King's Speech Motion for an Address

307 Aye / 171 No · majority 136 · 4 tellers (not counted)

What this vote was about

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.

How MPs voted

Voted AYE (307)

Labour(304)

Independent(3)

Voted NO (171)

Conservative(90)

Liberal Democrat(60)

Scottish National Party(7)

Reform UK(5)

Your Party(2)

Independent(2)

Democratic Unionist Party(1)

Jim Shannon

Restore Britain(1)

Rupert Lowe

Ulster Unionist Party(1)

Robin Swann

Traditional Unionist Voice(1)

Jim Allister

Totals are Parliament’s official count, which does not include the tellers. Parliament’s published list names 305 of the 307 Aye voters and 168 of the 171 No voters; tellers are listed and marked but not counted.