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List of government defeats in the House of Commons since 1945

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443:– A further amendment to the Trade Union and Labour Relations Bill, which attempted to make the dismissal of an employee on the grounds on refusal to join a trade union unfair was passed by 283–282. Again, the government's defeat was only realised the following day when it became clear that a tied vote had been caused by the overcounting of the 'no' votes. 1837:
to a Business of the House motion for an Early Parliamentary General Election bill to ensure that amendments to the bill could be submitted by MPs not acting on behalf of the Government passed 312–295. Furthermore, an opposition amendment to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill on 4 September
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A Business of the House Motion to enable Parliament to debate the bill was passed 312–311. In addition, there was one tied divisionβ€”the first since 1993β€”in which the Government defeated an amendment on the business motion that would have scheduled a third round of "indicative votes" for 8 April; with
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or where the government has a small majority. Government defeats have been caused by backbench rebellions and by opposition parties voting against a government when they had more MPs present in the House of Commons. Earlier (1918–1945) large (of a margin of more than 100) defeats of governments were
541:– A government motion to disagree with a Lords amendment to the Trade Union and Labour Relations Bill, which would restrict immunities to disputes in Britain and change the rules regarding strikes in Britain in support of foreign workers from the same multi-national company, was defeated by 280–272. 1881:: Two Opposition Day motions from Labour were passed after a forced division. The first, on universal credit and working tax credit, passed 278–0; the second, on access to remote education and the quality of free school meals, passed 272–0, with most Conservative MPs not voting. 3569: 1814:
withholding Parliament's approval for the Brexit withdrawal agreement until the necessary law has been passed to enact it, thereby requiring Boris Johnson to request an Article 50 extension until 31 January 2020 under the European Union (Withdrawal) (No.6) Bill, passed
3598: 636:– A motion for the House to adjourn following an opposition debate regarding the Child Benefit Scheme was passed by 259–0. The government abstained from the vote after it became clear that many Labour MPs were willing to break the whip to vote for the adjournment. 1552:
An amendment passed 329–302 to allow MPs to take control of parliamentary business on a Wednesday and therefore stage a series of "indicative votes" on which Brexit option MP's prefer. The motion itself as amended, and thus opposed by the government, passed
583:– A government amendment to disagree with a Lords amendment to the Housing Finance (Special Provisions) Bill, which sought to remove a clause that would disqualify any councillors who failed to implement the Housing Finance Act 1972, was defeated by 268–261. 1545:
A non-binding amendment to the Government's motion in response to the second meaningful vote, categorically rejecting a no-deal Brexit under any circumstances, was passed 312–308. The motion as amended, and as a result opposed by the Government, was passed
437:, which proposed to make the dismissal of an employee for not being a member of a trade union unfair, was passed by 291–290. The original division resulted in a tied vote of 291–291, but it emerged the next day that one too many 'no' votes had been counted. 523:– A government motion to disagree with a new clause added by the Lords to the Trade Union and Labour Relations Bill, which required trade unions to have specified rules for conducting ballots for their governing bodies, was defeated by 280–269. 372:'s second government suffered 25 defeats in the House of Commons between 1974 and 1976. The majority of these defeats, 18 in total, occurred in June and July 1974, when Wilson did not have a majority in the House of Commons after the 316:, to the Housing Finance Bill, which related to service charges for unfurnished lettings, was passed with support of opposition parties by 251–247. However, the motion to add the new clause to the bill was later voted down by 245–242. 1461:
was passed 311–293. This is the first time an entire Government, as opposed to an individual Minister, had been held in contempt of Parliament. A government amendment to refer the case to the Privileges Committee instead failed
1216:– A motion 'That this House has considered the matter of the economy' was defeated by 79–213. Such a motion is normally agreed without a division, but the Opposition forced a vote, for which the Government whips were unprepared. 511:– A government motion to disagree with a Lords amendment to the Health and Safety at Work etc. Bill, which proposed to give power to non-unionised employees to appoint health and safety representatives, was defeated by 147–143. 517:– A government motion to disagree with a new clause added by the Lords to the Trade Union and Labour Relations Bill, which proposed to outlaw arbitrary exclusion of a person from a trade union, was defeated by 276–270. 772:– A government amendment to the Scotland Bill, which would remove the requirement that the Secretary of State repeal the Act if less than 40% of the electorate voted in favour in a referendum, was rejected by 298–243. 529:– A government motion to disagree with a Lords amendment to the Trade Union and Labour Relations Bill, which would allow trade unions who failed to follow the bill's rules to be deregistered, was defeated by 281–271. 872:– A Conservative amendment, declining to support the government's use of economic sanctions against firms and workers who had negotiated wage increases beyond a Parliamentary-approved limit, was passed by 285–279. 642:– A government motion to disagree with a Lords amendment to the Dock Work Regulation Bill, which required the whole area designated a dock labour scheme to be inside a definable dock area, was defeated by 310–308. 344:– The second reading of a new clause to the Maplin Development Bill, which orders the Civil Aviation Authority to consult on aerospace development, was approved, despite opposition from the government, by 267–250. 1747:
calling for an early election failed 298–56, well short of the 434 required for such a motion to pass. Labour whipped its MPs to abstain, as the party wanted an election, but not before a no-deal Brexit had been
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to the programme motion for the debate on the EU withdrawal agreement, compelling the PM to respond within three days with an alternative plan if the Commons does not accept the Withdrawal Agreement, was passed
601:, immediately raised questions as to the outcome of the vote in regards of alleged miscoutings, which in turn led to the government tabling a motion to counter the no confidence motion, which it won by 296–280. 535:– A government motion to disagree with a Lords amendment to the Trade Union and Labour Relations Bill, which would give protection to civil employees taking part in trade disputes, was defeated by 282–272. 1468:: An amendment to the programme motion on the withdrawal agreement debate, to allow for the amendment of a mandatory government motion in the case the withdrawal agreement is defeated, was passed 321–293. 625:'s government suffered 34 defeats in the House of Commons during its three years in office. Callaghan's government was a minority one for virtually all of its existence, after the former cabinet minister 884:– A Conservative amendment to the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Bill, which required at least two members of the general public to serve on the Central Midwifery Committee, was passed by 149–121. 1635:
requiring the government to make fortnightly statements on its efforts to restore devolved government in Northern Ireland – and thus make prorogation of Parliament more difficult – was passed 294–293.
