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Source: Commons divisions
UK Parliament · Commons Division 338 · 4 November 2025
Opposition day: Welfare spending
92 Aye / 403 No · lost by 311 · 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 (92)
Conservative(91)
- Alan Mak
- Alberto Costa
- Alex Burghart
- Alicia Kearns
- Alison Griffiths
- Andrew Bowie
- Aphra Brandreth
- Bob Blackman
- Bradley Thomas
- Charlie Dewhirst
- Dame Caroline Dinenage
- Dame Harriett Baldwin
- Dame Karen Bradley
- Damian Hinds
- David Mundell
- David Simmonds
- Dr Andrew Murrison
- Dr Ben Spencer
- Dr Luke Evans
- Dr Neil Hudson
- Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
- Edward Argar
- Esther McVey
- Gareth Bacon
- George Freeman
- Graham Stuart
- Greg Smith
- Gregory Stafford
- Harriet Cross
- Helen Whately
- Jack Rankin
- James Cartlidge
- James Wild
- Jerome Mayhew
- Joe Robertson
- John Cooper
- John Glen
- John Lamont
- Julia Lopez
- Katie LamTeller
- Kevin Hollinrake
- Lewis Cocking
- Lincoln Jopp
- Mark Garnier
- Mark Pritchard
- Martin Vickers
- Matt Vickers
- Mike Wood
- Mims Davies
- Mr Andrew SnowdenTeller
- Mr Gagan Mohindra
- Mr Mark Francois
- Mr Peter Bedford
- Mr Richard Holden
- Mrs Kemi Badenoch
- Neil O'Brien
- Nick Timothy
- Nigel Huddleston
- Patrick Spencer
- Paul Holmes
- Peter Fortune
- Rebecca Harris
- Rebecca Paul
- Rebecca Smith
- Richard Fuller
- Saqib Bhatti
- Sarah Bool
- Shivani Raja
- Simon Hoare
- Sir Alec Shelbrooke
- Sir Andrew Mitchell
- Sir Ashley Fox
- Sir Bernard Jenkin
- Sir Christopher Chope
- Sir Desmond Swayne
- Sir Edward Leigh
- Sir Gavin Williamson
- Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
- Sir Iain Duncan Smith
- Sir James Cleverly
- Sir Jeremy Wright
- Sir John Whittingdale
- Sir Julian Lewis
- Sir Julian Smith
- Sir Oliver Dowden
- Sir Roger Gale
- Steve Barclay
- Stuart Andrew
- Tom Tugendhat
- Victoria Atkins
- Wendy Morton
Reform UK(2)
Traditional Unionist Voice(1)
Voted NO (403)
Labour(317)
- Abtisam Mohamed
- Adam Jogee
- Adam Thompson
- Afzal Khan
- Alan Gemmell
- Alan Strickland
- Alex Baker
- Alex Ballinger
- Alex Davies-Jones
- Alex Mayer
- Alex McIntyre
- Alex Norris
- Alex Sobel
- Alice Macdonald
- Alison Hume
- Alison Taylor
- Alistair Strathern
- Amanda Hack
- Amanda Martin
- Andrew Cooper
- Andrew Lewin
- Andrew Pakes
- Andrew Ranger
- Andrew Western
- Andy MacNae
- Andy McDonald
- Andy Slaughter
- Angela Rayner
- Anna Dixon
- Anna McMorrin
- Anna Turley
- Anneliese Dodds
- Anneliese Midgley
- Antonia Bance
- Apsana Begum
- Baggy Shanker
- Becky Gittins
- Ben Goldsborough
- Bill Esterson
- Blair McDougall
- Brian Leishman
- Callum Anderson
- Carolyn Harris
- Cat Eccles
- Cat Smith
- Catherine Atkinson
- Catherine Fookes
- Catherine McKinnell
- Catherine West
- Charlotte Nichols
- Chris Bloore
- Chris Curtis
