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UK Parliament · Commons Division 397 · 7 January 2026
Opposition Day: Rural communities
105 Aye / 332 No · lost by 227 · 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 (105)
Conservative(100)
- Alan Mak
- Alberto Costa
- Alex Burghart
- Alicia Kearns
- Alison Griffiths
- Andrew Bowie
- Andrew Griffith
- Aphra Brandreth
- Ben Obese-Jecty
- Blake Stephenson
- Bob Blackman
- Bradley Thomas
- Charlie Dewhirst
- Chris Philp
- Claire Coutinho
- Dame Harriett Baldwin
- Dame Karen Bradley
- Damian Hinds
- David Mundell
- David Simmonds
- Dr Andrew Murrison
- Dr Ben Spencer
- Dr Caroline Johnson
- Dr Kieran Mullan
- Dr Luke Evans
- Dr Neil Hudson
- Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
- Edward Argar
- Esther McVey
- Gareth Davies
- George Freeman
- Gregory Stafford
- Harriet Cross
- Helen Grant
- Helen Whately
- Jack Rankin
- James Cartlidge
- James Wild
- Jerome MayhewTeller
- Jesse Norman
- Joe Robertson
- John Cooper
- John Glen
- John Lamont
- Joy Morrissey
- Julia Lopez
- Katie Lam
- Kevin Hollinrake
- Kit Malthouse
- Laura Trott
- 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
- Neil O'Brien
- Nick Timothy
- Nigel Huddleston
- Patrick Spencer
- Priti Patel
- Rebecca Harris
- Rebecca Paul
- Rebecca Smith
- Rishi Sunak
- Robbie Moore
- Saqib Bhatti
- Shivani Raja
- Simon Hoare
- Sir Alec Shelbrooke
- Sir Andrew Mitchell
- Sir Ashley Fox
- Sir Bernard Jenkin
- Sir Desmond Swayne
- Sir Edward Leigh
- Sir Gavin Williamson
- Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
- 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
- Steve Barclay
- Stuart Anderson
- Stuart Andrew
- Tom Tugendhat
- Victoria Atkins
- Wendy Morton
Reform UK(3)
Independent(2)
Democratic Unionist Party(1)
Restore Britain(1)
Voted NO (332)
Labour(332)
- Adam Jogee
- Adam Thompson
- Afzal Khan
- Al Carns
- Alan Gemmell
- Alan Strickland
- Alex Baker
- Alex Ballinger
- Alex Davies-Jones
- Alex Mayer
- Alex McIntyre
- Alex Norris
- Alice Macdonald
- Alison McGovern
- Amanda Hack
- Amanda Martin
- Andrew Cooper
- Andrew Lewin
- Andrew Pakes
- Andrew Ranger
- Andy MacNae
- Andy Slaughter
- Angela Rayner
- Anna Dixon
- Anna Gelderd
- Anna McMorrin
- Anneliese Dodds
- Anneliese Midgley
- Antonia Bance
- Apsana Begum
- Baggy Shanker
- Bambos Charalambous
- Barry Gardiner
- Becky Gittins
- Ben Coleman
- Ben Goldsborough
- Bill Esterson
- Blair McDougall
- Brian Leishman
- Bridget Phillipson
- Callum Anderson
- Carolyn Harris
- Cat Eccles
- Cat Smith
- Catherine Atkinson
- Catherine Fookes
- Catherine McKinnell
- Catherine West
- Charlotte Nichols
- Chris Bryant
- Chris Curtis
- Chris Elmore
- Chris Hinchliff
- Chris Kane
- Chris McDonald
- Chris Vince
- Chris Ward
- Chris Webb
- Christian Wakeford
- Claire Hazelgrove
- Claire Hughes
- Clive Efford
- Clive Lewis
- Connor Naismith
- Dame Diana Johnson
- Dame Meg Hillier
- Dame Nia Griffith
- Damien Egan
- Dan Aldridge
- Dan Carden
- Dan Jarvis
- Dan Tomlinson
- Daniel Francis
- Danny Beales
- Darren Paffey
- Dave Robertson
- David Baines
- David Burton-Sampson
- David Pinto-Duschinsky
- David Smith
- David Taylor
- David Williams
- Dawn Butler
- Debbie Abrahams
- Deirdre Costigan
- Dr Allison Gardner
- Dr Beccy Cooper
- Dr Jeevun Sandher
- Dr Lauren Sullivan
- Dr Marie Tidball
- Dr Rupa Huq
- Dr Scott Arthur
- Dr Simon Opher
- Dr Zubir Ahmed
- Ed Miliband
- Ellie Reeves
- Emily Darlington
- Emily Thornberry
- Emma Foody
- Emma Lewell
- Fabian Hamilton
- Feryal Clark
