - Division No. 381

The majority of MPs voted in favour of the introduction of NHS foundation trusts; bodies with a degree of financial and managerial independence from the Department of Health.

The Aye-voters successfully rejected a Lords wrecking amendment.

The motion being voted on was:

  • That this House disagrees with the Lords in the said amendment:

The Lords amendment in question, No. 1, stated leave out clause 1

Clause 1 defines "NHS foundation trusts".

Shortly after the division there were several points of order noting that Scottish MPs' votes were required to pass the bill, but that the bill only affects England and Wales.

Vote (b) : Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS Foundation Trusts - 19 Nov 2003 at 26:00 - Division No. 388

The Aye-voters struck down the Lords' wrecking amendment to the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill, which had just been introduced a second time during their debate.

The Lords' amendment would have removed Clause 1 from the Bill, which refers to Schedule 1 which lays out the structure of the constitution of a Foundation Hospital.

The original striking out of the same Lords amendment happened earlier in the day in Division 381. The comparison of these two votes is available at this page.

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All Votes Cast - sorted by name

All MPs who voted in one or other of the two divisions. Also shows which MPs were ministers at the time of the first vote.

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NameConstituencyPartyVote (a)Vote (b)
Diane AbbottHackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabno absent
Mrs Irene AdamsPaisley NorthLab (minister)aye aye
Nick AingerCarmarthen West and South PembrokeshireLab (minister)aye aye
Bob AinsworthCoventry North EastLab (minister)aye aye
Peter AinsworthEast SurreyConno no
Douglas AlexanderPaisley SouthLab (minister)aye aye
Mr Richard AllanSheffield, HallamLDem (front bench)no no
Graham AllenNottingham NorthLabaye aye
Sir David AmessSouthend WestCon (front bench)no no
Michael AncramDevizesCon (front bench)no no
Mr Donald AndersonSwansea EastLab (minister)aye aye
Janet AndersonRossendale and DarwenLabaye aye
James ArbuthnotNorth East HampshireCon (front bench)no no
Hilary ArmstrongNorth West DurhamLab (minister)aye aye
Ms Candy AthertonFalmouth and CamborneLabaye aye
Charlotte AtkinsStaffordshire MoorlandsLab (minister)aye aye
Mr David AtkinsonBournemouth EastConno no
John AustinErith and ThamesmeadLabno absent
Richard BaconSouth NorfolkCon (front bench)no no
Adrian BaileyWest Bromwich WestLab (minister)aye aye
Vera BairdRedcarLabaye aye
Norman BakerLewesLDemno no
Tony BaldryBanburyCon (front bench)no no
Mr Tony BanksWest HamLab (minister)aye aye
Gregory BarkerBexhill and BattleCon (front bench)no no
Mr Harry BarnesNorth East DerbyshireLabno no
John BaronBillericayCon (front bench)no no
John BarrettEdinburgh WestLDemno absent
Kevin BarronRother ValleyLab (minister)aye aye
John BattleLeeds WestLabaye aye
Hugh BayleyCity of YorkLab (minister)aye aye
Mr Nigel BeardBexleyheath and CrayfordLabaye aye
Margaret BeckettDerby SouthLab (minister)aye aye
Anne BeggAberdeen SouthLab (minister)aye aye
Mr Roy BeggsEast AntrimUUPno no
Alan BeithBerwick-upon-TweedLDem (front bench)no no
Stuart BellMiddlesbroughLab (minister)aye aye
Henry BellinghamNorth West NorfolkCon (front bench)no no
Hilary BennLeeds CentralLab (minister)aye aye
Mr Andrew BennettDenton and ReddishLabno no
Joe BentonBootleLab (minister)aye aye
John BercowBuckinghamCon (front bench)no no
