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UK Parliament · Commons Division 108 · 26 February 2025
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
147 Aye / 298 No · lost by 151 · 4 tellers (not counted)
What this vote was about
On an Opposition Day the largest opposition party chooses the topic of debate. The vote is symbolic, it doesn't change the law, but it forces the government to publicly take a position on the opposition's choice of question.
How MPs voted
Voted AYE (147)
Conservative(89)
- Alan Mak
- Alberto Costa
- Alex Burghart
- Alicia Kearns
- Alison Griffiths
- Andrew Griffith
- Aphra Brandreth
- Ben Obese-Jecty
- Blake Stephenson
- Bradley Thomas
- Charlie Dewhirst
- Chris Philp
- Claire Coutinho
- Dame Caroline Dinenage
- Dame Karen Bradley
- Damian Hinds
- David Reed
- David Simmonds
- Dr Caroline Johnson
- Dr Kieran Mullan
- Dr Luke Evans
- Dr Neil Hudson
- Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
- Edward Argar
- Gareth Bacon
- Gareth Davies
- George Freeman
- Greg Smith
- Gregory Stafford
- Harriet Cross
- Helen Whately
- Jack Rankin
- James Cartlidge
- James WildTeller
- Jesse Norman
- John Cooper
- John Glen
- John Lamont
- Joy Morrissey
- Julia Lopez
- Katie Lam
- Kevin Hollinrake
- Kit Malthouse
- Laura Trott
- Lewis Cocking
- Lincoln Jopp
- Mark Garnier
- Martin Vickers
- Matt Vickers
- Mims Davies
- Mr Gagan Mohindra
- Mr Louie French
- Mr Mark Francois
- Mr Peter Bedford
- Mr Richard Holden
- Mrs Kemi Badenoch
- Nick Timothy
- Nigel Huddleston
- Patrick Spencer
- Paul Holmes
- Peter Fortune
- Priti Patel
- Rebecca Harris
- Rebecca Paul
- Rebecca Smith
- Richard Fuller
- Saqib Bhatti
- Sarah Bool
- Shivani Raja
- Sir Ashley FoxTeller
- Sir Bernard Jenkin
- Sir Christopher Chope
- Sir Desmond Swayne
- Sir Edward Leigh
- Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
- Sir Iain Duncan Smith
- Sir James Cleverly
- Sir Jeremy Wright
- Sir John Hayes
- Sir Julian Lewis
- Sir Julian Smith
- Sir Oliver Dowden
- Sir Roger Gale
- Steve Barclay
- Stuart Anderson
- Stuart Andrew
- Tom Tugendhat
- Victoria Atkins
- Wendy Morton
Liberal Democrat(54)
- Alex Brewer
- Anna Sabine
- Ben Maguire
- Bobby Dean
- Calum Miller
- Caroline Voaden
- Charlotte Cane
- Chris Coghlan
- Christine Jardine
- Claire Young
- Clive Jones
- Daisy Cooper
- David Chadwick
- Dr Al Pinkerton
- Dr Danny Chambers
- Dr Roz Savage
- Ed Davey
- Gideon Amos
- Helen Maguire
- Helen Morgan
- Ian Roome
- Ian Sollom
- Jamie Stone
- Jess Brown-Fuller
- John Milne
- Josh Babarinde
- Layla Moran
- Lisa Smart
- Luke Taylor
- Manuela Perteghella
- Marie Goldman
- Max Wilkinson
- Mike Martin
- Monica Harding
- Mr Alistair Carmichael
- Mr Angus MacDonald
- Mr Joshua Reynolds
- Mr Will Forster
- Olly Glover
- Pippa Heylings
- Sarah Gibson
- Sarah Green
- Sarah Olney
- Steff Aquarone
- Steve Darling
- Susan Murray
- Tessa Munt
- Tom Gordon
- Tom Morrison
- Victoria Collins
- Vikki Slade
- Wendy Chamberlain
- Wera Hobhouse
- Zöe Franklin
Democratic Unionist Party(1)
Voted NO (298)
Labour(291)
- Adam Jogee
- Adam Thompson
- Afzal Khan
- Alan Gemmell
- Alan Strickland
- Alex Baker
- Alex Mayer
- Alex Norris
- Alice Macdonald
- Alison Hume
- Alistair Strathern
- Amanda Hack
- Amanda Martin
- Andrew Cooper
- Andrew Lewin
- Andrew Pakes
- Andrew Ranger
- Andrew Western
- Andy MacNae
- Andy Slaughter
- Anna Dixon
- Anna Gelderd
- Anna McMorrin
- Anna Turley
- Anneliese Dodds
- Anneliese Midgley
- Apsana Begum
- Ashley Dalton
- Bambos Charalambous
- Becky Gittins
- Ben Coleman
- Bill Esterson
- Brian Leishman
- Callum Anderson
- Carolyn Harris
- Cat Smith
- Catherine Atkinson
- Catherine Fookes
- Catherine West
- Charlotte Nichols
- Chris Bloore
- Chris Bryant
- Chris Curtis
- Chris Elmore
- Chris Evans
- Chris Hinchliff
- Chris Kane
- Chris McDonald
- Chris Murray
- Chris Vince
- Christian Wakeford
- Claire Hazelgrove
- Claire Hughes
- Clive Lewis
- Connor Naismith
- Dame Angela Eagle
- Dame Diana Johnson
- Dame Meg Hillier
- Dame Nia Griffith
- Dan Aldridge
- Dan Carden
- Dan Tomlinson
- Daniel Francis
- Dave Robertson