- Chris Hinchliff
- Chris Kane
- Chris Murray
- Chris Vince
- Chris Ward
- Christian Wakeford
- Claire Hazelgrove
- Claire Hughes
- Clive Efford
- Clive Lewis
- Connor Naismith
- Dame Angela Eagle
- Dame Chi Onwurah
- Dame Diana Johnson
- Dame Meg Hillier
- Dame Nia Griffith
- Damien Egan
- Dan Aldridge
- Dan Carden
- Dan Jarvis
- Dan Tomlinson
- Daniel Francis
- Daniel Zeichner
- Darren Jones
- Darren Paffey
- Dave Robertson
- David Baines
- David Pinto-Duschinsky
- David Smith
- David Taylor
- David Williams
- Deirdre Costigan
- Derek Twigg
- Douglas McAllister
- Dr Allison Gardner
- Dr Beccy Cooper
- Dr Jeevun Sandher
- Dr Lauren Sullivan
- Dr Rupa Huq
- Dr Scott Arthur
- Dr Simon Opher
- Emily Thornberry
- Emma Foody
- Emma Lewell
- Euan Stainbank
- Florence Eshalomi
- Frank McNally
- Fred Thomas
- Gareth Snell
- Gareth Thomas
- Gen Kitchen
- Gerald Jones
- Gill Furniss
- Gill German
- Gordon McKee
- Graeme Downie
- Grahame Morris
- Gregor PoyntonTeller
- Gurinder Singh Josan
- Harpreet Uppal
- Heidi Alexander
- Helen Hayes
- Helena Dollimore
- Henry Tufnell
- Hilary Benn
- Ian Byrne
- Ian Lavery
- Imogen Walker
- Imran Hussain
- Irene Campbell
- Jacob Collier
- Jade BotterillTeller
- Jake Richards
- James Asser
- James Naish
- Janet Daby
- Jayne Kirkham
- Jeff Smith
- Jen Craft
- Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
- Jess Asato
- Jess Phillips
- Jessica Morden
- Jessica Toale
- Jim Dickson
- Jim McMahon
- Jo Platt
- Jo Stevens
- Jo White
- Joani Reid
- Joe Powell
- Johanna Baxter
- John Grady
- John McDonnell
- John Slinger
- John Whitby
- Jon Pearce
- Jon Trickett
- Jonathan Hinder
- Jonathan Reynolds
- Josh Dean
- Josh Fenton-Glynn
- Josh MacAlister
- Josh Newbury
- Josh Simons
- Julia Buckley
- Juliet Campbell
- Justin Madders
- Kanishka Narayan
- Karin Smyth
- Kate Dearden
- Katie White
- Katrina Murray
- Keir Mather
- Kenneth Stevenson
- Kerry McCarthy
- Kevin Bonavia
- Kevin McKenna
- Kim Johnson
- Kim Leadbeater
- Kirith Entwistle
- Kirsteen Sullivan
- Kirsty McNeill
- Laura Kyrke-Smith
- Laurence Turner
- Lee Barron
- Lee Pitcher
- Leigh Ingham
- Lewis Atkinson
- Liam Byrne
- Liam Conlon
- Lilian Greenwood
- Lillian Jones
- Linsey Farnsworth
- Lisa Nandy
- Liz Kendall
- Liz Twist
- Lizzi Collinge
- Lloyd Hatton
- Lola McEvoy
- Lorraine Beavers
- Louise Haigh
- Lucy Powell
- Lucy Rigby
- Luke Akehurst
- Luke Myer
- Luke Pollard
- Margaret Mullane
- Maria Eagle
- Mark Ferguson
- Mark Sewards
- Markus Campbell-Savours
- Marsha De Cordova
- Martin McCluskey
- Mary Creagh
- Mary Glindon
- Mary Kelly Foy
- Matt Bishop
- Matt Rodda
- Matt Turmaine
- Matt Western
- Maya Ellis
- Melanie Ward
- Miatta Fahnbulleh
- Michael Shanks
- Michael Wheeler
- Michelle Welsh
- Mike Kane
- Mike Reader
- Mike Tapp
- Mohammad Yasin
- Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