607:– A motion to approve the government's public expenditure policy was defeated by 284–256. It is unclear whether this motion had any impact on Harold Wilson's resignation, which followed 6 days later. 1484:: An amendment to the Finance Bill limiting the Government's powers in the event of a no-deal scenario was passed 303–296. This was the first recorded Government defeat on a Finance Bill since 1978. 1425:: An Opposition Day motion from the Scottish National Party calling for the Government to improve transitional arrangements for women affected by increases to the state pension age was passed 288–0. 4792: 4629: 4611: 648:– A government motion to disagree with a Lords amendment to the Dock Work Regulation Bill, which sought to limit a definable dock area to within half a mile of a harbour, was defeated by 311–308. 754:– A motion to accept the previously mentioned amendment, and to require the Secretary of State to repeal the Act if fewer than 40% of the Scottish electorate voted 'yes', was passed by 168–142. 1527:
to May's statement on the defeat of her withdrawal agreement stating that the UK will not leave the EU without a withdrawal agreement was passed 318–310; this amendment is advisory in nature.
4966: 553:– A government amendment to the Industry Bill, which proposed to remove obligations on government to disclose forecasts of economic parameters to certain companies, was defeated by 220–149. 1644:
An amendment tabled by Hilary Benn and Alistair Burt requiring the House of Commons to sit for five days following any fortnightly statement, even during a prorogation, was passed 315–274.
4206: 5214: 1687:: A humble address for a return from Labour to force the Government to publish the "full and final" legal advice regarding the Brexit withdrawal agreement was passed without division. 1565:: A hitherto unprecedented third "meaningful vote" rejected the Withdrawal Agreement once more, with a reduced majority of 286–344. The bill did not include the Political Declaration. 760:– An amendment to the Scotland Bill, which sought to exclude Orkney and/or Shetland from the provisions of the bill if they were to vote 'no' in a referendum, was passed by 204–118. 1300:– A government motion that would change the process in the House for re-electing the Speaker after a general election from an open division to a secret ballot was defeated 228–202. 878:– A motion, as amended by the previous Conservative amendment, opposing the government's use of sanctions on companies awarding pay rises in excess of 5%, was agreed to by 285–283. 563:, which sought to remove Schedule 3 from the bill which would make all planning agreements conditional on the government disclosing economic forecasts, was rejected by 230–147. 1441:: Two Opposition Day motions from Labour were passed after division: the first, on local government funding, was passed 238–0; the second, on police funding, was passed 203–0. 1404:
from 2017 to 2019 was defeated on 33 divisions in the House of Commons. Furthermore, to prevent recorded defeats, May's government typically whipped to abstain on non-binding
1628: 965: 326:, to the Local Government Bill, which sought to give new district councils the power to control refuse disposal, was passed with the support of opposition parties by 190–186. 41:
and have subsequently been defeated. Whilst most defeats have been on motions or bills scheduled in "government time", on occasion motions proposed by opposition parties or
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pushed it to the vote while the Government had a 3-line whip against the amendment. Labour had announced its support for the amendment the previous day. It passed 246-242.
766:– The second reading of a new clause to the Scotland Bill, which stated that no referendum could be held until three months after a general election, was passed by 242–223. 1875:: A humble address to force the publication of documents relating to the approval of planning permission for the Westferry Printworks Development passed without division. 1827:: A third motion under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 calling for an early election failed 299–70, well short of the 434 required for such a motion to pass. 860:– A government motion to disagree with a Lords amendment, which required Scottish MPs to approve the second reading of any Scottish Assembly bill, was rejected by 276–275. 866:– A government motion to disagree with a Lords amendment, which sought to remove forestry from the transfer of property to the Scottish Assembly, was rejected by 286–266. 1669: 1509:β€”otherwise known as the "meaningful vote"β€”was rejected 202–432. With an opposition majority of 230 votes, it was the largest defeat on a government motion in the era of 3973: 1928: 4004: 1821:: The government's programme motion, which would have provided only three days for the House of Commons to debate the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, was defeated 322–308. 1681:: A humble address for a return from Labour to force the Government to publish five project assessment reviews linked to Universal Credit was passed without division. 1599:
An amendment that would allow the Government to consent to an extension proposed by the European Council without the agreement upon by the House was defeated 304–313.
