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2026-06-24: Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 The 327 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 10,870,279 voters. The 92 MPs voting 'No' represented 8,107,973 voters. Aye majority = 2,762,306 See ALT text and 🧵

2026-06-24: Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Int'l Aviation and Shipping) Regs 2026 The 323 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 10,826,118 voters. The 93 MPs voting 'No' represented 8,166,209 voters. Aye majority = 2,659,909 See ALT text and 🧵

2026-06-24: Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 The 329 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 11,164,383 voters. The 94 MPs voting 'No' represented 8,189,961 voters. Aye majority = 2,974,422 See ALT text and 🧵

2026-06-24: Customs (Tariff and Misc Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 The 323 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 7,836,217 voters. The 160 MPs voting 'No' represented 11,512,249 voters. No majority = 3,676,032 But result was Aye because seats don't match votes. See ALT text and 🧵

Here are the proportional recounts for today's opposition day debates. The motions are available here: commonsbusiness.parliament.uk/Document/105...

Here are the proportional recounts from yesterday's debate on the Armed Forces Bill. The amendments are described here: publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...

Just in case people don't actually read the ALT text on proportional recounts, here's what it says... 🙂

Votes on legislation should never pass if the MPs opposing them represent more people, right? Not with FPTP 🤷‍♀️ These bars 👇should all be zero - legislation should never be passed unless a real majority agree. This is why we need proportional representation. @makevotesmatter.bsky.social

Votes on legislation should never pass if the MPs opposing them represent more people, right? Not with FPTP 🤷‍♀️ These bars 👇should all be zero - legislation should never be passed unless a real majority agree. This is why we need proportional representation. @makevotesmatter.bsky.social

Here are the proportional recounts from yesterday's debate on the Security (State Threats) Bill. For details of the amendments, see publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...

2026-06-17: National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time The 232 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 5,579,858 voters. The 94 MPs voting 'No' represented 7,401,684 voters. No majority = 1,821,826 But result was Aye because seats don't match votes. See ALT text and 🧵

2026-06-16: Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) Regs 2026 The 261 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 8,077,769 voters. The 87 MPs voting 'No' represented 5,892,590 voters. Aye majority = 2,185,179 See ALT text and 🧵

2026-06-16: Cyber Security and Resilience Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 The 161 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 11,204,228 voters. The 245 MPs voting 'No' represented 5,918,258 voters. Aye majority = 5,285,970 But result was No because seats don't match votes. See ALT text and 🧵

2026-06-16: Cyber Security and Resilience Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 The 151 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 9,114,542 voters. The 254 MPs voting 'No' represented 6,130,909 voters. Aye majority = 2,983,633 But result was No because seats don't match votes. See ALT text and 🧵

2026-06-16: Cyber Security and Resilience Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 The 76 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 5,261,135 voters. The 255 MPs voting 'No' represented 6,156,271 voters. No majority = 895,136 See ALT text and 🧵

2026-06-15: Royal albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival The 24 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 1,359,613 voters. The 37 MPs voting 'No' represented 2,567,896 voters. No majority = 1,208,283 See ALT text and 🧵

Includes a link to the full report.

2026-06-10: Railways Bill: Third Reading The 276 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 9,899,818 voters. The 148 MPs voting 'No' represented 8,045,844 voters. Aye majority = 1,853,974 See ALT text and 🧵

2026-06-10: Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 The 154 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 9,778,694 voters. The 277 MPs voting 'No' represented 8,530,057 voters. Aye majority = 1,248,637 But result was No because seats don't match votes. See ALT text and 🧵

2026-06-10: Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 The 166 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 12,882,974 voters. The 265 MPs voting 'No' represented 6,334,268 voters. Aye majority = 6,548,706 But result was No because seats don't match votes. See ALT text and 🧵

2026-06-10: Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 The 76 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 7,646,064 voters. The 270 MPs voting 'No' represented 6,480,211 voters. Aye majority = 1,165,853 But result was No because seats don't match votes. See ALT text and 🧵

2026-06-09: Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2026 The 355 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 11,918,883 voters. The 85 MPs voting 'No' represented 5,347,010 voters. Aye majority = 6,571,873 See ALT text and 🧵

