Commons division · 23 Feb 2026, 22:21 · No. 432

Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3

Rejected

Majority 183

Ayes: 73 Noes: 256

At a glance The Noes won by a margin of 215 votes. No MPs voted against their party line.

Benefits & welfare

How the parties voted

PartyPositionAyesNoesRebels
Labour No majority 0 285 0
Liberal Democrat Aye majority 52 0 0
Independent Split 3 3
Scottish National Party Aye majority 5 0 0
Plaid Cymru Aye majority 4 0 0
Democratic Unionist Party Aye majority 3 0 0
Green Party Aye majority 3 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: 361 of 649 MPs voted (56%) · 284 did not vote · 4 acted as tellers. Tellers are not counted in the Aye/No totals.

Tellers: Charlotte Cane (Aye), Kirsty Blackman (Aye), Mark Ferguson (No), Imogen Walker (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 (73)

Noes (288)

Tellers (4)

Did not vote (284)

Source: the official Commons division record.