- Fleur Anderson
- Florence Eshalomi
- Frank McNally
- Gareth Snell
- Gareth Thomas
- Gen Kitchen
- Gerald Jones
- Gill Furniss
- Gill German
- Gordon McKee
- Grahame Morris
- Gregor PoyntonTeller
- Gurinder Singh Josan
- Harpreet Uppal
- Heidi Alexander
- Helen Hayes
- Helena Dollimore
- Hilary Benn
- Ian Byrne
- Ian Lavery
- Imogen Walker
- Imran Hussain
- Jack Abbott
- Jacob Collier
- Jake Richards
- James Asser
- James Murray
- James Naish
- Janet Daby
- Jas Athwal
- 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
- Jodie Gosling
- Joe Morris
- Joe Powell
- Johanna Baxter
- John Grady
- John Healey
- John Slinger
- John Whitby
- Jon Pearce
- Jon Trickett
- Jonathan Davies
- Jonathan Hinder
- Josh Dean
- Josh MacAlister
- Josh Newbury
- Josh Simons
- Julia Buckley
- Juliet Campbell
- Justin Madders
- Kanishka Narayan
- Karin Smyth
- Kate Dearden
- Kate Osborne
- 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
- Lauren Edwards
- Laurence Turner
- Lewis Atkinson
- Liam Byrne
- Liam Conlon
- Lilian Greenwood
- Linsey Farnsworth
- Liz Kendall
- Liz Twist
- Lloyd Hatton
- Lola McEvoy
- Lorraine Beavers
- Louise Haigh
- Louise Sandher-Jones
- Lucy Powell
- Lucy Rigby
- Luke Akehurst
- Luke Murphy
- Luke Myer
- Luke Pollard
- Maria Eagle
- Mark Sewards
- Markus Campbell-Savours
- Marsha De Cordova
- Mary Creagh
- Mary Glindon
- Mary Kelly Foy
- Matt Bishop
- Matt Rodda
- Matt Turmaine
- Matt Western
- Matthew Patrick
- Matthew Pennycook
- Melanie Onn
- Melanie Ward
- Miatta Fahnbulleh
- Michael Payne
- Michael Shanks
- Michael Wheeler
- Michelle Scrogham
- Michelle Welsh
- Mike Kane
- Mike Reader
- Mike Tapp
- Mohammad Yasin
- Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
- Mr Calvin Bailey
- Mr Clive Betts
- Mr Connor Rand
- Mr Douglas Alexander
- Mr Hamish Falconer
- Mr James Frith
- Mr Luke Charters
- Mr Paul Foster
- Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
- Mr Toby Perkins
- Mrs Elsie Blundell
- Mrs Sharon Hodgson
- Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
- Ms Diane Abbott
- Ms Julie Minns
- Ms Marie Rimmer
- Ms Stella Creasy
- Nadia Whittome
- Natalie Fleet
- Natasha Irons
- Naushabah Khan
- Navendu Mishra
- Naz Shah
- Neil Coyle
- Neil Duncan-Jordan
- Nesil CaliskanTeller
- Nick Smith
- Noah Law
- Oliver Ryan
- Olivia Bailey
- Olivia Blake
- Pam Cox
- Patricia Ferguson
- Patrick Hurley
- Paul Davies
- Paul Waugh
- Paula Barker
- Paulette Hamilton
- Perran Moon
- Peter Dowd
- Peter Lamb
- Peter Prinsley
- Peter Swallow
- Phil Brickell
- Preet Kaur Gill
- Rachael Maskell
- Rachel Hopkins
- Rachel Taylor
- Rebecca Long Bailey
- Richard Baker
- Richard Burgon
- Richard Quigley
- Rosie Wrighting
- Rushanara Ali
- Ruth Cadbury
- Ruth Jones
- Sadik Al-Hassan
- Sally Jameson
- Sam Carling
- Samantha Niblett
- Sarah Coombes
- Sarah Edwards
- Sarah Jones
- Sarah Russell
- Sarah Sackman
- Satvir Kaur
- Sean Woodcock
- Seema Malhotra
- Shaun Davies
- Simon Lightwood
- Sir Alan Campbell
- Sir Mark Tami
- Sir Nicholas Dakin
- Sir Stephen Timms
- Sonia Kumar
- Stephanie Peacock
- Stephen Doughty
- Stephen Kinnock
- Stephen Morgan
- Steve Race
- Steve Reed
- Steve Witherden
- Steve Yemm
- Sureena Brackenridge
- Tahir Ali
- Terry Jermy
- Tim Roca
- Tom Collins
- Tom Hayes
- Tonia Antoniazzi
- Tony Vaughan
- Torcuil Crichton
- Torsten Bell
- Tracy Gilbert
- Tristan Osborne
- Tulip Siddiq
- Uma Kumaran
- Valerie Vaz
- Vicky Foxcroft
- Warinder Juss
- Wes Streeting
- Will Stone
- Yuan Yang
- Yvette Cooper
Independent(2)