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UK Parliament · Commons Division 422 · 28 January 2026
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
105 Aye / 286 No · lost by 181 · 391 MPs recorded · 4 tellers
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(96)
- Alan Mak
- Alberto Costa
- Alex Burghart
- Andrew Bowie
- Andrew Griffith
- Aphra Brandreth
- Ben Obese-Jecty
- Blake Stephenson
- Bob Blackman
- Bradley Thomas
- Charlie Dewhirst
- Chris Philp
- Claire Coutinho
- Dame Caroline Dinenage
- Dame Harriett Baldwin
- Damian Hinds
- David Davis
- David Mundell
- David Reed
- David SimmondsTeller
- Dr Andrew Murrison
- Dr Caroline Johnson
- Dr Kieran Mullan
- Dr Luke Evans
- Dr Neil Hudson
- Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
- Edward Argar
- Esther McVey
- Gareth Bacon
- Gareth Davies
- George Freeman
- Graham Stuart
- Greg Smith
- Gregory Stafford
- Harriet Cross
- Helen Whately
- Jack Rankin
- James Cartlidge
- James Wild
- Jerome Mayhew
- Jesse Norman
- Joe Robertson
- John Glen
- John Lamont
- Joy Morrissey
- Julia Lopez
- Kevin Hollinrake
- Kit Malthouse
- Laura Trott
- Lewis Cocking
- Lincoln Jopp
- Mark Garnier
- Martin Vickers
- Matt Vickers
- Mike Wood
- Mims Davies
- Mr Gagan Mohindra
- Mr Louie French
- Mr Mark Francois
- Mr Peter Bedford
- Mr Richard Holden
- Mrs Kemi Badenoch
- Neil O'Brien
- Nick Timothy
- Nigel Huddleston
- Paul HolmesTeller
- Peter Fortune
- Priti Patel
- 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 Desmond Swayne
- Sir Gavin Williamson
- Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
- Sir Iain Duncan Smith
- Sir James Cleverly
- Sir Jeremy Hunt
- Sir John Hayes
- Sir John Whittingdale
- Sir Julian Lewis
- Sir Julian Smith
- Sir Mel Stride
- Sir Roger Gale
- Stuart Andrew
- Tom Tugendhat
- Victoria Atkins
- Wendy Morton
Democratic Unionist Party(2)
Independent(1)
Traditional Unionist Voice(1)
Voted NO (286)
Labour(279)
- Abtisam Mohamed
- Adam Thompson
- Afzal Khan
- Al Carns
- Alan Gemmell
- Alan Strickland
- Alex Mayer
- Alex McIntyre
- Alex Sobel
- Alice Macdonald
- Alison McGovern
- Alistair Strathern
- Amanda Hack
- Amanda Martin
- Andrew Cooper
- Andrew Lewin
- Andrew Pakes
- Andrew Ranger
- Andrew Western
- Andy McDonald
- Andy Slaughter
- Angela Rayner
- Anna Dixon
- Anna Gelderd
- Anna McMorrin
- Anna Turley
- Anneliese Dodds
- Anneliese Midgley
- Antonia Bance
- Apsana Begum
- Baggy Shanker
- Bambos Charalambous
- Barry Gardiner
- Becky Gittins
- Ben Coleman
- Bill Esterson
- Blair McDougall
- Brian Leishman
- Callum Anderson
- Carolyn Harris
- Cat Smith
- Catherine Atkinson
- Catherine Fookes
- Catherine McKinnell
- Catherine West
- Charlotte Nichols
- Chris Curtis
- Chris Evans
- Chris Hinchliff
- Chris Kane
- Chris Murray
- Chris Vince
- Chris Ward
- Chris Webb
- Christian Wakeford
- Claire Hazelgrove
- Claire Hughes
- Clive Efford
- Clive Lewis
- Connor Naismith
- Dame Chi Onwurah
- Dame Diana Johnson
- Dame Meg Hillier
- Dame Nia Griffith
- Dame Siobhain McDonagh
- Daniel Francis
- Daniel Zeichner
- Danny Beales
- Darren Paffey
- Dave Robertson
- David Baines
- David Burton-Sampson
- David Pinto-Duschinsky
- David Taylor
- David Williams
- Dawn Butler
- Debbie Abrahams
- Deirdre CostiganTeller
- Douglas McAllister
- Dr Beccy Cooper
- Dr Jeevun Sandher
- Dr Marie Tidball
- Dr Rupa Huq