Paul BeresfordMole ValleyCon (front bench)no no
Roger BerryKingswoodLabno absent
Mr Harold BestLeeds North WestLabno absent
Clive BettsSheffield, AttercliffeLab (minister)aye aye
Liz BlackmanErewashLabaye aye
Tony BlairSedgefieldLab (minister)aye absent
Hazel BlearsSalfordLab (minister)aye aye
Bob BlizzardWaveneyLabaye aye
David BlunkettSheffield, BrightsideLab (minister)aye aye
Crispin BluntReigateCon (front bench)no no
Mr Paul BoatengBrent SouthLab (minister)aye aye
David BorrowSouth RibbleLabaye aye
Tim BoswellDaventryCon (front bench)no no
Peter BottomleyWorthing WestCon (front bench)no no
Mrs Virginia BottomleySouth West SurreyConno no
Mr Keith BradleyManchester, WithingtonLab (minister)aye aye
Mr Peter BradleyThe WrekinLabaye aye
Ben BradshawExeterLab (minister)aye aye
Graham BradyAltrincham and Sale WestConno no
Tom BrakeCarshalton and WallingtonLDem (front bench)no no
Julian BrazierCanterburyCon (front bench)no no
Colin BreedSouth East CornwallLDemno no
Kevin BrennanCardiff WestLab (minister)aye absent
Annette BrookeMid Dorset and North PooleLDem (front bench)no no
Gordon BrownDunfermline EastLab (minister)aye aye
Nick BrownNewcastle upon Tyne East and WallsendLabaye aye
Russell BrownDumfriesLab (minister)aye aye
Des BrowneKilmarnock and LoudounLab (minister)aye aye
Malcolm BruceGordonLDem (front bench)no no
Chris BryantRhonddaLab (minister)aye aye
Karen BuckRegent's Park and Kensington NorthLab (minister)aye aye
Richard BurdenBirmingham, NorthfieldLab (minister)aye aye
Colin BurgonElmetLabno no
Mr John BurnettTorridge and West DevonLDemno no
Andy BurnhamLeighLabaye aye
Simon BurnsWest ChelmsfordCon (front bench)no no
Paul BurstowSutton and CheamLDem (front bench)no no
Alistair BurtNorth East BedfordshireConno no
John ButterfillBournemouth WestConno no
Stephen ByersNorth TynesideLabaye aye
Vincent CableTwickenhamLDem (front bench)no no
Richard CabornSheffield CentralLab (minister)aye aye
David CairnsGreenock and InverclydeLabaye aye
Patsy CaltonCheadleLDemno no
David CameronWitneyCon (front bench)no no
Alan CampbellTynemouthLabaye aye
Mrs Anne CampbellCambridgeLabaye aye
Menzies CampbellNorth East FifeLDem (front bench)no no
Ronnie CampbellBlyth ValleyLabaye aye
Mr Ivor CaplinHoveLab (minister)aye aye
Alistair CarmichaelOrkney and ShetlandLDem (front bench)no no
Mr Roger CasaleWimbledonLabaye aye
Bill CashStoneCon (front bench)no no
Martin CatonGowerLab (minister)no absent
Ian CawseyBrigg and GooleLabaye aye
Colin ChallenMorley and RothwellLabaye aye
Ben ChapmanWirral SouthLabaye aye
Sir Sydney ChapmanChipping BarnetConno no
David ChaytorBury NorthLabaye aye
Mr David ChidgeyEastleighLDem (front bench)no no
Christopher ChopeChristchurchCon (front bench)no no
Michael ClaphamBarnsley West and PenistoneLabno no
James ClappisonHertsmereCon (front bench)no no
Ms Helen ClarkPeterboroughLabaye aye
Dr Lynda ClarkEdinburgh PentlandsLab (minister)aye absent
Paul ClarkGillinghamLab (minister)aye aye
Charles ClarkeNorwich SouthLab (minister)aye aye
Kenneth ClarkeRushcliffeCon (front bench)no no
Tom ClarkeCoatbridge and ChrystonLabaye aye
Mr Tony ClarkeNorthampton SouthLabno no
Geoffrey Clifton-BrownCotswoldCon (front bench)no no
Ann ClwydCynon ValleyLab (minister)aye absent
Vernon CoakerGedlingLab (minister)aye aye
Ann CoffeyStockportLabaye aye
Harry CohenLeyton and WansteadLabaye absent
Mr Iain ColemanHammersmith and FulhamLabno absent
Mr Tim CollinsWestmorland and LonsdaleConno no
Mr Tony ColmanPutneyLabaye aye
Derek ConwayOld Bexley and SidcupConno no
Frank CookStockton NorthLabno aye
Robin CookLivingstonLabaye absent
