Business of the House — Enable MPs to Decide Between Leaving the European Union Without a Withdrawal Agreement and Delaying Withdrawal — 25 Mar 2019 at 22:14

The majority of MPs voted against ensuring, by recalling the House of Commons if required, that the House of Commons has the opportunity to decide between leaving the European Union without a withdrawal agreement and delaying leaving the union.

MPs were considering the following motion:

An amendment previously supported by a majority of MPs[1] was:

  • Amendment proposed: (a), At end, add
  • “and, given the need for the House to debate and vote on alternative ways forward, with a view to the Government putting forward a plan for the House to debate and vote on, orders that –
  • (a) Standing Order No. 14(1) (which provides that government business shall have precedence at every sitting save as provided in that order) shall not apply on Wednesday 27 March;
  • (b) precedence on that day shall be given to a motion relating to the Business of the House in connection with matters relating to the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union other than any Business of the House motion relating to the consideration by the House of a motion under Section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, and then to motions relating to that withdrawal and the United Kingdom’s future relationship with the European Union other than any motion moved under Section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018;
  • (c) if more than one motion related to the Business of the House is tabled, the Speaker shall decide which motion shall have precedence;
  • (d) the Speaker shall interrupt proceedings on any business before the Business of the House motion having precedence at 2.00 pm on Wednesday 27 March and call a Member to move that motion;
  • (e) debate on that motion may continue until 3.00 pm on Wednesday 27 March at which time the Speaker shall put the questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the motion including the questions on amendments selected by the Speaker which may then be moved;
  • (f) when those proceedings have been concluded, the Speaker shall call a Member to move one of the other motions having precedence;
  • (g) any proceedings interrupted or superseded by this order or an order arising from the Business of the House motion may be resumed or (as the case may be) entered upon and proceeded with after the moment of interruption on Wednesday 27 March.”

An amendment rejected in this vote stated:

Debate in Parliament |

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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.

PartyMajority (No)Minority (Aye)BothTurnout
Con294 (+2 tell) 15099.0%
DUP10 00100.0%
Green0 10100.0%
Independent2 18095.2%
Lab9 228 (+2 tell)097.6%
LDem0 110100.0%
PC0 40100.0%
SNP0 34097.1%
Total:315 311098.3%

Rebel Voters - sorted by name

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

NameConstituencyPartyVote
Lord John [Missing last name for 41744]BassetlawLab (minister)no
Kevin BarronRother ValleyLab (minister)no
Guto BebbAberconwywhilst Con (front bench)aye
Nicholas BolesGrantham and Stamfordwhilst Conaye
Steve BrineWinchesterwhilst Conaye
Ronnie CampbellBlyth ValleyLabno
Kenneth ClarkeRushcliffewhilst Con (front bench)aye
Rosie CooperWest LancashireLab (minister)no
Jonathan DjanoglyHuntingdonCon (front bench)aye
Caroline FlintDon ValleyLab (minister)no
Justine GreeningPutneywhilst Conaye
Dominic GrieveBeaconsfieldwhilst Con (front bench)aye
Sam GyimahEast Surreywhilst Con (front bench)aye
Richard HarringtonWatfordwhilst Conaye
Stephen HepburnJarrowLab (minister)no
Kate HoeyVauxhallLab (minister)no
Phillip LeeBracknellwhilst Conaye
Oliver LetwinWest Dorsetwhilst Conaye
Antoinette SandbachEddisburywhilst Con (front bench)aye
Gareth SnellStoke-on-Trent CentralLab (minister)no
Nicholas SoamesMid Sussexwhilst Conaye
Caroline SpelmanMeridenCon (front bench)aye
Graham StringerBlackley and BroughtonLab (minister)no
Ed VaizeyWantagewhilst Con (front bench)aye

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