- Dr Scott Arthur
- Dr Zubir Ahmed
- Elaine Stewart
- Ellie Reeves
- Emily Darlington
- Emily Thornberry
- Emma Foody
- Euan Stainbank
- Fabian Hamilton
- Feryal Clark
- Frank McNally
- Gareth Snell
- Gareth Thomas
- Gen Kitchen
- Gerald Jones
- Gill Furniss
- Gordon McKee
- Grahame Morris
- Gregor Poynton
- Gurinder Singh Josan
- Harpreet Uppal
- Heidi Alexander
- Helen Hayes
- Helena Dollimore
- Henry Tufnell
- Hilary Benn
- Ian Byrne
- Ian Lavery
- Imogen Walker
- Irene Campbell
- Jack Abbott
- Jacob Collier
- Jade Botterill
- James Asser
- James Naish
- Janet Daby
- Jas Athwal
- Jayne Kirkham
- Jeff Smith
- Jen Craft
- Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
- Jess Asato
- Jessica Toale
- Jim Dickson
- Jim McMahon
- Jo Platt
- Jo Stevens
- Joe Powell
- Johanna Baxter
- John Grady
- John Healey
- John Slinger
- John Whitby
- Jon Pearce
- Jon Trickett
- Jonathan Davies
- Jonathan Hinder
- Jonathan Reynolds
- Josh Dean
- Josh Fenton-Glynn
- Josh Newbury
- Josh Simons
- Julia Buckley
- Juliet Campbell
- Keir Mather
- Kerry McCarthy
- Kevin Bonavia
- Kevin McKenna
- Kim Johnson
- Kim Leadbeater
- Kirsteen Sullivan
- Laura Kyrke-Smith
- Laurence Turner
- Lee Pitcher
- Liam Conlon
- Lilian Greenwood
- Lillian Jones
- Liz Twist
- Lizzi Collinge
- Lloyd Hatton
- Lorraine Beavers
- Louise Haigh
- Luke Akehurst
- Luke Murphy
- Luke Myer
- Luke Pollard
- Mark FergusonTeller
- Markus Campbell-Savours
- Marsha De Cordova
- Martin McCluskey
- Martin Rhodes
- Mary Glindon
- Mary Kelly Foy
- Matt Bishop
- Matt Turmaine
- Matt Western
- Matthew Patrick
- Matthew Pennycook
- Maureen Burke
- Maya Ellis
- Melanie Onn
- Miatta Fahnbulleh
- Michael Shanks
- Michael Wheeler
- Michelle Welsh
- Mohammad Yasin
- Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
- Mr Bayo Alaba
- Mr Clive Betts
- Mr Connor Rand
- Mr James Frith
- Mr Jonathan Brash
- Mr Luke Charters
- Mr Paul Foster
- Mr Toby Perkins
- Mrs Elsie Blundell
- Mrs Sharon Hodgson
- Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
- Ms Julie Minns
- Ms Marie Rimmer
- Ms Polly Billington
- Ms Stella Creasy
- Nadia Whittome
- Natalie Fleet
- Natasha Irons
- Naushabah Khan
- Navendu Mishra
- Naz Shah
- Neil Coyle
- Neil Duncan-Jordan
- Nesil Caliskan
- Nick Smith
- Nick Thomas-Symonds
- Noah Law
- Oliver Ryan
- Olivia Blake
- Pam Cox
- Patricia Ferguson
- Patrick Hurley
- Paul Davies
- Paul Waugh
- Paula Barker
- Paulette Hamilton
- Peter Swallow
- Phil Brickell
- Preet Kaur Gill
- Rachael Maskell
- Rachel Blake
- Rachel Hopkins
- Rachel Taylor
- Rebecca Long Bailey
- Richard Burgon
- Rosie Wrighting
- Rushanara Ali
- Ruth Jones
- Sadik Al-Hassan
- Sam Carling
- Samantha Niblett
- Sarah Champion
- Sarah Coombes
- Sarah Hall
- Sarah Owen
- Sarah Russell
- Sarah Smith
- Satvir Kaur
- Sean Woodcock
- Seema Malhotra
- Shaun Davies
- Sir Alan Campbell
- Sir Mark Hendrick
- Sir Nicholas Dakin
- Sojan Joseph
- Stephen Kinnock
- Stephen Morgan
- Steve Race
- Steve Witherden
- Steve Yemm
- Sureena Brackenridge
- Tahir Ali
- Taiwo Owatemi
- Terry Jermy
- Tim Roca
- Tom Collins
- Tom Hayes
- Torcuil Crichton
- Tracy Gilbert
- Tristan Osborne
- Tulip Siddiq
- Uma Kumaran
- Valerie Vaz
- Vicky Foxcroft
- Warinder Juss
- Wes Streeting
- Yasmin Qureshi
- Yuan Yang
- Yvette Cooper
Independent(4)
Social Democratic & Labour Party(2)
Your Party(1)