Yvette CooperPontefract and CastlefordLab (minister)aye aye
Jeremy CorbynIslington NorthLabno no
Patrick CormackSouth StaffordshireCon (front bench)no no
Ms Jean CorstonBristol EastLab (minister)aye absent
Mr Brian CotterWeston-Super-MareLDem (front bench)no no
Jim CousinsNewcastle upon Tyne CentralLabaye aye
Mr James CranBeverley and HoldernessConno absent
Professor Ross CranstonDudley NorthLabaye aye
David CrausbyBolton North EastLab (minister)aye aye
Jon CruddasDagenhamLab (minister)aye aye
Ann CryerKeighleyLabaye aye
John CummingsEasingtonLabaye absent
Dr Jack CunninghamCopelandLab (minister)aye aye
Jim CunninghamCoventry SouthLabaye aye
Tony CunninghamWorkingtonLab (minister)aye aye
David CurrySkipton and RiponConno no
Claire Curtis-ThomasCrosbyLabaye aye
Alistair DarlingEdinburgh CentralLab (minister)aye aye
Edward DaveyKingston and SurbitonLDem (front bench)no no
Wayne DavidCaerphillyLab (minister)aye aye
Ian DavidsonGlasgow PollokLab (minister)no no
Mr Denzil DaviesLlanelliLabaye absent
Geraint DaviesCroydon CentralLabaye aye
Quentin DaviesGrantham and StamfordCon (front bench)no no
David DavisHaltemprice and HowdenCon (front bench)no no
Mr Hilton DawsonLancaster and WyreLabaye aye
John DenhamSouthampton, ItchenLab (minister)aye aye
Parmjit DhandaGloucesterLabaye aye
Andrew DismoreHendonLabaye aye
Jonathan DjanoglyHuntingdonCon (front bench)no no
Jim DobbinHeywood and MiddletonLabno no
Frank DobsonHolborn and St PancrasLabno no
Brian H DonohoeCunninghame SouthLab (minister)aye aye
Frank DoranAberdeen CentralLabaye aye
Stephen DorrellCharnwoodConno no
Ms Sue DoughtyGuildfordLDemno no
Jim DowdLewisham WestLab (minister)aye aye
David DrewStroudLab (minister)aye aye
Ms Julia DrownSouth SwindonLabno absent
Alan DuncanRutland and MeltonCon (front bench)no no
Iain Duncan SmithChingford and Woodford GreenConno no
Gwyneth DunwoodyCrewe and NantwichLabno absent
Maria EagleLiverpool, GarstonLab (minister)aye aye
Mr Huw EdwardsMonmouthLababsent aye
Clive EffordElthamLab (minister)no absent
Jeff EnnisBarnsley East and MexboroughLabaye aye
Nigel EvansRibble ValleyCon (front bench)no no
Ms Annabelle EwingPerthSNPno no
Michael FabricantLichfieldCon (front bench)no no
Michael FallonSevenoaksCon (front bench)no no
Paul FarrellyNewcastle-under-LymeLab (minister)absent no
Frank FieldBirkenheadLab (minister)no no
Mark FieldCities of London and WestminsterCon (front bench)no no
Mark FisherStoke-on-Trent CentralLabno no
Jim FitzpatrickPoplar and Canning TownLab (minister)aye aye
Ms Lorna FitzsimonsRochdaleLabaye aye
Mr Howard FlightArundel and South Downswhilst Con (front bench)no no
Caroline FlintDon ValleyLab (minister)aye aye
Mr Adrian FlookTauntonConno no
Paul FlynnNewport WestLab (minister)no absent
Barbara FollettStevenageLabaye aye
Eric ForthBromley and ChislehurstConno no
Mr Derek FosterBishop AucklandLab (minister)aye aye
Don FosterBathLDem (front bench)no no
Michael FosterWorcesterLabaye aye
Michael Jabez FosterHastings and RyeLabaye aye
Mr George FoulkesCarrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleyLabaye aye
Liam FoxWoodspringCon (front bench)no no
Hywel FrancisAberavonLab (minister)aye aye
Mark FrancoisRayleighCon (front bench)no no
Roger GaleNorth ThanetCon (front bench)no no
George GallowayGlasgow Kelvinwhilst Independentno absent
Mike GapesIlford SouthLab (minister)aye aye
Barry GardinerBrent NorthLab (minister)aye aye
Edward GarnierHarboroughConno no
Andrew GeorgeSt IvesLDem (front bench)no no
Bruce GeorgeWalsall SouthLabaye aye
Neil GerrardWalthamstowLabno no
Nick GibbBognor Regis and LittlehamptonCon (front bench)no no
Ian GibsonNorwich NorthLabno no
