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UK Parliament · Commons Division 137 · 17 April 2018
Emergency debate: Parliamentary approval of military action overseas
Vote on Military Action (Parliamentary Approval) (No. 2) Bill
317 Aye / 256 No · majority 61 · 573 MPs recorded
What this vote was about
This bill requires Parliament to vote and approve military action before the armed forces can be deployed in combat operations, with limited exceptions for emergency situations. It aims to strengthen democratic oversight by preventing the government from unilaterally committing Britain to military conflicts without elected representatives' consent. The bill builds on previous parliamentary approval conventions and seeks to enshrine them in law, giving Parliament formal legal power to authorize or reject military deployments.
How MPs voted
Voted AYE (317)
Independent(245)
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Conservative(65)
- Alan Mak
- Alberto Costa
- Alex Burghart
- Andrew Bowie
- Bob Blackman
- Caroline Nokes
- Chris Philp
- Dame Caroline Dinenage
- Dame Harriett Baldwin
- Dame Karen Bradley
- Damian Hinds
- David Davis
- David Mundell
- Dr Andrew Murrison
- Dr Caroline Johnson
- Edward Argar
- Esther McVey
- George Freeman
- Graham Stuart
- Helen Grant
- Helen Whately
- James Cartlidge
- Jesse Norman
- John Glen
- John Lamont
- Julia Lopez
- Kevin Hollinrake
- Kit Malthouse
- Mark Garnier
- Mark Pritchard
- Martin Vickers
- Mike Wood
- Mr Mark Francois
- Mrs Kemi Badenoch
- Ms Nusrat Ghani
- Neil O'Brien
- Nigel Huddleston
- Priti Patel
- Rebecca Harris
- Rishi Sunak
- Simon Hoare
- Sir Alec Shelbrooke
- Sir Bernard Jenkin
- Sir Christopher Chope
- Sir Desmond Swayne
- Sir Edward Leigh
- Sir Gavin Williamson
- Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
- Sir Geoffrey Cox
- Sir Iain Duncan Smith
- Sir James Cleverly
- Sir Jeremy Hunt
- Sir Jeremy Wright
- Sir John Hayes
- Sir John Whittingdale
- Sir Julian Lewis
- Sir Julian Smith
- Sir Mel Stride
- Sir Oliver Dowden
- Sir Roger Gale
- Steve Barclay
- Stuart Andrew
- Tom Tugendhat
- Victoria Atkins
- Wendy Morton
Democratic Unionist Party(4)
Reform UK(3)
Voted NO (256)
Independent(129)
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- Ms Diane Abbott
- Rosie Duffield
Labour(112)
- Afzal Khan
- Alex Norris
- Alex Sobel
- Andy McDonald
- Andy Slaughter
- Angela Rayner
- Anna McMorrin
- Anneliese Dodds
- Bambos Charalambous
- Barry Gardiner
- Bill Esterson
- Carolyn Harris
- Cat Smith
- Catherine West
- Chris Bryant
- Chris Elmore
- Chris Evans
- Clive Efford
- Dame Angela Eagle
- Dame Chi Onwurah
- Dame Diana Johnson
- Dame Meg Hillier
- Dame Nia Griffith
- Dan Carden
- Daniel Zeichner
- Darren Jones
- Dawn Butler
- Debbie Abrahams
- Derek Twigg
- Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
- Dr Rupa Huq
- Ed Miliband
- Ellie Reeves
- Emily Thornberry
- Emma Hardy
- Emma Lewell
- Fabian Hamilton
- Gareth Snell
- Gareth Thomas
- Gill Furniss
- Graham Stringer
- Grahame Morris
- Helen Hayes
- Hilary Benn
- Ian Lavery
- Imran Hussain
- Jess Phillips
- Jessica Morden
- Jim McMahon
- Jo Platt
- Jo Stevens
- John Healey
- John McDonnell
- Jon Trickett
- Jonathan Reynolds
- Judith Cummins
- Justin Madders
- Karin Smyth
- Kate Osamor
- Kerry McCarthy
- Lisa Nandy
- Liz Twist
- Louise Haigh
- Lucy Powell
- Luke Pollard
- Maria Eagle
- Marsha De Cordova
- Mary Creagh
- Mary Glindon
- Matt Rodda
- Matt Western
- Matthew Pennycook
- Melanie Onn
- Mike Kane
- Mr Clive Betts
- Mr David Lammy
- Mr James Frith
- Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
- Mr Toby Perkins
- Mrs Sharon Hodgson
- Ms Marie Rimmer
- Ms Stella Creasy
- Naz Shah
- Nick Smith
- Nick Thomas-Symonds
- Peter Dowd
- Rachael Maskell
- Rachel Reeves
- Rebecca Long Bailey
- Richard Burgon
- Rushanara Ali
- Ruth Cadbury
- Sarah Champion
- Sarah Jones
- Seema Malhotra
- Shabana Mahmood
- Sir Alan Campbell
- Sir Keir Starmer
- Sir Mark Tami
- Sir Nicholas Dakin
- Sir Stephen Timms
- Stephanie Peacock
- Stephen Doughty
- Stephen Kinnock
- Stephen Morgan
- Steve Reed
- Tonia Antoniazzi
- Tulip Siddiq
- Valerie Vaz
- Wes Streeting
- Yasmin Qureshi
- Yvette Cooper
Liberal Democrat(7)
Scottish National Party(5)
Plaid Cymru(2)
Your Party(1)