- Mr Calvin Bailey
- Mr Connor Rand
- Mr Jonathan Brash
- Mr Luke Charters
- Mr Paul Foster
- Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
- Mrs Elsie Blundell
- Mrs Sharon Hodgson
- Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
- Ms Julie Minns
- Ms Marie Rimmer
- Ms Stella Creasy
- Natalie Fleet
- Natasha Irons
- Naushabah Khan
- Navendu Mishra
- Neil Coyle
- Nesil Caliskan
- Nick Smith
- Noah Law
- Oliver Ryan
- Olivia Bailey
- Olivia Blake
- Pam Cox
- Pat McFadden
- Patricia Ferguson
- Patrick Hurley
- Paul Davies
- Paula Barker
- Paulette Hamilton
- Perran Moon
- Peter Dowd
- Peter Lamb
- Peter Prinsley
- Peter Swallow
- Preet Kaur Gill
- Rachael Maskell
- Rachel Blake
- Rachel Hopkins
- Rebecca Long Bailey
- Richard Burgon
- Richard Quigley
- Rosie Wrighting
- Rushanara Ali
- Ruth Cadbury
- Ruth Jones
- Sadik Al-Hassan
- Sally Jameson
- Sam Carling
- Sam Rushworth
- Samantha Dixon
- Samantha Niblett
- Sarah Champion
- Sarah Coombes
- Sarah Edwards
- Sarah Hall
- Sarah Jones
- Sarah Russell
- Sarah Smith
- Satvir Kaur
- Sean Woodcock
- Seema Malhotra
- Shaun Davies
- Simon Lightwood
- Sir Mark Hendrick
- Sir Mark Tami
- Sir Stephen Timms
- Sojan Joseph
- Sonia Kumar
- Stephanie Peacock
- Stephen Morgan
- Steve Race
- Steve Witherden
- Steve Yemm
- Sureena Brackenridge
- Tahir Ali
- Taiwo Owatemi
- Terry Jermy
- Tom Collins
- Tom Hayes
- Tom Rutland
- Tonia Antoniazzi
- Tony Vaughan
- Torsten Bell
- Tracy Gilbert
- Tristan Osborne
- Tulip Siddiq
- Uma Kumaran
- Valerie Vaz
- Vicky Foxcroft
- Warinder Juss
- Yasmin Qureshi
- Yuan Yang
Liberal Democrat(55)
- Adam Dance
- Alison Bennett
- Andrew George
- Anna Sabine
- Ben Maguire
- Bobby Dean
- Brian Mathew
- Caroline Voaden
- Charlie Maynard
- Charlotte Cane
- Claire Young
- Clive Jones
- Daisy Cooper
- David Chadwick
- Dr Al Pinkerton
- Dr Danny Chambers
- Edward Morello
- Freddie van Mierlo
- Gideon Amos
- Helen Morgan
- Ian Roome
- Ian Sollom
- John Milne
- Josh Babarinde
- Layla Moran
- Lisa Smart
- Liz Jarvis
- Luke Taylor
- Manuela Perteghella
- Marie Goldman
- Martin Wrigley
- Max Wilkinson
- Mike Martin
- Monica Harding
- Mr Angus MacDonald
- Mr Joshua Reynolds
- Mr Lee Dillon
- Mr Will Forster
- Munira Wilson
- Richard Foord
- Sarah Dyke
- Sarah Gibson
- Sarah Green
- Sarah Olney
- Steff Aquarone
- Susan Murray
- Tessa Munt
- Tim Farron
- Tom Gordon
- Tom Morrison
- Victoria Collins
- Vikki Slade
- Wendy Chamberlain
- Wera Hobhouse
- Zöe Franklin
Scottish National Party(8)
Independent(7)
Plaid Cymru(4)
Democratic Unionist Party(3)
Green Party(3)
Your Party(2)
Social Democratic & Labour Party(1)
Ulster Unionist Party(1)
Totals are Parliament’s official count, which does not include the tellers. Parliament’s published list names 92 of the 92 Aye voters and 399 of the 403 No voters; tellers are listed and marked but not counted.