547:– A government amendment to the Social Security Benefits Bill, which sought to the restore the earnings rule limit for retired people at Β£13, was defeated by 280–265. 1647:
The House of Commons accepted a House of Lords amendment to Dominic Grieve's amendment, further strengthening Parliament's power to sit despite prorogation, 315–273.
5204: 842:– A government motion to disagree with a Lords amendment, which would disqualify Westminster MPs from being members of the Welsh Assembly, was rejected by 293–260. 332:– A Labour amendment to a Lords Amendment on the Criminal Justice Bill, which sought to reduce the minimum age for jury service from 21 to 18, was passed by 53–47. 5209: 4670: 4135: 1284:(colloquially called the "bedroom tax") could be levied was passed 306–231, with the coalition partners imposing three-line whips on opposite sides of the debate. 629:
resigned from the Labour Party just two days after Callaghan became Prime Minister, leaving Labour one seat short of an overall majority in the House of Commons.
4744:"That this House disagrees with Lords Amendment 1, as amended, to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill – Commons' votes in Parliament – UK Parliament" 4088: 1172: 373: 240: 5096: 5069: 1842:
for the No lobby. Although this was officially a defeat for the government, political commentators speculated it was a deliberate attempt either to insert a
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An amendment to make sure that economic benefits from the Parliamentary building works are delivered across all nations and regions of the UK passed 203–117.
381: 233: 223: 1571:: A Business of the House Motion, again enabling MPs to control the day's business for the purpose of a second round of indicative votes was passed 322–277. 1559:: A Business of the House motion to enable MPs to take control of the day's business and hold "indicative votes" on preferred Brexit options passed 331–287. 1665: 502: 4897: 1333:"That this House has considered the means by which the Government seeks to deliver the objectives outlined by the Leader of the House in his Statement on 848:– A government motion to disagree with a Lords amendment, which would remove forestry from the competence of the Welsh assembly, was defeated by 280–247. 2044: 1838:
2019, requiring that Parliament vote again on the withdrawal agreement negotiated by May, passed by default after the government failed to provide any
1447:: A new clause submitted to the post-Brexit Trade Bill aiming to protect the links between the UK and the European Medicines Agency was passed 305–301. 1737:
The second reading of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill, mandating Johnson to seek an extension to the Brexit negotiations, passed 329–300.
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on its first sitting day of Parliament and was defeated on its very first division. Johnson became the first Prime Minister this happened to since
4871: 4310: 4232: 1839: 498: 778:– A government amendment to the Scotland Bill, which would reduce the threshold for accepting a 'yes' vote back to 33%, was rejected by 285–240. 682:
tabled by a Labour backbencher, which proposed to give people arrested the right to have a person informed of their arrest, was passed by 89–86.
4180: 323: 30: 1007:– A motion on the adoption of the Protocol on Social Policy to comply with the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 was defeated 324–316. 88:
These defeats were under the second Attlee ministry, when the Labour Party saw its majority reduced from 146 to 5 seats in the 1950 election.
4912: 396: 4766: 4718: 1103: 4648:"Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill: Committee of the whole House Amdt 15 (Grieve) – Commons' votes in Parliament – UK Parliament" 3454: 2774: 2284: 1787: 1502: 1432: 1083: 1062: 901: 4845: 3341: 2887: 2152: 4405: 4370: 3824: 2730: 2642: 2532: 2444: 2400: 744:– A backbench Labour amendment to an amendment to the Scotland Bill, which would change the threshold for accepting a 'yes' vote in the 417:– A government amendment to an opposition motion, endorsing the government's policy on local government finance, was rejected by 298–289. 4541: 2125: 1001:
to require all members of the European Union Committee of the Regions to be elected local government representatives was passed 314–292.
745: 2931: 2466: 4696:"Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 1 to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill – Commons' votes in Parliament – UK Parliament" 2909: 2554: 1783: 1344: 405:– A government amendment to an opposition motion that regretted "the government's damaging industrial policy" was defeated by 311–290. 3137: 2997: 2975: 2620: 2598: 2576: 2422: 1927:
An amendment to the Victims and Prisoners Bill which required the Government to set up the body to pay restitution to victims of the
1533:: The Government "next steps" motion, seeking continued support for its approach to leaving the European Union, was defeated 258–303. 3297: 2953: 1764: 1180: 1106:
was passed 246–4. The Government whipped its MPs to abstain when it became apparent that many of them were likely to break the whip.
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calling for an early election failed 293–47, well short of the 434 required for such a motion to pass. Labour MPs again abstained.
