Source: Commons divisions
UK Parliament · Commons Division 3 · 20 May 2026
78 Aye / 408 No · lost by 330 · 4 tellers (not counted)
The Motion for an Address is the formal Commons reply to the King's Speech, the government's legislative programme read at the start of each parliamentary session. The vote is on whether the Commons accepts the speech as the basis for the session's work. Amendments to it test specific government commitments.
Totals are Parliament’s official count, which does not include the tellers. Parliament’s published list names 77 of the 78 Aye voters and 405 of the 408 No voters; tellers are listed and marked but not counted.