Sandra GidleyRomseyLDemno no
Dame Cheryl GillanChesham and AmershamCon (front bench)no no
Roger GodsiffBirmingham, Sparkbrook and Small HeathLabno no
Paul GogginsWythenshawe and Sale EastLab (minister)aye aye
Paul GoodmanWycombeConno no
James GrayNorth WiltshireConno no
Chris GraylingEpsom and EwellCon (front bench)no no
Damian GreenAshfordCon (front bench)no no
Mr Matthew GreenLudlowLDemno no
John GreenwayRyedaleConno no
Dominic GrieveBeaconsfieldCon (front bench)no no
Ms Jane GriffithsReading EastLabaye aye
Nigel GriffithsEdinburgh SouthLab (minister)aye aye
John GroganSelbyLabaye aye
John GummerSuffolk CoastalCon (front bench)no no
William HagueRichmond (Yorks)Con (front bench)no no
Peter HainNeathLab (minister)aye aye
Mike HallWeaver ValeLabaye aye
Patrick HallBedfordLabaye aye
Fabian HamiltonLeeds North EastLab (minister)aye aye
Philip HammondRunnymede and WeybridgeCon (front bench)no no
Mike HancockPortsmouth SouthLDem (front bench)no no
David HansonDelynLabaye aye
Harriet HarmanCamberwell and PeckhamLab (minister)aye aye
Evan HarrisOxford West and AbingdonLDemno no
Tom HarrisGlasgow CathcartLab (minister)aye aye
Nick HarveyNorth DevonLDemno no
Dai HavardMerthyr Tydfil and RhymneyLab (minister)no absent
Mr Nick HawkinsSurrey HeathConno no
John HayesSouth Holland and The DeepingsCon (front bench)no no
Oliver HealdNorth East HertfordshireCon (front bench)no no
John HealeyWentworthLab (minister)aye aye
David HeathSomerton and FromeLDem (front bench)no no
David Heathcoat-AmoryWellsConno absent
Doug HendersonNewcastle upon Tyne NorthLabno absent
Mr Ivan HendersonHarwichLabaye aye
Mark HendrickPrestonLab (minister)aye aye
Charles HendryWealdenCon (front bench)no no
Stephen HepburnJarrowLabaye aye
John HeppellNottingham EastLab (minister)aye aye
Stephen HesfordWirral WestLabaye aye
Patricia HewittLeicester WestLab (minister)aye aye
Keith HillStreathamLab (minister)aye aye
Mr David HinchliffeWakefieldLabno no
Mark HobanFarehamCon (front bench)no no
Margaret HodgeBarkingLab (minister)aye aye
Kate HoeyVauxhallLabno no
Douglas HoggSleaford and North HykehamConno no
Paul HolmesChesterfieldLDemno no
Geoff HoonAshfieldLab (minister)aye aye
Phil HopeCorbyLab (minister)aye aye
Kelvin HopkinsLuton NorthLab (minister)no no
John HoramOrpingtonConno no
Michael HowardFolkestone and HytheCon (front bench)no no
Mr Alan HowarthNewport EastLab (minister)aye aye
George HowarthKnowsley North and Sefton EastLabaye aye
Gerald HowarthAldershotCon (front bench)no no
Kim HowellsPontypriddLab (minister)aye aye
Beverley HughesStretford and UrmstonLab (minister)aye aye
Mr Kevin HughesDoncaster NorthLabaye aye
Simon HughesNorth Southwark and BermondseyLDem (front bench)no no
Mr Alan HurstBraintreeLabaye aye
John HuttonBarrow and FurnessLab (minister)aye aye
Brian IddonBolton South EastLabaye aye
Eric IllsleyBarnsley CentralLabno absent
Adam IngramEast KilbrideLab (minister)aye aye
Huw Irranca-DaviesOgmoreLab (minister)aye aye
Michael JackFyldeConno no
Glenda JacksonHampstead and HighgateLabno absent
Mrs Helen JacksonSheffield, HillsboroughLabaye aye
Mr David JamiesonPlymouth, DevonportLab (minister)aye aye
Bernard JenkinNorth EssexCon (front bench)no no
Brian JenkinsTamworthLabaye aye
Alan JohnsonKingston upon Hull West and HessleLab (minister)aye aye
Boris JohnsonHenleyCon (front bench)no no
Miss Melanie JohnsonWelwyn HatfieldLab (minister)aye aye
Helen JonesWarrington NorthLab (minister)no absent
Mr Jon Owen JonesCardiff CentralLabaye aye
Kevan JonesNorth DurhamLab (minister)no no
Lynne JonesBirmingham, Selly OakLabno no
Martyn JonesClwyd SouthLabaye aye
