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This Parliament in numbers

At a glanceMPs have divided 575 times across 168 sitting days since the general election in July 2024, casting 257,393 recorded votes between them. 291 of those divisions passed and 283 were rejected. Along the way, MPs voted against their party line 1,578 times, and 13 divisions looked like a free vote, where the biggest parties split rather than voting on a line.

Latest division: 15 July 2026. This page updates as new votes are recorded.

The records so far

Busiest topics

Economy & tax · 97Crime & justice · 61Education · 50Defence & security · 46Benefits & welfare · 45Employment & workers · 41Housing & planning · 33Environment & energy · 27

Counted from the divisions each topic label matches; one division can carry several labels.

Most active voters

• Rachel Hopkins Labour · Luton South and South Bedfordshire · 551 votes cast
• Alex Mayer Labour · Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard · 549 votes cast
• Christian Wakeford Labour · Bury South · 549 votes cast

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Holyrood, this session

At a glanceMSPs have divided 69 times across 15 sitting days since the Holyrood election in May 2026: 34 of those motions were carried and 35 were defeated. Unlike Westminster, the Scottish Parliament records abstentions explicitly, and MSPs have abstained 638 times so far.

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