A divisionDivision No. 38 · Tuesday, 23 June 2026· Commons· Defence Spending

Government amendment to the Opposition Day motion on Defence spending and readiness

294Ayes
110Noes
Carried · majority 184
246 did not vote
Aye291No112DID NOT VOTE · 246

650 Members · Aye 294 · No 110 · DNV 246 · grey dots in centre are abstentions

§ 01Who voted how.404 voting Members · 246 absent

Each row is one party. The stacked bar gives the within-party split of Aye / No / Absent; the columns on the right give the raw counts. The whip column shows the published party position — “Free vote” means the whip was formally removed for this division.

Party
Whip
Aye / No / Abs
Aye
No
Abs
Labour Party
Whipped Aye
257
0
103
Conservative and Unionist Party
Whipped No
0
99
17
Liberal Democrats
0
0
71
Labour and Co-operative Party
Whipped Aye
33
0
9
Independent
1
4
8
Reform UK
0
0
8
Scottish National Party
0
0
7
Sinn Féin
0
0
7
Democratic Unionist Party
Whipped No
0
5
0
Green Party of England and Wales
0
0
5
Plaid Cymru
0
0
4
Social Democratic and Labour Party
0
0
2
Your Party
0
2
0
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
1
Restore Britain
0
1
0
Speaker
0
0
1
Traditional Unionist Voice
0
0
1
Ulster Unionist Party
0
1
0

Source · Hansard · UK Parliament Votes API · whip status from announced positions; “free vote” indicates the whip was formally removed

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