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Source: Commons divisions
UK Parliament · Commons Division 460 · 24 March 2026
Opposition Day: Defence
98 Aye / 306 No · lost by 208 · 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 (98)
Conservative(98)
- Alan Mak
- Alberto Costa
- Alex Burghart
- Alicia Kearns
- Alison Griffiths
- Andrew Bowie
- Andrew Griffith
- Ben Obese-Jecty
- Blake Stephenson
- Bob Blackman
- Bradley Thomas
- Charlie Dewhirst
- Chris Philp
- Claire Coutinho
- Dame Harriett Baldwin
- Damian Hinds
- David Mundell
- David Reed
- 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 Bacon
- Gareth Davies
- George Freeman
- Graham Stuart
- Greg Smith
- Gregory StaffordTeller
- Harriet Cross
- Helen Grant
- Helen Whately
- Jack Rankin
- James Cartlidge
- James Wild
- Jesse Norman
- Joe Robertson
- John Cooper
- John Glen
- John Lamont
- Joy Morrissey
- Katie Lam
- Kevin Hollinrake
- Kit Malthouse
- Lewis Cocking
- Lincoln Jopp
- Mark Garnier
- Mark Pritchard
- Martin Vickers
- Matt Vickers
- Mike Wood
- Mims Davies
- Mr Andrew Snowden
- Mr Gagan Mohindra
- Mr Mark Francois
- Mr Peter Bedford
- Mrs Kemi Badenoch
- Neil O'Brien
- Nigel Huddleston
- Patrick Spencer
- Paul Holmes
- Peter Fortune
- Priti Patel
- Rebecca Harris
- Rebecca PaulTeller
- Rebecca Smith
- Richard Fuller
- Robbie Moore
- Saqib Bhatti
- Sarah Bool
- Simon Hoare
- Sir Alec Shelbrooke
- Sir Ashley Fox
- Sir Bernard Jenkin
- Sir Christopher Chope
- Sir Desmond Swayne
- Sir Edward Leigh
- Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
- Sir Geoffrey Cox
- Sir Iain Duncan Smith
- Sir James Cleverly
- Sir Jeremy Wright
- Sir John Hayes
- Sir Julian Lewis
- Sir Mel Stride
- Sir Oliver Dowden
- Sir Roger Gale
- Steve Barclay
- Stuart Anderson
- Stuart Andrew
- Tom Tugendhat
- Victoria Atkins
- Wendy Morton
Traditional Unionist Voice(1)
Voted NO (306)
Labour(297)
- Adam Jogee
- Adam Thompson
- Afzal Khan
- Al Carns
- Alan Gemmell
- Alan Strickland
- Alex Mayer
- Alex McIntyre
- Alex Norris
- Alex Sobel
- Alice Macdonald
- Alison Hume
- Alison McGovern
- Alison Taylor
- Alistair Strathern
- Amanda Hack
- Andrew Lewin
- Andrew Ranger
- Andrew Western
- Andy MacNae
- Andy McDonald
- Andy Slaughter
- Angela Rayner
- Anna Dixon
- Anna McMorrin
- Anna Turley
- Anneliese Midgley
- Antonia Bance
- Apsana Begum
- Bambos Charalambous
- Becky Gittins
- Bell Ribeiro-Addy
- Ben Goldsborough
- Brian Leishman
- Bridget Phillipson
- Callum Anderson
- Carolyn Harris
- Cat Smith
- Catherine Atkinson
- Catherine Fookes
- Catherine McKinnell
- Catherine West
- Charlotte Nichols
- Chris Bloore
- Chris Curtis
- Chris Elmore
- Chris Evans
- Chris Kane
- Chris McDonald
- Chris Murray
- Chris Ward
- Chris Webb
- Christian Wakeford
- Claire Hazelgrove
- Claire Hughes
- Clive Efford
- Connor Naismith
- Dame Angela Eagle
- Dame Chi Onwurah
- Dame Meg Hillier
- Dame Nia Griffith
- Dame Siobhain McDonagh
- Dan Aldridge
- Dan Tomlinson
- Daniel Francis
- Daniel Zeichner
- Danny Beales
- Darren Jones
- Darren Paffey
- Dave Robertson
- David Burton-Sampson
- 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 Marie Tidball
- Dr Scott Arthur
- Dr Simon Opher
- Elaine Stewart
- Emily Darlington
- Emma Foody
- Emma Hardy
- Emma Lewell
- Emma Reynolds
- Euan Stainbank
- Fabian Hamilton
- Feryal Clark
- Florence Eshalomi
- Frank McNally
- Fred Thomas
- Gareth Snell
- Gareth Thomas
- Gerald Jones
- Graeme Downie
- Graham Stringer
- Grahame Morris
- Gregor Poynton