Mr Nigel JonesCheltenhamLDem (front bench)no no
Tessa JowellDulwich and West NorwoodLab (minister)aye aye
Eric JoyceFalkirk WestLab (minister)aye aye
Gerald KaufmanManchester, GortonLab (minister)aye aye
Sally KeebleNorthampton NorthLabaye aye
Ann KeenBrentford and IsleworthLabaye aye
Paul KeetchHerefordLDemno no
Ruth KellyBolton WestLab (minister)aye aye
Fraser KempHoughton and Washington EastLab (minister)tellaye tellaye
Charles KennedyRoss, Skye and Inverness WestLDem (front bench)no no
Jane KennedyLiverpool, WavertreeLab (minister)aye aye
Robert KeySalisburyConno no
Piara S KhabraEaling, SouthallLabaye aye
David KidneyStaffordLabaye aye
Peter KilfoyleLiverpool, WaltonLabno no
Mr Andy KingRugby and KenilworthLabno no
Ms Oona KingBethnal Green and BowLabaye aye
Julie KirkbrideBromsgroveConno no
Mr Archy KirkwoodRoxburgh and BerwickshireLDem (front bench)no no
Greg KnightEast YorkshireCon (front bench)no no
Jim KnightSouth DorsetLabaye aye
Ashok KumarMiddlesbrough South and East ClevelandLabaye aye
Stephen LadymanSouth ThanetLab (minister)aye aye
Eleanor LaingEpping ForestCon (front bench)no no
Jacqui LaitBeckenhamConno no
Norman LambNorth NorfolkLDem (front bench)no no
David LammyTottenhamLab (minister)aye aye
Andrew LansleySouth CambridgeshireCon (front bench)no no
Mrs Jackie LawrencePreseli PembrokeshireLabaye aye
David LawsYeovilLDem (front bench)no no
Bob LaxtonDerby NorthLabaye aye
Mark LazarowiczEdinburgh North and LeithLab (minister)aye aye
Edward LeighGainsboroughCon (front bench)no no
David LepperBrighton, PavilionLabaye aye
Chris LeslieShipleyLab (minister)aye aye
Oliver LetwinWest DorsetCon (front bench)no no
Tom LevittHigh PeakLabaye aye
Ivan LewisBury SouthLab (minister)aye aye
Julian LewisNew Forest EastCon (front bench)no no
Mrs Helen LiddellAirdrie and ShottsLabaye aye
Ian Liddell-GraingerBridgwaterCon (front bench)no no
David LidingtonAylesburyCon (front bench)no no
Peter LilleyHitchin and HarpendenConno no
Martin LintonBatterseaLabaye aye
Tony LloydManchester CentralLabno absent
Elfyn LlwydMeirionnydd Nant ConwyPC (front bench)no no
Tim LoughtonEast Worthing and ShorehamCon (front bench)no no
Andrew LoveEdmontonLab (minister)aye aye
Ian LucasWrexhamLab (minister)aye aye
Peter LuffMid WorcestershireCon (front bench)tellno tellno
Mr Iain LukeDundee EastLabaye aye
Mr John LyonsStrathkelvin and BearsdenLababsent aye
Mr Calum MacDonaldNa h-Eileanan an IarLabaye aye
John MacDougallCentral FifeLabaye aye
Andrew MacKayBracknellConno no
Andrew MacKinlayThurrockLababsent aye
David MacleanPenrith and The BorderCon (front bench)no no
Denis MacShaneRotherhamLab (minister)aye aye
Fiona MactaggartSloughLab (minister)aye aye
Khalid MahmoodBirmingham, Perry BarrLab (minister)aye aye
Mrs Alice MahonHalifaxLabno no
Humfrey MalinsWokingConno no
Judy MallaberAmber ValleyLabaye aye
Mr Peter MandelsonHartlepoolLabaye aye
John MannBassetlawLab (minister)aye aye
John MaplesStratford-on-AvonCon (front bench)no no
Gordon MarsdenBlackpool SouthLab (minister)aye aye
Mr Paul MarsdenShrewsbury and Atchamwhilst LDemno no
David MarshallGlasgow ShettlestonLabaye aye
Dr Jim MarshallLeicester SouthLabaye absent
Robert Marshall-AndrewsMedwayLabno absent
Eric MartlewCarlisleLabaye aye
Michael MatesEast HampshireConno no
Francis MaudeHorshamConno no
Dr Brian MawhinneyNorth West CambridgeshireConno no
Theresa MayMaidenheadCon (front bench)no no
Thomas McAvoyGlasgow RutherglenLab (minister)aye aye
Steve McCabeBirmingham, Hall GreenLab (minister)aye aye
Chris McCaffertyCalder ValleyLabno absent
Ian McCartneyMakerfieldLab (minister)aye aye
