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Defence and security

23 votes in the past 12 months. Topics are matched automatically from division titles and are approximate.

SPENT, 2025-26
£65.4bn

5% of all government spending, about £941 for every person in the UK. Where the money goes

VOTES, LAST 12 MONTHS
23

18 of them had MPs voting against their own party.

Spending figures count the whole UK public sector. Subjects for votes are matched automatically from vote titles, so they are approximate. Money and votes are shown together for context; neither explains the other.

The votes

DateVoteForAgainstMPs against own party
6 Jul 2026Threats to national security from other states: changes from the House of Lords394851
22 Jun 2026Armed forces rules: a proposed change1713221
22 Jun 2026Armed forces rules: a proposed change743230
22 Jun 2026Armed forces rules: a proposed change1043912
22 Jun 2026Armed forces rules: a proposed change1643111
17 Jun 2026Threats to national security from other states: a proposed change1442440
17 Jun 2026Threats to national security from other states: a proposed change1352580
17 Jun 2026Threats to national security from other states: a proposed change1432490
17 Jun 2026Threats to national security from other states: a proposed change853171
17 Jun 2026Threats to national security from other states: a time limit on debate233940
2 Jun 2026Armed forces rules: a proposed change802982
2 Jun 2026Armed forces rules: a proposed change993712
2 Jun 2026Armed forces rules: a proposed change1703012
2 Jun 2026Armed forces rules: a proposed change1713022
24 Mar 2026Opposition debate: Defence983061
20 Jan 2026Diego Garcia military base and the British Indian Ocean Territory: changes from the House of Lords3471845
20 Jan 2026Diego Garcia military base and the British Indian Ocean Territory: changes from the House of Lords3471856
20 Jan 2026Diego Garcia military base and the British Indian Ocean Territory: changes from the House of Lords3441826
20 Oct 2025Diego Garcia military base and the British Indian Ocean Territory: the final vote3201713
20 Oct 2025Diego Garcia military base and the British Indian Ocean Territory: a proposed change1723222
20 Oct 2025Diego Garcia military base and the British Indian Ocean Territory: a vote on one part3181746
20 Oct 2025Diego Garcia military base and the British Indian Ocean Territory: a proposed change833194
20 Oct 2025Diego Garcia military base and the British Indian Ocean Territory: a proposed change1743213

Source: Commons Votes API