European Union — UK Contributions to the Eurozone Financial Stabilisation Mechanism — 9 Feb 2011 at 20:39
The majority of MPs voted for the UK not to be required to contribute to the European Stability Mechanism, which exists to give financial assistance to Eurozone countries in need. The majority of MP's supported the Government's policy that financial assistance for euro area Member States should primarily be provided by other euro area Member States.
The motion passed in this vote was:
- That this House
- ''takes note of European Union Documents No. 9606/10, relating to a Council Regulation establishing a European financial stabilisation mechanism, No. 12119/10, relating to a draft amending budget No. 7 to the General Budget 2010-Statement of expenditure by Section-Section III-Commission, and No. 17361/10, Commission Communication on the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism;
- supports the Government's view that whilst it is in the interests of all Member States to support a stable and fully functioning euro area, financial assistance for euro area Member States should primarily be provided by other euro area Member States; and
- supports the Government's position that the United Kingdom should not be required to contribute to the European Stability Mechanism that will permanently replace both the European Financial Stability Mechanism and the European Financial Stability Facility.
Party Summary
Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.
What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.
What are Boths? An MP can vote both aye and no in the same division. The boths page explains this.
What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.
Party | Majority (Aye) | Minority (No) | Both | Turnout |
Alliance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
Con | 235 | 19 | 0 | 83.0% |
DUP | 0 | 5 | 0 | 62.5% |
Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
Lab | 2 | 18 | 0 | 7.8% |
LDem | 48 | 0 | 0 | 84.2% |
PC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
SDLP | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
SNP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
Total: | 297 | 45 | 0 | 53.2% |
Rebel Voters - sorted by party
MPs for which their vote in this division differed from the majority vote of their party. You can see all votes in this division, or every eligible MP who could have voted in this division
Sort by: Name | Constituency | Party | Vote
Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
John Baron | Basildon and Billericay | Con (front bench) | no |
Peter Bone | Wellingborough | Con (front bench) | no |
Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | no |
Douglas Carswell | Clacton | Con | no |
Bill Cash | Stone | Con (front bench) | no |
Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | no |
James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | no |
Philip Davies | Shipley | Con (front bench) | no |
David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con | no |
Mike Freer | Finchley and Golders Green | Con (front bench) | no |
Philip Hollobone | Kettering | Con (front bench) | no |
Bernard Jenkin | Harwich and North Essex | Con (front bench) | no |
Anne Main | St Albans | Con (front bench) | no |
Jason McCartney | Colne Valley | Con | no |
Karl McCartney | Lincoln | Con | no |
David Nuttall | Bury North | Con (front bench) | no |
Mark Pritchard | The Wrekin | Con (front bench) | no |
Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | no |
Charles Walker | Broxbourne | Con (front bench) | no |
Ian Davidson | Glasgow South West | Lab (minister) | aye |
Khalid Mahmood | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab | aye |