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Commons division · 2 Jul 2025 · No. 249

Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025

Passed

Majority 259

Ayes: 338 Noes: 79

At a glance The Ayes won by a margin of 259 votes. 1 MP voted against their party line.

Foreign affairs

How the parties voted

PartyPositionAyesNoesRebels
Labour Aye majority 327 0 0
Liberal Democrat No majority 0 62 0
Independent Aye majority 7 1 1
Reform UK Aye majority 4 0 0
Plaid Cymru No majority 0 4 0
Democratic Unionist Party No majority 0 4 0
Green Party No majority 0 3 0
Conservative No majority 0 3 0

The party positions and rebel counts are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.

Turnout: 417 of 650 MPs voted (64%) · 233 did not vote. Tellers are not counted in the Aye/No totals.

Constituency map

Every constituency coloured by how its MP voted in this division. Hover a seat for the MP and their vote.

Basemap © OpenStreetMap, © CARTO. Boundaries: ONS, Open Government Licence.

Every vote

Ayes (338)

Noes (79)

Did not vote (233)

Source: the official Commons division record.