1061:'s government suffered four House of Commons defeats during its 10 years in office, all within a period of one year and after the 3275: 1672: 1247: 1168: 799: 411:– The aforementioned opposition motion that regretted "the government's damaging industrial policy" was passed, again by 311–290. 17: 5147:"Opposition Day: Access to remote education and the quality of free school meals – Commons' votes in Parliament – UK Parliament" 2686: 2240: 491:, proposing to set the additional rate of income tax on investment incomes at 15% on incomes over Β£2,000, was passed by 296–280. 4940: 1771: 1744: 1602:
An amendment that would allow the Government to seek a withdrawal date without the agreement of the House was defeated 220–400.
1327: 1290:– A Liberal Democrat rebel amendment giving more freedom to pub landlords to negotiate rents and beer prices with their parent 713: 590: 338:– A Labour motion to disapprove of the government's Statement of Immigration Rules for Control on Entry was passed by 275–240. 3981: 1357:– A rebel amendment to the Enterprise Bill, removing clauses that would have allowed councils in England and Wales to extend 2818: 2353: 822:, which raised the level at which the higher rate of income tax became payable from Β£7,000 to Β£8,000, was passed by 288–286. 4285: 1790:
was declared void, was defeated 289–306. This was the first time that a major UK-wide party had failed to win a recess for
788:, which set down the conditions surrounding the commencement of the Act, to stand part of the bill was defeated by 259–232. 3388: 2664: 1936: 1334: 3410: 3088: 1616:
An amendment to prevent the practice of blacklisting employees or potential employees from employment was passed 211–132.
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from July 2019 until the general election in December was defeated on 12 divisions in the House of Commons. It lost its
1348: 1164: 833: 795: 3524: 1206: 1197: 4872:"Brexit vote result: Government defeated as Rebels MPs seize control of Commons agenda with 27 vote win – latest news" 3928: 3432: 3363: 1970: 1801: 1661: 1506: 666:– A motion for the House to adjourn following a debate on teacher training colleges in Scotland was passed by 203–185. 424: 3882: 3063: 2306: 1250:
to scrutinise Opposition manifestos was passed 203–16, after the Opposition forced a division aimed to catch the new
4542:"European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Amdt 21 – Eustice – Commons' votes in Parliament – UK Parliament" 3319: 2840: 1717:
in 1894. The government did not win a single division until 15 October, six weeks after Parliament's first sitting.
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was passed without division. It later transpired that the impact assessments did not exist, despite assurances from
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In addition, three humble addresses were passed without division. Unlike Opposition Day motions, these are binding.
4793:"David Davis admits the Government has done no impact assessments on how Brexit will hit sectors of the UK economy" 2752: 2262: 1277: 3677: 3627: 2174: 171: 137: 102: 4913:"Boris Johnson suffers seventh Parliamentary defeat in a row as MPs vote to wreck Conservative party conference" 2862: 2796: 2488: 1664:
from Labour intended to force the Government to furnish hitherto unpublished sectoral impact assessments to the
3019: 922: 660:– A government motion to allocate time for the debating of the Scotland and Wales Bill was rejected by 312–283. 167: 127: 65:
government, which suffered two defeats by a margin of 166 and 161 respectively on 8 October 1924 regarding the
62: 4568:"European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Gov Amdt 22 – Commons' votes in Parliament – UK Parliament" 3184: 3041: 2328: 2196: 1269: 3476: 2218: 968:
allowing the Secretary of State to adjust individual recipients' Income Support amounts was defeated 219–246.
350:– A government amendment to an opposition motion regarding export licences for sheep was rejected by 285–264. 3206: 3162: 3115: 1865: 1856: 1791: 1316: 1310: 1281: 1176: 926: 918: 897: 4520:"Second Reading of European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill – Commons' votes in Parliament – UK Parliament" 4337:"Theresa May loses Brexit vote by crushing margin of 149 – and is now expected to come out against no-deal" 3655: 1023:– A motion supporting the government's negotiating of fishery quotas in an EU meeting was defeated 299–297. 4967:"Brexit: DUP won't vote for deal that 'drives coach and horses' through Good Friday agreement – live news" 1887:: An Opposition Day motion from Labour, calling on the government to cancel a planned Β£20-per-week cut in 1760: 1706: 1697: 1454: 1419:
to be paused was passed 299–0. This was the first Opposition Day debate on which Labour forced a division.
1273: 1132: 364: 209: 82: 2378: 5122:"Opposition Day: Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit – Commons' votes in Parliament – UK Parliament" 1049: 982: 679: 360: 236: 205: 188: 78: 38: 2153:"New Clause.β€”(RATE OF CAPITAL GAINS TAX FOR UNIT TRUSTS AND INVESTMENT TRUSTS.) (Hansard, 6 July 1965)" 1539:
A second "meaningful vote" rejected the Withdrawal Agreement again, with a reduced majority of 242–391.