Siobhain McDonaghMitcham and MordenLab (minister)aye aye
John Martin McDonnellHayes and HarlingtonLabno no
John McFallDumbartonLab (minister)aye aye
Anne McGuireStirlingLab (minister)aye aye
Anne McIntoshVale of YorkCon (front bench)no no
Shona McIsaacCleethorpesLabaye aye
Ann McKechinGlasgow MaryhillLab (minister)aye aye
Rosemary McKennaCumbernauld and KilsythLabaye aye
Patrick McLoughlinWest DerbyshireCon (front bench)no no
Mr Kevin McNamaraKingston upon Hull NorthLabaye aye
Tony McNultyHarrow EastLab (minister)aye aye
Mr Tony McWalterHemel HempsteadLabaye aye
Mr John McWilliamBlaydonLabaye aye
Gillian MerronLincolnLab (minister)aye aye
Alun MichaelCardiff South and PenarthLab (minister)aye absent
Alan MilburnDarlingtonLabaye aye
David MilibandSouth ShieldsLab (minister)aye aye
Andrew MillerEllesmere Port and NestonLab (minister)aye aye
Andrew MitchellSutton ColdfieldCon (front bench)no no
Austin MitchellGreat GrimsbyLab (minister)aye absent
Laura MoffattCrawleyLabaye aye
Chris MoleIpswichLabaye aye
Michael MooreTweeddale, Ettrick and LauderdaleLDem (front bench)no no
Margaret MoranLuton SouthLab (minister)aye aye
Elliot MorleyScunthorpeLab (minister)aye aye
Ms Estelle MorrisBirmingham, YardleyLab (minister)aye aye
Malcolm MossNorth East CambridgeshireConno no
Kali MountfordColne ValleyLabaye aye
George MudieLeeds EastLab (minister)no absent
Chris MullinSunderland SouthLab (minister)aye aye
Meg MunnSheffield, HeeleyLabaye aye
Denis MurphyWansbeckLabaye aye
Jim MurphyEast RenfrewshireLab (minister)aye tellaye
Paul MurphyTorfaenLab (minister)aye aye
Andrew MurrisonWestburyCon (front bench)no no
Doug NaysmithBristol North WestLabno absent
Mr Archie NormanTunbridge WellsConno no
Dan NorrisWansdykeLabaye aye
Mike O'BrienNorth WarwickshireLab (minister)aye aye
Stephen O'BrienEddisburyCon (front bench)no no
Mr Martin O'NeillOchilLab (minister)aye aye
Mark OatenWinchesterLDemno no
Bill OlnerNuneatonLabaye aye
Lembit ÖpikMontgomeryshireLDemno no
Mrs Diana OrganForest of DeanLabaye aye
George OsborneTattonCon (front bench)no no
Sandra OsborneAyrLabaye aye
Richard OttawayCroydon SouthCon (front bench)no no
Albert OwenYnys MônLab (minister)no absent
Mr Richard PageSouth West HertfordshireConno no
James PaiceSouth East CambridgeshireCon (front bench)no no
Ian PaisleyNorth AntrimDUP (front bench)no no
Nick PalmerBroxtoweLabaye aye
Owen PatersonNorth ShropshireConno no
Ian PearsonDudley SouthLab (minister)aye aye
Mrs Anne PickingEast LothianLabno aye
Eric PicklesBrentwood and OngarCon (front bench)no no
Mr Colin PickthallWest LancashireLabaye aye
Mr Peter PikeBurnleyLabaye aye
James PlaskittWarwick and LeamingtonLabaye aye
Mr Kerry PollardSt AlbansLabaye aye
Mr Chris PondGraveshamLab (minister)aye aye
Greg PopeHyndburnLabaye aye
Steve PoundEaling NorthLab (minister)aye aye
Bridget PrenticeLewisham EastLab (minister)tellaye aye
Gordon PrenticePendleLabno absent
John PrescottKingston upon Hull EastLab (minister)aye aye
Adam PriceCarmarthen East and DinefwrPCno no
Dawn PrimaroloBristol SouthLab (minister)aye aye
Mark PriskHertford and StortfordCon (front bench)no no
Gwyn ProsserDoverLabaye aye
John PughSouthportLDem (front bench)no no
Ken PurchaseWolverhampton North EastLabno absent
James PurnellStalybridge and HydeLabaye aye
Ms Joyce QuinGateshead East and Washington WestLabno no
Mr Lawrie QuinnScarborough and WhitbyLabaye aye
Bill RammellHarlowLab (minister)aye aye
John RandallUxbridgeCon (front bench)no no
Mr Syd RapsonPortsmouth NorthLabaye aye
Nick RaynsfordGreenwich and WoolwichLab (minister)aye aye
John RedwoodWokinghamConno no
