Vote · 2 Mar 2026

Voting and elections: an attempt to block it

MPs voted on an attempt to stop the planned law on voting and elections going any further. 105 MPs voted for and 410 against, so it was rejected. 1 MPs voted against their own party.

Official title: Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · Division 435

Where is this law up to? See Voting and elections →

FOR (AYE)

105

AGAINST (NO)

410

RESULT

Rejected

How each party voted

Labour

0 · 328

Conservative

95 · 0

Liberal Democrat

0 · 57

Independent

1 · 7

Scottish National Party

0 · 7

Reform UK

6 · 0

Green Party

0 · 4

Plaid Cymru

0 · 2

Source: Commons Votes API · Official record

View data table

Party	For	Against	Voted against own party
Labour	0	328	0
Conservative	95	0	0
Liberal Democrat	0	57	0
Independent	1	7	1
Scottish National Party	0	7	0
Reform UK	6	0	0
Green Party	0	4	0
Plaid Cymru	0	2	0
Democratic Unionist Party	2	0	0
Social Democratic & Labour Party	0	1	0
Traditional Unionist Voice	1	0	0
Your Party	0	1	0

Who voted against their party?

MP	Area	Party	Voted
Patrick Spencer	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich	Independent	For