- Gurinder Singh Josan
- Harpreet Uppal
- Heidi Alexander
- Helen Hayes
- Henry Tufnell
- Hilary Benn
- Ian Byrne
- Ian Lavery
- Imogen Walker
- Imran Hussain
- Irene Campbell
- Jack Abbott
- Jacob Collier
- Jake Richards
- James Naish
- Janet Daby
- Jas Athwal
- Jayne Kirkham
- Jeff Smith
- Jen Craft
- Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
- Jess Asato
- Jessica Morden
- Jim Dickson
- Jo Platt
- Jo Stevens
- Jo White
- Jodie Gosling
- Joe Powell
- Johanna Baxter
- John Grady
- John Healey
- John McDonnell
- John Slinger
- John Whitby
- Jon Pearce
- Jon Trickett
- Jonathan Davies
- Jonathan Hinder
- Josh Dean
- Josh Fenton-Glynn
- Josh MacAlister
- Josh Newbury
- Josh Simons
- Julia Buckley
- Juliet Campbell
- Justin Madders
- Kate Dearden
- Kate Osborne
- Keir Mather
- Kenneth Stevenson
- Kerry McCarthy
- Kevin Bonavia
- Kim Johnson
- Kim Leadbeater
- Kirith Entwistle
- Kirsteen Sullivan
- Laura Kyrke-Smith
- Lauren Edwards
- Laurence Turner
- Lee Barron
- Lee Pitcher
- Leigh Ingham
- Lewis Atkinson
- Lillian Jones
- Linsey Farnsworth
- Liz Kendall
- Lloyd Hatton
- Lola McEvoy
- Lorraine Beavers
- Louise Sandher-Jones
- Luke Murphy
- Luke Myer
- Margaret Mullane
- Mark Ferguson
- Mark Sewards
- Markus Campbell-Savours
- Martin McCluskey
- Martin Rhodes
- Mary Glindon
- Mary Kelly Foy
- Matt Rodda
- Matt Turmaine
- Matt Western
- Matthew Patrick
- Matthew Pennycook
- Maya Ellis
- Melanie Onn
- Melanie Ward
- Miatta Fahnbulleh
- Michael Payne
- Michael Shanks
- Michael Wheeler
- Michelle Scrogham
- Michelle Welsh
- Mike Kane
- Mike Tapp
- Mohammad Yasin
- Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
- Mr Calvin Bailey
- Mr Clive Betts
- Mr Connor Rand
- Mr David Lammy
- Mr Douglas Alexander
- Mr Hamish Falconer
- Mr James Frith
- Mr Jonathan Brash
- Mr Luke Charters
- Mr Paul Foster
- Mr Toby Perkins
- Mrs Elsie Blundell
- Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
- Ms Diane Abbott
- Ms Julie Minns
- Ms Stella Creasy
- Natalie Fleet
- Natasha Irons
- Naushabah Khan
- Navendu Mishra
- Naz Shah
- Neil Coyle
- Neil Duncan-Jordan
- Nesil Caliskan
- Nick Smith
- Nick Thomas-Symonds
- Pam Cox
- Pamela Nash
- Patricia Ferguson
- Patrick Hurley
- Paul Davies
- Paul Waugh
- Paula Barker
- Paulette Hamilton
- Peter Dowd
- Peter Kyle
- Peter Lamb
- Peter Prinsley
- Peter Swallow
- Phil Brickell
- Rachael Maskell
- Rachel Hopkins
- Rachel Taylor
- Richard Burgon
- Richard Quigley
- Rushanara Ali
- Ruth Cadbury
- Sadik Al-Hassan
- Sally Jameson
- Sam Carling
- Sam Rushworth
- Samantha Dixon
- Samantha Niblett
- Sarah Champion
- Sarah Coombes
- Sarah Edwards
- Sarah Hall
- Sarah Owen
- Sarah Russell
- Sarah Sackman
- Sarah Smith
- Satvir Kaur
- Sean Woodcock
- Shabana Mahmood
- Shaun Davies
- Simon Lightwood
- Sir Alan Campbell
- Sir Mark Tami
- Sir Nicholas Dakin
- Sojan Joseph
- Sonia Kumar
- Stephen MorganTeller
- Steve Reed
- Steve Witherden
- Steve Yemm
- Sureena Brackenridge
- Tahir Ali
- Taiwo OwatemiTeller
- Terry Jermy
- Tom Collins
- Tom Hayes
- Tom Rutland
- Tonia Antoniazzi
- Tony Vaughan
- Torcuil Crichton
- Tracy Gilbert
- Tristan Osborne
- Tulip Siddiq
- Valerie Vaz
- Vicky Foxcroft
- Warinder Juss
- Will Stone
- Yuan Yang
Green Party(4)
Independent(3)
Your Party(1)
Totals are Parliament’s official count, which does not include the tellers. Parliament’s published list names 97 of the 98 Aye voters and 303 of the 306 No voters; tellers are listed and marked but not counted.