John ReidHamilton North and BellshillLab (minister)aye aye
Mr David RendelNewburyLDemno no
Andrew RobathanBlabyConno no
Angus RobertsonMoraySNP (front bench)no no
Hugh RobertsonFaversham and Mid KentCon (front bench)no no
John RobertsonGlasgow AnnieslandLab (minister)aye aye
Laurence RobertsonTewkesburyCon (front bench)no no
Geoffrey RobinsonCoventry North WestLabaye absent
Iris RobinsonStrangfordDUPno absent
Peter RobinsonBelfast EastDUPno absent
Mrs Barbara RocheHornsey and Wood GreenLabaye aye
Mrs Marion RoeBroxbourneConno no
Terry RooneyBradford NorthLabaye aye
Andrew RosindellRomfordCon (front bench)no no
Mr Ernie RossDundee WestLabaye aye
Frank RoyMotherwell and WishawLab (minister)aye aye
Chris RuaneVale of ClwydLabaye aye
Joan RuddockLewisham, DeptfordLab (minister)aye aye
David RuffleyBury St EdmundsCon (front bench)no no
Bob RussellColchesterLDem (front bench)no no
Christine RussellCity of ChesterLabaye aye
Joan RyanEnfield NorthLab (minister)aye aye
Alex SalmondBanff and BuchanSNPno no
Martin SalterReading WestLabaye aye
Adrian SandersTorbayLDem (front bench)no no
Mohammad SarwarGlasgow GovanLabaye aye
Mr Jonathan SayeedMid Bedfordshirewhilst Conno no
Mr Brian SedgemoreHackney South and ShoreditchLabno no
Andrew SelousSouth West BedfordshireCon (front bench)no no
Jonathan R ShawChatham and AylesfordLabaye aye
Barry SheermanHuddersfieldLab (minister)aye absent
Mrs Gillian ShephardSouth West NorfolkCon (front bench)no no
Richard ShepherdAldridge-BrownhillsCon (front bench)no absent
Jim SheridanWest RenfrewshireLab (minister)aye aye
Clare ShortBirmingham, LadywoodLabno no
Mark SimmondsBoston and SkegnessCon (front bench)no no
Siôn SimonBirmingham, ErdingtonLabaye aye
Alan SimpsonNottingham SouthLabno no
Keith SimpsonMid NorfolkCon (front bench)no no
Marsha SinghBradford WestLabaye aye
Dennis SkinnerBolsoverLab (minister)no no
Andrew SmithOxford EastLab (minister)aye aye
Angela SmithBasildonLab (minister)aye aye
Mr Chris SmithIslington South and FinsburyLabaye aye
Jacqui SmithRedditchLab (minister)aye absent
John SmithVale of GlamorganLabaye aye
Robert SmithWest Aberdeenshire and KincardineLDem (front bench)no no
Martin SmythBelfast Southwhilst Independent Ulster Unionistno absent
Nicholas SoamesMid SussexCon (front bench)no no
Mr Clive SoleyEaling, Acton and Shepherd's BushLab (minister)aye aye
Helen SouthworthWarrington SouthLabaye aye
John SpellarWarleyLab (minister)aye aye
Caroline SpelmanMeridenCon (front bench)no no
Michael SpicerWest WorcestershireCon (front bench)no no
Bob SpinkCastle PointConno no
Richard SpringWest SuffolkConno no
Rachel SquireDunfermline WestLabaye aye
John StanleyTonbridge and MallingCon (front bench)no no
Phyllis StarkeyMilton Keynes South WestLabaye aye
Anthony SteenTotnesConno no
Mr Gerry SteinbergCity of DurhamLabno absent
Mr George StevensonStoke-on-Trent SouthLabno no
Mr David StewartInverness East, Nairn and LochaberLabaye aye
Ian StewartEcclesLabaye aye
Mr Paul StinchcombeWellingboroughLabaye aye
Howard StoateDartfordLabaye aye
Gavin StrangEdinburgh East and MusselburghLabaye aye
Jack StrawBlackburnLab (minister)aye aye
Gary StreeterSouth West DevonCon (front bench)no no
Graham StringerManchester, BlackleyLab (minister)aye aye
Gisela StuartBirmingham, EdgbastonLab (minister)aye aye
Andrew StunellHazel GroveLDem (front bench)no no
Gerry SutcliffeBradford SouthLab (minister)aye aye
Hugo SwireEast DevonCon (front bench)no no
Robert SymsPooleCon (front bench)no no
Mark TamiAlyn and DeesideLab (minister)aye aye
Peter TapsellLouth and HorncastleConno no
Mrs Ann TaylorDewsburyLab (minister)aye aye
