Commons division · 16 Sep 2025, 15:51 · No. 305

Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion

Passed

Majority 10

Ayes: 89 Noes: 79

At a glance The Ayes won by a margin of 17 votes. 1 MP voted against their party line.

Benefits & welfare

How the parties voted

PartyPositionAyesNoesRebels
Conservative No majority 0 75 0
Liberal Democrat Aye majority 61 0 0
Independent Aye majority 8 1 1
Labour Aye majority 7 0 0
Scottish National Party Aye majority 6 0 0
Green Party Aye majority 3 0 0
Plaid Cymru Aye majority 3 0 0
Social Democratic & Labour Party Aye majority 2 0 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: 169 of 650 MPs voted (26%) · 477 did not vote · 4 acted as tellers. Tellers are not counted in the Aye/No totals.

Tellers: Kirsty Blackman (Aye), Graham Leadbitter (Aye), Lincoln Jopp (No), James Wild (No).

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 (93)

Noes (76)

Tellers (4)

Did not vote (477)

Source: the official Commons division record.