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Commons division · 16 Jul 2025 · No. 270

Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025

Passed

Majority 280

Ayes: 334 Noes: 54

At a glance The Ayes won by a margin of 280 votes. 2 MPs voted against their party line.

How the parties voted

PartyPositionAyesNoesRebels
Labour Aye majority 314 0 0
Liberal Democrat No majority 0 49 0
Independent Aye majority 6 1 1
Democratic Unionist Party Aye majority 4 1 1
Green Party Aye majority 4 0 0
Reform UK Aye majority 4 0 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: 388 of 650 MPs voted (60%) · 262 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 (334)

Noes (54)

Did not vote (262)

Source: the official Commons division record.