House of Commons division
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading
What the vote was about
This was the final vote on the Representation of the People Bill, a major piece of legislation that would change the rules for how people vote in UK elections. The bill could affect voter ID requirements, postal voting, and other procedures that matter to rural and coastal communities like Cornwall, where residents may face extra challenges in accessing polling stations.
Why this division is tracked here
The Representation of the People Bill could affect how elections are run in Cornwall, a rural county where voter accessibility matters.
This is Cornwall Political Watch’s own editorial reason for covering the division, drafted with AI assistance from the division title and text. It is not part of the official record and says nothing about how any member voted.
How Cornwall’s MPs voted
Positions are recorded exactly as the House of Commons Votes API states them. The Commons records no abstentions: a member who did not vote is shown as having no vote recorded, and a member acting as a teller has no vote counted.
- LabourAyeVoted in favour
- Liberal DemocratAyeVoted in favour
- LabourAyeVoted in favour
- LabourAyeVoted in favour
- Liberal DemocratAyeVoted in favour
- Labour (Co-op)AyeVoted in favour
Source
Division 2416, House of Commons, published by the UK Parliament. The full division list names every member who voted.
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