Business of the House — Sittings of the House (20 and 23 March) — 23 Feb 2012 at 15:54
The majority of MPs voted against an extra siting day of the House of Commons Wednesday 28 March, and consequently an additional session of Prime Minister's questions.
MPs were considering a motion:
- That:
- (1) there shall be no sitting in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 20 March; and
- (2) this House shall sit on Friday 23 March.
The amendment rejected in this vote was:
- Amendment (c), at end add—
- and, notwithstanding the decision of the House of 21 February, on Wednesday 28 March
The 21 February decision referred to the vote on the 2012 recess dates[1] for the House of Commons, which included a "rising" of the House of Commons on the 27th of March 2012.
The motion which was the subject of this vote would have added an extra siting day of the House of Commons Wednesday 28 March, and consequently an additional session of Prime Minister's questions.
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 (No) | Minority (Aye) | Both | Turnout |
| Con | 220 (+1 tell) | 7 (+2 tell) | 1 | 75.5% |
| DUP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.5% |
| Lab | 0 | 68 | 0 | 26.4% |
| LDem | 19 (+1 tell) | 0 | 0 | 35.1% |
| SDLP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33.3% |
| SNP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.7% |
| Total: | 239 | 78 | 1 | 50.5% |
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) | aye |
| Brian Binley | Northampton South | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Bone | Wellingborough | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Philip Davies | Shipley | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Philip Hollobone | Kettering | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| Anne Main | St Albans | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Reckless | Rochester and Strood | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Turner | Isle of Wight | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Gordon Henderson | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Con (front bench) | both |