4991: 4590:"European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Third Reading – Commons' votes in Parliament – UK Parliament" 4155: 4005:"Pub vote result: Joy for Britain's struggling landlords as Government suffers a shock Commons defeat" 37:
have instructed their MPs to vote (or, in rare circumstances, abstain from voting) a certain way on a
4432:"European Union Withdrawal Act main Motion as amended – Commons' votes in Parliament – UK Parliament" 1184: 1053: 1045: 978: 4476:"United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union – Commons' votes in Parliament – UK Parliament" 2094: 1613:: The Government were defeated twice on the Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill. 4107: 2577:"Rights of workers against arbitrary exclusion from trade union membership (Hansard, 30 July 1974)" 1759:
A humble address to force the government to publish documents regarding no-deal preparations under
1401: 1392: 1330: 1092:– Another motion on a Lords amendment to the Racial and Religious Hatred Bill was lost by one vote. 1035:– A vote to allow grant-maintained schools to enlarge their pupil capacity was defeated by 272–273. 57: 4820: 890:– A Conservative motion to annul the Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 1979 was passed by 115–26. 1843: 1510: 1380: 1371: 1073: 617: 4821:"Boris Johnson snap election bid blocked after MPs vote to stop no-deal Brexit – as it happened" 3946: 593:
by Β£1,000, in essence a motion of no confidence, was passed by 214–209. However, the government
1124:'s government suffered three defeats in the House of Commons during its three years in office. 798:
to lay orders for the repeal of the Act should less than 40% of the electorate vote 'yes' in a
4380: 4344: 4240: 1641:: The Government was again defeated twice on the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill. 932: 905: 716:
to have regard for national pay policy, should stand part of the bill was defeated by 161–160.
689: 560: 395:, which sought to continue to exempt trade unions from certain taxes under section 338 of the 313: 254: 193: 5039: 4743: 4695: 4647: 4589: 4567: 4545: 4519: 4497: 4475: 4453: 4431: 1800:: An amendment to a government motion, extending the proposed Saturday sitting to debate the 4917: 1953: 1888: 1710: 1524: 1514: 1416: 1233: 453:, which proposed raising the two limits of corporation tax liability, was passed by 292–267. 305:'s government suffered six defeats in the House of Commons during its four years in office. 262: 176: 1474:: An emergency motion that "the House has considered" the decision by May to postpone the " 5172: 4797: 4140: 3632: 3603: 3574: 1475: 1358: 1351:
rules which limit government activity during the campaign period, was rejected by 312–285.
1243: 1014: 955: 626: 574: 478: 377: 34: 5146: 5121: 5040:"Early Parliamentary General Election Bill (Business of the House): Stella Creasy's Amdt" 990:'s government suffered six defeats in the House of Commons during its seven-year tenure. 812:, which would reduce the basic rate on income tax from 34% to 33%, was passed by 312–304. 654:– The second reading of the Reduction of Redundancy Rebates Bill was rejected by 130–129. 672:– The third reading of the Local Authority Works (Scotland) Bill was rejected by 105–99. 287:– A Conservative amendment to the Administration of Justice Bill was passed by 105–104. 4671:"MPs back Dominic Grieve plan to make no-deal Brexit harder in knife-edge Commons vote" 1932: 1918: 1901: 1632: 1491: 1458: 1405: 1265: 1223: 1140: 1116: 1076:
to allow terrorist suspects to be held without charge for 90 days was defeated 291–322.
785: 693: 598: 297: 46: 501:, which proposed to keep responsibility for health and safety in agriculture with the 5198: 5097:"Westferry Printworks Development – Wednesday 24 June 2020 – Hansard – UK Parliament" 5074: 3846: 3802: 3780: 3758: 3736: 3714: 1940: 1861: 1834: 1811: 1714: 1702: 1586: 1582: 1202: 1150: 622: 369: 219: 150: 66: 4846:"Levity in House of Commons as government wins a Brexit related vote on air quality" 2445:"Mitigation of Corporation Tax liability of Small Companies (Hansard, 16 July 1974)" 1931:. The Government had committed to dealing with this by amending its own Bill in the 481:
charges on the hiring of goods retrospective to April 1973, was defeated by 298–280.
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to give Parliament a "meaningful vote" on the final Brexit deal was passed 309–305.
1255: 1121: 829: 819: 809: 703: 570: 488: 474: 464: 460: 450: 392: 302: 278: 250: 155: 53: 4136:"Theresa May is heading to a key EU summit after being embarrassed by her own MPs" 4073: 4055: 3910: 1029:– The Government were defeated on a motion to limit MPs' pay increases by 317–168. 384:
in an attempt to gain a majority. He did, but this majority was just three seats.
271:– A motion to add the aforementioned new clause to the bill was passed by 180–167. 2533:"A modification of Part I in connection with Agriculture (Hansard, 18 July 1974)" 2095:"The Journals of the House of Commons (October 1950 - October 1951) - Volume 206" 1740:
The third reading of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill passed 327–299.
573:, which proposed to exclude certain television sets from the higher 25% level of 5017: 4029: 2643:"Acts in contemplation of furtherance of trade disputes (Hansard, 30 July 1974)" 2423:"Re-enacted provisions of Industrial Relations Act 1971 (Hansard, 11 July 1974)" 1397: 1376: 854:– A motion to approve the draft Dock Labour Scheme 1978 was defeated by 301–291. 724: 2022: 1728:
that would force the government to request an extension to Brexit negotiations.