- David Baines
- David Pinto-Duschinsky
- David Smith
- David Taylor
- David Williams
- Dawn Butler
- Debbie Abrahams
- Deirdre Costigan
- Derek Twigg
- Douglas McAllister
- Dr Allison Gardner
- Dr Beccy Cooper
- Dr Jeevun Sandher
- Dr Lauren Sullivan
- Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
- Dr Rupa Huq
- Dr Scott Arthur
- Dr Simon Opher
- Dr Zubir Ahmed
- Ed Miliband
- Emily Darlington
- Emma Hardy
- Emma Lewell
- Euan Stainbank
- Feryal Clark
- Frank McNally
- Fred Thomas
- Gareth Snell
- Gareth Thomas
- Gen Kitchen
- Georgia Gould
- Gerald Jones
- Gill German
- Gordon McKee
- Graeme Downie
- Grahame Morris
- Gregor Poynton
- Gurinder Singh Josan
- Harpreet Uppal
- Heidi Alexander
- Helen Hayes
- Helena Dollimore
- Henry Tufnell
- Ian Byrne
- Ian Lavery
- Ian Murray
- Imogen Walker
- Imran Hussain
- Jack Abbott
- Jacob Collier
- Jade Botterill
- James Asser
- James Murray
- Janet Daby
- Jas Athwal
- Jayne Kirkham
- Jeff Smith
- Jen Craft
- Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
- Jess Asato
- Jessica Morden
- Jim Dickson
- Jo Stevens
- Jo White
- Joani Reid
- Jodie Gosling
- Joe Morris
- Joe Powell
- Johanna Baxter
- John Grady
- John McDonnell
- John Slinger
- Jon Trickett
- Jonathan Davies
- Jonathan Hinder
- Josh Dean
- Josh Fenton-Glynn
- Josh Newbury
- Julia Buckley
- Juliet Campbell
- Justin Madders
- Kanishka Narayan
- Karin Smyth
- Kate DeardenTeller
- Kate Osamor
- Katie White
- Katrina Murray
- Kenneth Stevenson
- Kerry McCarthy
- Kevin Bonavia
- Kevin McKenna
- Kim Leadbeater
- Kirith Entwistle
- Laura Kyrke-Smith
- Lauren Edwards
- Laurence Turner
- Lee Barron
- Leigh Ingham
- Lewis Atkinson
- Liam Conlon
- Lillian Jones
- Linsey Farnsworth
- Liz Twist
- Lizzi Collinge
- Lloyd Hatton
- Lola McEvoy
- Lorraine Beavers
- Louise Sandher-Jones
- Lucy Powell
- Lucy Rigby
- Luke Murphy
- Luke Myer
- Margaret Mullane
- Mark Ferguson
- Mark Sewards
- Markus Campbell-Savours
- Martin McCluskeyTeller
- Martin Rhodes
- Mary Creagh
- Mary Glindon
- Mary Kelly Foy
- Matt Turmaine
- Matthew Patrick
- Matthew Pennycook
- Maureen Burke
- Melanie Onn
- Melanie Ward
- Miatta Fahnbulleh
- Michael Payne
- Michael Shanks
- Michael Wheeler
- Michelle Scrogham
- Michelle Welsh
- Mike Tapp
- Mohammad Yasin
- Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
- Mr Calvin Bailey
- Mr Clive Betts
- Mr Connor Rand
- Mr Douglas Alexander
- Mr James Frith
- Mr Paul Foster
- Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
- Mr Toby Perkins
- Mrs Elsie Blundell
- Ms Julie Minns
- Ms Marie Rimmer
- Ms Polly Billington
- Nadia Whittome
- Natasha Irons
- Naushabah Khan
- Navendu Mishra
- Naz Shah
- Neil Coyle
- Neil Duncan-Jordan
- Nesil Caliskan
- Nick Smith
- Noah Law
- Oliver Ryan
- Olivia Bailey
- Olivia Blake
- Pam Cox
- Pamela Nash
- Patricia Ferguson
- Patrick Hurley
- Paul Davies
- Paul Waugh
- Paulette Hamilton
- Perran Moon
- Peter Dowd
- Peter Kyle
- Peter Swallow
- Preet Kaur Gill
- Rachael Maskell
- Rachel Blake
- Rachel Taylor
- Rebecca Long Bailey
- Richard Baker
- Richard Burgon
- Rosie Wrighting
- Rushanara Ali
- Ruth Cadbury
- Ruth Jones
- Sadik Al-Hassan
- Sally Jameson
- Samantha Dixon
- Samantha Niblett
- Sarah Coombes
- Sarah Edwards
- Sarah Jones
- Sarah Owen
- Sarah Russell
- Sarah Sackman
- Sarah Smith
- Satvir Kaur
- Sean Woodcock
- Seema Malhotra
- Shaun Davies
- Simon Lightwood
- Sir Alan Campbell
- Sir Mark Tami
- Sir Nicholas Dakin
- Sir Stephen Timms
- Sojan Joseph
- Sonia Kumar
- Stephen Kinnock
- Stephen Morgan
- Steve Race
- Steve Witherden
- Steve Yemm
- Sureena Brackenridge
- Tahir Ali
- Taiwo Owatemi
- Terry Jermy
- Tom Collins
- Tom Hayes
- Tom Rutland
- Tony Vaughan
- Torcuil Crichton
- Torsten Bell
- Tracy Gilbert
- Tristan Osborne
- Vicky Foxcroft
- Warinder Juss
- Wes Streeting
- Will Stone
- Yasmin Qureshi
Green Party(4)
Your Party(2)
Independent(2)
Totals are Parliament’s official count, which does not include the tellers. Parliament’s published list names 146 of the 147 Aye voters and 297 of the 298 No voters; tellers are listed and marked but not counted.