Dari TaylorStockton SouthLabaye aye
David TaylorNorth West LeicestershireLabboth both
Ian TaylorEsher and WaltonConno no
Mr John TaylorSolihullConno no
Matthew TaylorTruro and St AustellLDem (front bench)no no
Richard TaylorWyre ForestIndependentno no
Mr Teddy TaylorRochford and Southend EastConno no
Sarah TeatherBrent EastLDem (front bench)no no
Mr Gareth ThomasClwyd WestLabaye aye
Gareth ThomasHarrow WestLab (minister)aye aye
Mr Simon ThomasCeredigionPCno no
John ThursoCaithness, Sutherland and Easter RossLDem (front bench)no no
Stephen TimmsEast HamLab (minister)aye aye
Paddy TippingSherwoodLabaye aye
Mark ToddSouth DerbyshireLabaye aye
Dr Jenny TongeRichmond ParkLDemno no
Don TouhigIslwynLab (minister)aye absent
David TredinnickBosworthCon (front bench)no no
Mr Michael TrendWindsorConno no
Jon TrickettHemsworthLab (minister)no no
Rt Hon David TrimbleUpper BannUUP (front bench)no absent
Andrew TurnerIsle of WightCon (front bench)no no
Mr Dennis TurnerWolverhampton South EastLab (minister)aye aye
Desmond TurnerBrighton, KemptownLabno no
Neil TurnerWiganLabaye aye
Derek TwiggHaltonLab (minister)aye aye
Stephen TwiggEnfield, SouthgateLab (minister)aye aye
Mr Paul TylerNorth CornwallLDem (front bench)no no
Mr Bill TynanHamilton SouthLabaye aye
Andrew TyrieChichesterCon (front bench)no no
Keith VazLeicester EastLabaye aye
Peter ViggersGosportConno no
Joan WalleyStoke-on-Trent NorthLab (minister)no absent
Robert WalterNorth DorsetCon (front bench)no no
Claire WardWatfordLabaye aye
Robert WareingLiverpool, West DerbyLabno no
Nigel WatersonEastbourneConno no
Angela WatkinsonUpminsterCon (front bench)no no
Tom WatsonWest Bromwich EastLabaye aye
Dave WattsSt Helens NorthLabaye aye
Michael WeirAngusSNP (front bench)no no
Mr Brian WhiteNorth East Milton KeynesLabaye aye
Alan WhiteheadSouthampton, TestLabaye aye
John WhittingdaleMaldon and East ChelmsfordCon (front bench)no no
Malcolm WicksCroydon NorthLab (minister)aye aye
Ann WiddecombeMaidstone and The WealdConno no
Bill WigginLeominsterCon (front bench)no no
Mr John WilkinsonRuislip - NorthwoodConno no
David WillettsHavantCon (front bench)no no
Betty WilliamsConwyLabno absent
Hywel WilliamsCaernarfonPC (front bench)no no
Roger WilliamsBrecon and RadnorshireLDem (front bench)no no
Phil WillisHarrogate and KnaresboroughLDem (front bench)no no
Michael WillsNorth SwindonLabaye aye
David WilshireSpelthorneContellno tellno
Mr Brian WilsonCunninghame NorthLabaye aye
David WinnickWalsall NorthLab (minister)aye absent
Ann WintertonCongletonwhilst Conno no
Nicholas WintertonMacclesfieldConno no
Rosie WintertonDoncaster CentralLab (minister)aye aye
Pete WishartNorth TaysideSNP (front bench)no no
Mike WoodBatley and SpenLabno no
Shaun WoodwardSt Helens SouthLab (minister)aye aye
Phil WoolasOldham East and SaddleworthLab (minister)aye aye
Mr Jimmy WrayGlasgow BailliestonLabaye aye
Anthony D WrightGreat YarmouthLabaye aye
David WrightTelfordLab (minister)aye aye
Tony WrightCannock ChaseLabaye aye
Tim YeoSouth SuffolkCon (front bench)no no
George YoungNorth West HampshireCon (front bench)no no
Richard Younger-RossTeignbridgeLDemno no

Division Similarity Ratio

The measure of similarity between these two divisions is a calculation based on a comparison of their votes.

There were 659 MPs who could have voted in both of these divisions, and 535 voted the same way, with 2 voting in opposite ways. There were 66 MPs who didn't vote in either division, and 56 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])
=
535
(535 + 2 + 0.2x56)
=
535
548.2
= 0.976 = 97.6 %.


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