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motion calling for the withdrawal of eligibility guidelines which allowed some
4898:"Brexit: Boris Johnson loses second attempt to trigger early general election" 4089:"Government under fire over 'jaw dropping' move to dodge opposition day votes" 1251: 1154: 1099: 1058: 987: 594: 258: 5070:"What just happened with Stephen Kinnock's amendment, and what does it mean?" 4498:"Business of the House motion – Commons' votes in Parliament – UK Parliament" 4454:"Business of the House motion – Commons' votes in Parliament – UK Parliament" 4384: 4348: 4244: 2709:"Persons to whom duty to disclose information applies (Hansard, 2 July 1975)" 423:– An opposition motion, calling for a fundamental reform to the government's 3138:"Period between General Election and Referendum (Hansard, 14 February 1978)" 1906: 1291: 942:– A motion disapproving of a change in immigration rules was passed 290–272. 738:
by 7.5% following the previous Conservative amendment was passed by 291–281.
692:, which would have declared that the bill had no effect on the unity of the 42: 2621:"Lists of trade unions and employers' associations (Hansard, 30 July 1974)" 2599:"Rules of trade unions and employers' associations (Hansard, 30 July 1974)" 1724:: The Government was defeated 328–301 on an emergency debate motion on the 249:– The second reading of a new clause, tabled by the Conservatives, to the 4112: 3887: 95:– A motion to adjourn a debate on fuel was won by the Opposition 283–257. 4311:"Government defeated on Brexit next steps motion – News from Parliament" 4233:"Theresa May suffers historic defeat in vote as Tories turn against her" 2555:"General duties of employers to their employees (Hansard, 18 July 1974)" 4286:"Full list: amendments to May's statement on defeat of her Brexit bill" 3499:"PARLIAMENTARY EXPENSES (OVERNIGHT ALLOWANCES) (Hansard, 19 July 1983)" 3455:"Her Majesty's Government (Opposition Motion) (Hansard, 28 March 1979)" 1991: 1909:'s short-lived government suffered no defeats in the House of Commons. 1136: 196:'s short-lived Government suffered no defeats in the House of Commons. 2998:"Right to have someone informed when arrested (Hansard, 13 July 1977)" 2888:"Secretary of State to prepare new scheme (Hansard, 10 November 1976)" 1175:. The clause, which was defeated by 250–247, would have provided that 4207:"Division 276, Exiting the European Union: Meaningful Vote – Hansard" 1961:'s government has yet to suffer any defeats in the House of Commons. 1804:
and allowing multiple amendments to be put to a vote, passed 287–275.
1513:, 64 votes more than the previous largest defeat when Prime Minister 3911:"EU budget vote: Rebel MPs defeat government over spending cut call" 2775:"Housing Finance (Special Provisions) Bill (Hansard, 4 August 1975)" 948:– An amendment motion on setting MPs' salaries was defeated 160-233. 265:
did not exceed that payable by an individual, was passed by 180–166.
4056:"EU Referendum: Cameron suffers Commons defeat over 'Purdah' rules" 2285:"Duty to consult on Aerospace Developments (Hansard, 13 June 1973)" 1478:", which was scheduled to be voted on that day, was rejected 0–299. 712:– A motion that Clause 40 of the Scotland Bill, which required the 3342:"Voting of Scottish Members of Parliament (Hansard, 26 July 1978)" 1415:: An Opposition Day motion from Labour calling for the rollout of 1232:– A motion provisionally authorising military intervention in the 232:– The aforementioned Conservative motion, namely to discharge the 4719:"MPs pass amendment seeking to thwart no-deal Brexit prorogation" 4371:"What are the amendments on no-deal Brexit and how did MPs vote?" 3570:"Maastricht Vote: Labour jubilant at Government's Commons defeat" 2910:"Reduction of Redundancy Rebates Bill (Hansard, 7 February 1977)" 2401:"General provisions as to interpretation (Hansard, 11 July 1974)" 722:– A Conservative amendment to set the rate of devaluation of the 18:
List of Government defeats in the House of Commons (1945–present)
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Bienkov, Adam; Colson, Thomas; Payne, Adam (25 September 2019).
2731:"Disclosure of information by Government (Hansard, 2 July 1975)" 2126:"Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Bill (Hansard, 5 Mar 1965)" 1593:
the Speaker's casting vote, the Government won the vote 311–310.
497:– A government motion to disagree with a Lords Amendment to the 45:
MPs that are critical of government policy or practice, such as
4181:"Government suffers symbolic Commons defeat on council funding" 2976:"Local Authority Works (Scotland) Bill (Hansard, 12 July 1977)" 2467:"Increase of certain duties on betting (Hansard, 16 July 1974)" 4406:"Parliament rejects no-deal Brexit, now will vote on delaying" 2954:"Teacher training colleges (Scotland) (Hansard, 5 April 1977)" 702:– A motion for the House to adjourn following a debate on the 281:, which was opposed by the government, was passed by 180–167. 222:, to put the question on a procedural motion relating to the 29:
The following article is a list of government defeats in the
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from 2016 to 2017 was not defeated in the House of Commons.
