Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Division Breakdown
Explore this interactive breakdown of the Carry-over Motion division held on 27 April 2026.
Aye279
No176
Abstained191
Aye No Abstained
Labour MPs with military or reservist backgrounds
| MP | Constituency | Service background | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayo Alaba | Southend East & Rochford | Parachute Regiment, Army Reserve | Aye |
| Alex Ballinger | Halesowen | Royal Marines, two tours of Afghanistan | Aye |
| Calvin Bailey | Leyton & Wanstead | Royal Air Force | Aye |
| Al Carns | Birmingham Selly Oak | Royal Marines | Abstained |
| Helena Dollimore | Hastings & Rye | Army Reservist | Abstained |
| Paul Foster | South Ribble | British Army | Aye |
| Dan Jarvis | Barnsley North | Parachute Regiment | Abstained |
| Louise Sandher-Jones | North East Derbyshire | Intelligence Corps | Aye |
| Clive Lewis | Norwich South | 7 Rifles, Army Reserve, Afghanistan | Abstained |
| Jenny Riddell-Carpenter | Suffolk Coastal | Reservist | Aye |
| Will Stone | Swindon North | The Rifles | Abstained |
| Mike Tapp | Dover | Intelligence Corps | Aye |
| Fred Thomas | Plymouth Moor View | Royal Marines | Abstained |
Cabinet attendees recorded as abstaining
| Name | Role | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Keir Starmer | Prime Minister | Abstained |
| Rachel Reeves | Chancellor of the Exchequer | Abstained |
| Yvette Cooper | Foreign Secretary | Abstained |
| Shabana Mahmood | Home Secretary | Abstained |
| Darren Jones | Chief Secretary to the PM; Minister for Intergovernmental Relations; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Abstained |
| Wes Streeting | Health Secretary | Abstained |
| Bridget Phillipson | Education Secretary | Abstained |
| Peter Kyle | Business and Trade Secretary; President of the Board of Trade | Abstained |
| Jo Stevens | Secretary of State for Wales | Abstained |
Top 20 constituencies with the highest proportion of UK armed forces veterans
| Rank | Constituency | Region/nation | % aged 16+ | MP | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gosport | South East | 12.7% | Caroline Dinenage | Conservative | No |
| 2 | Sleaford & North Hykeham | East Midlands | 10.2% | Caroline Johnson | Conservative | No |
| 3 | South West Devon | South West | 9.5% | Rebecca Smith | Conservative | No |
| 4 | Plymouth Moor View | South West | 9.1% | Fred Thomas | Labour | Abstained |
| 5 | Moray West, Nairn & Strathspey | Scotland | 9.0% | Graham Leadbitter | SNP | Abstained |
| 6 | Fareham & Waterlooville | South East | 8.7% | Suella Braverman | Reform | Abstained |
| 7 | South East Cornwall | South West | 8.6% | Anna Gelderd | Labour | Aye |
| 8 | East Wiltshire | South West | 8.4% | Danny Kruger | Reform | No |
| 9 | South Dorset | South West | 8.1% | Lloyd Hatton | Labour | Aye |
| 10 | Richmond & Northallerton | Yorkshire and The Humber | 7.9% | Rishi Sunak | Conservative | Abstained |
| 11 | Chippenham | South West | 7.7% | Sarah Gibson | Lib Dem | No |
| 12 | Grantham & Bourne | East Midlands | 7.5% | Gareth Davies | Conservative | No |
| 13 | Louth & Horncastle | East Midlands | 7.4% | Victoria Atkins | Conservative | No |
| 14 | Salisbury | South West | 7.3% | John Glen | Conservative | No |
| 15 | Gainsborough | East Midlands | 7.3% | Edward Leigh | Conservative | No |
| 16 | South West Wiltshire | South West | 7.2% | Andrew Murrison | Conservative | No |
| 17 | Melksham & Devizes | South West | 7.2% | Brian Mathew | Lib Dem | No |
| 18 | North Dorset | South West | 6.9% | Simon Hoare | Conservative | No |
| 19 | Havant | South East | 6.9% | Alan Mak | Conservative | No |
| 20 | Rutland & Stamford | East Midlands | 6.8% | Alicia Kearns | Conservative | No |
Other constituencies in England, Scotland and Wales of note
| Constituency | MP | Party | Vote | Reason noted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | Alex Baker | Labour | Aye | Ties to The Parachute Regiment and nearby Royal Engineers. |
| Colchester | Pam Cox | Labour | Aye | Home to The Parachute Regiment, 16 Air Assault Brigade and infantry units. |
| Barnsley North | Dan Jarvis | Labour | Abstained | Working-class Red Wall area; recruitment for The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment. |
| Bolsover | Natalie Fleet | Labour | Aye | Red Wall; near recruitment zones for The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment. |
| Stoke-on-Trent Central | Gareth Snell | Labour Co-op | Aye | Red Wall; industrial base for infantry regiments such as the Coldstream Guards. |
| Hartlepool | Jonathan Brash | Labour | Abstained | Red Wall; northern working-class ties to The Royal Artillery. |
| Doncaster North | Ed Miliband | Labour | Aye | Red Wall-adjacent; recruitment for The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment. |
| Bishop Auckland | Sam Rushworth | Labour | Aye | Red Wall; rural working-class area with infantry regiment ties. |
| Glasgow North East | Maureen Burke | Labour | Abstained | Working-class area; recruitment for The King’s Own Scottish Borderers. |
| Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke | Pamela Nash | Labour | Abstained | Industrial Scottish base tied to The King’s Own Scottish Borderers. |
| Sunderland Central | Lewis Atkinson | Labour | Aye | Red Wall-adjacent; northern recruitment for The Royal Engineers. |
| Wigan | Lisa Nandy | Labour | Aye | Working-class area; ties to The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment. |
| Leigh and Atherton | Jo Platt | Labour Co-op | Abstained | Red Wall; near The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment recruitment heartland. |
| Preston | Mark Hendrick | Labour Co-op | Abstained | Strong Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment and Royal Artillery links. |
| Middlesbrough and Thornaby East | Andy McDonald | Labour | Aye | Red Wall-adjacent; industrial recruitment for infantry regiments. |
| Ashfield | Lee Anderson | Reform | No | Red Wall; working-class ties to The Royal Engineers and infantry. |
| Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes | Melanie Onn | Labour | Aye | Red Wall; northern working-class base for The Royal Artillery. |
| North Herefordshire | Ellie Chowns | Green | Aye | Stirling Lines. |
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