4767:"Brexit impact papers to be released in victory for Labour" 3599:"The Maastricht Debate: Major faces the ultimate challenge" 2687:"Rates of basic scheme benefits (Hansard, 29 January 1975)" 2511:"Charge for Income Tax for 1974–75 (Hansard, 16 July 1974)" 2241:"Qualification for Jury Service (Hansard, 20 October 1972)" 179:'s Government suffered no defeats in the House of Commons. 2819:"Motor Industry Debate (Vote) (Hansard, 17 February 1976)" 794:– An amendment to the Wales Bill, which would require the 728:
at 7.5% rather than the proposed 5% was passed by 291–280.
3276:"Disqualification for Membership (Hansard, 19 July 1978)" 3254:"Charge of Income Tax for 1978–79 (Hansard, 10 May 1978)" 1326:– An emergency motion laid down by Lib Dem MP and former 449:– The second reading of a Conservative new clause to the 5173:"Victims and Prisoners Bill Report Stage: New Clause 27" 4630:"Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill" 4612:"Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill" 3229:"Charge of Income Tax for 1978–79 (Hansard, 8 May 1978)" 1222:– A rebel amendment calling for a real terms cut in the 696:, should stand part of the bill was defeated by 199–184. 158:
Government suffered no defeats in the House of Commons.
4108:"Bill on emergency workers assaults passes first stage" 391:– The second reading of a government new clause to the 312:– A new clause, tabled by the Conservative backbencher 117:– An amendment to the Forestry Bill was passed 232-229 111:– The Plasterboard (Prices) (No. 1) Order was annulled. 3703:. Democratic Audit of the United Kingdom. p. 380. 3389:"Counter-Inflation policy (Hansard, 13 December 1978)" 3089:"Agriculture (Green Pound) (Hansard, 23 January 1978)" 935:'s government suffered four House of Commons defeats. 140:
on the Miscellaneous Controls (Revocation) Order 1953.
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motions, are passed despite the government's efforts.
2932:"Scotland and Wales Bill (Hansard, 22 February 1977)" 2354:"Labour's Plans for Industry (Hansard, 20 June 1974)" 1577:: The Government were defeated multiple times on the 1082:– A motion to disagree with a Lords amendment to the 4941:"Why Labour won't back a recess for Tory conference" 4231:
Stewart, Heather; Boffey, Daniel (16 January 2019).
3929:"Syria Debate: Government Defeat On Military Action" 3411:"The Midwifery Committee (Hansard, 7 February 1979)" 3699:Weir, Stuart; Boyle, Kevin; Beetham, David (1999). 1846:
or to obscure the potential support for May's deal.
589:– An opposition motion to reduce the salary of the 4335:Rayner, Gordon; Swinford, Steven (12 March 2019). 2665:"Meaning of trade dispute (Hansard, 30 July 1974)" 1675:that they had been created in excruciating detail. 1319:was defeated three times in the House of Commons. 1209:was defeated seven times in the House of Commons. 904:in which Callaghan's Labour party was defeated by 322:– An amendment, moved by Conservative backbencher 3701:Political power and democratic control in Britain 1868:was defeated four times in the House of Commons. 1408:motions it did not envisage winning on division. 4992:"What is the Letwin amendment and will it pass?" 4267:"Biggest government defeats in House of Commons" 3525:"BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE (Hansard, 14 April 1986)" 3433:"Firearms certificates (Hansard, 22 March 1979)" 3064:"National pay policy (Hansard, 7 December 1977)" 1517:lost a confidence vote by 166 on 8 October 1924. 2307:"Live Animals (Export) (Hansard, 12 July 1973)" 2263:"Immigration Rules (Hansard, 22 November 1972)" 1102:to adjourn the Commons early in protest at the 966:National Health Service and Community Care Bill 5215:Parliament of the United Kingdom-related lists 3364:"Transfer of property (Hansard, 26 July 1978)" 1596:The second reading of the bill passed 315–310. 4478:. Commonsvotes.digiminster.com. 29 March 2019 4456:. Commonsvotes.digiminster.com. 27 March 2019 4434:. Commonsvotes.digiminster.com. 25 March 2019 2841:"Public expenditure (Hansard, 10 March 1976)" 1605:The third reading of the bill passed 313–312. 1157:during September 2009 was defeated by 104–98. 8: 4746:. Commonsvotes.digiminster.com. 18 July 2019 4698:. Commonsvotes.digiminster.com. 18 July 2019 4592:. Commonsvotes.digiminster.com. 3 April 2019 4570:. Commonsvotes.digiminster.com. 3 April 2019 4522:. Commonsvotes.digiminster.com. 3 April 2019 4500:. 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Commonsvotes.digiminster.com. 9 July 2019 3678:"Members' Salaries (Hansard, 10 July 1996)" 3020:"Effect of act (Hansard, 22 November 1977)" 2017: 2015: 2013: 2011: 2009: 2007: 2005: 1782:: A motion to recess Parliament during the 1666:Exiting the European Union Select Committee 1629:Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill 1501:: The motion under section 13(1)(b) of the 503:Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 2753:"VAT: Higher rate (Hansard, 17 July 1975)" 2147: 2145: 2143: 2120: 2118: 1992:"What are the biggest government defeats?" 1171:, which had been introduced following the 828:– A motion to return consideration of the 3477:"Immigration (Hansard, 15 December 1982)" 3042:"Crown agents (Hansard, 5 December 1977)" 1183:from carrying out investigations against 5190:Government defeats in the House of Lords 3163:"Referendum (Hansard, 15 February 1978)" 2863:"Child Benefits (Hansard, 28 June 1976)" 2175:"Commercial Court (Hansard, 4 May 1970)" 1726:European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 1579:European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill 277:– A motion to adjourn the debate on the 234:Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Bill 224:Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Bill 101:– An order to reduce cheese rations was 3656:"Fisheries (Hansard, 19 December 1995)" 3185:"Commencement (Hansard, 19 April 1978)" 3116:"Referendum (Hansard, 25 January 1978)" 2197:"New Clause 3 (Hansard, 24 April 1972)" 1982: 748:from 33% to 40%, was passed by 166–151. 69:, and by a margin of 140 in June 1924. 5205:House of Commons of the United Kingdom 4939:Maguire, Patrick (25 September 2019). 4074:"Sunday trading defeat for government" 4030:"Bid to change Speaker rules defeated" 2489:"Finance Bill (Hansard, 16 July 1974)" 2329:"Trade Unions (Hansard, 19 June 1974)" 2023:"House of Commons: Government Defeats" 1017:on domestic fuel was defeated 319–311. 31:House of Commons of the United Kingdom 5210:Lists of events in the United Kingdom 4819:McCormick, Miles (4 September 2019). 4087:Mairs, Nicholas (14 September 2017). 3626:MacIntyre, Donald (7 December 1994). 3207:"Referendum (Hansard, 19 April 1978)" 2219:"Schedule 14 (Hansard, 19 July 1972)" 2045:"Cheese Ration (Reduction) – Hansard" 999:European Communities (Amendment) Bill 435:Trade Union and Labour Relations Bill 397:Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970 218:– A motion, moved by Conservative MP 7: 1503:European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 1433:the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 1153:regional grand committee to meet in 4965:Sparrow, Andrew (17 October 2019). 4265:Sparrow, Andrew (16 January 2019). 3847:"Ministers defeated on reform plan" 3781:"MPs angry at 'unfair' extradition" 3737:"Ministers lose religious bill bid" 1280:to restrict the cases in which the 499:Health and Safety at Work etc. Bill 5018:"MPs reject Brexit bill timetable" 4134:Jo Watts, Joe (13 December 2017). 4003:Morris, Nigel (18 November 2014). 3974:"MPs vote for bedroom tax changes" 3869:"Government loses vote on economy" 3803:"Brown defeated over Gurkha rules" 1990:Edgington, Tom (15 January 2019). 1631:tabled by former Attorney General 1343:– A Conservative amendment to the 1131:– A motion to retain wording of a 818:– A Conservative amendment to the 808:– A Conservative amendment to the 569:– A Conservative amendment to the 433:– A Conservative amendment to the 25: 4765:Walker, Peter (2 November 2017). 4669:PoliticsHome.com (10 July 2019). 4284:Walker, Peter (29 January 2019). 3715:"Blair defeated over terror laws" 3658:. 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UK Parliament. 2 July 1975 2711:. UK Parliament. 2 July 1975 2155:. UK Parliament. 6 July 1965 1169:Parliamentary Standards Bill 1165:Committee of the Whole House 1149:– A motion to authorise the 954:– The second reading of the 355:Wilson (2nd term, 1974–1976) 241:Committee of the Whole House 200:Wilson (1st term, 1964–1970) 56:have occurred in periods of 3871:. PA News. 7 December 2011. 3761:. BBC News. 1 February 2006 3739:. BBC News. 1 February 2006 3717:. BBC News. 9 November 2005 3231:. UK Parliament. 8 May 1978 2177:. UK Parliament. 4 May 1970 1971:List of British governments 1802:Brexit withdrawal agreement 1662:humble address for a return 1507:Brexit withdrawal agreement 467:duty was passed by 291–274. 5231: 1951: 1929:contaminated blood scandal 1916: 1899: 1854: 1695: 1390: 1369: 1308: 1195: 1114: 1043: 976: 916: 734:– A motion to devalue the 615: 505:, was defeated by 159–153. 399:, was defeated by 308–299. 380:. 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Index

List of Government defeats in the House of Commons (1945–present)
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
government whips
division of the House
backbench
opposition day
World War II
minority government
first MacDonald
Campbell case
first Attlee ministry
second Attlee ministry
annulled
Third Churchill ministry
prayer to annul
Eden ministry
Anthony Eden's
First Macmillan ministry
Second Macmillan ministry
Harold Macmillan
Douglas-Home ministry
Alec Douglas-Home
First Wilson ministry
Second Wilson ministry
Forbes Hendry
Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Bill
Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Bill
Standing Committee
Committee of the Whole House
Finance (No. 2) Bill

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