2026-06-09: Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 The 153 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 8,268,444 voters. The 287 MPs voting 'No' represented 9,175,585 voters. No majority = 907,141 See ALT text and 🧵

2026-06-09: Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 The 94 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 5,384,415 voters. The 295 MPs voting 'No' represented 11,030,180 voters. No majority = 5,645,765 See ALT text and 🧵

2026-06-09: Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 The 89 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 5,098,596 voters. The 291 MPs voting 'No' represented 8,730,989 voters. No majority = 3,632,393 See ALT text and 🧵

2026-06-08: Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 The 146 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 7,920,298 voters. The 249 MPs voting 'No' represented 6,478,107 voters. Aye majority = 1,442,191 But result was No because seats don't match votes. See ALT text and 🧵

2026-06-08: Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 The 64 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 3,130,728 voters. The 249 MPs voting 'No' represented 6,451,171 voters. No majority = 3,320,443 See ALT text and 🧵

2026-06-08: Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 The 81 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 4,788,372 voters. The 264 MPs voting 'No' represented 8,748,142 voters. No majority = 3,959,770 See ALT text and 🧵

2026-06-03: Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) Regs 2026 The 302 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 8,674,975 voters. The 153 MPs voting 'No' represented 10,235,080 voters. No majority = 1,560,105 But result was Aye because seats don't match votes. See ALT text and 🧵

2026-06-02: Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 The 80 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 6,861,112 voters. The 294 MPs voting 'No' represented 7,051,441 voters. No majority = 190,329 See ALT text and 🧵

2026-06-02: Armed Forced Bill Committee: New Clause 6 The 98 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 6,991,431 voters. The 363 MPs voting 'No' represented 12,006,770 voters. No majority = 5,015,339 See ALT text and 🧵

2026-06-02: Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 The 169 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 10,684,072 voters. The 299 MPs voting 'No' represented 7,170,447 voters. Aye majority = 3,513,625 But result was No because seats don't match votes. See ALT text and 🧵

2026-06-02: Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 The 171 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 11,755,609 voters. The 301 MPs voting 'No' represented 7,214,609 voters. Aye majority = 4,541,000 But result was No because seats don't match votes. See ALT text and 🧵

The Commons is now in Whitsun recess until 1st June. Of the six divisions held so far this new session, one (below) would have changed result if seats matched votes. That is, for this vote, opposition MPs represented *more* people but the government won anyway. @makevotesmatter.bsky.social

2026-05-21: Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Amendment to 2nd Reading The 68 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 3,988,349 voters. The 241 MPs voting 'No' represented 8,968,428 voters. No majority = 4,980,079 See ALT text and 🧵

2026-05-20: King's Speech Motion for an Address The 302 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 7,264,612 voters. The 168 MPs voting 'No' represented 11,753,133 voters. No majority = 4,488,521 But result was Aye because seats don't match votes. See ALT text and 🧵

2026-05-20: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) The 101 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 7,711,865 voters. The 312 MPs voting 'No' represented 9,278,921 voters. No majority = 1,567,056 See ALT text and 🧵

2026-05-20: King's Speech Motion for an Address: Amendment (l) The 77 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 5,734,517 voters. The 402 MPs voting 'No' represented 15,867,313 voters. No majority = 10,132,796 See ALT text and 🧵

2026-05-20: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) The 103 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 8,746,881 voters. The 314 MPs voting 'No' represented 9,353,446 voters. No majority = 606,565 See ALT text and 🧵

2026-05-19: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) The 107 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 6,567,920 voters. The 319 MPs voting 'No' represented 9,422,796 voters. No majority = 2,854,876 See ALT text and 🧵

For those who would like to know whether the Commons genuinely supports this and other amendments, or whether the outcome is simply down to FPTP distortion, we invite you to look out for the proportional recounts published by @propvoting.bsky.social.

A new session of Parliament will start on Wednesday with the King's speech. Follow @propvoting.bsky.social to see which pieces of legislation are genuinely supported, and which only become law because of FPTP distortion. Stats from the previous session below.

The current session of Parliament has ended. Of the 515 divisions held in the session, 282 would have changed result if seats matched votes. That is, ~55% of the time, opposition MPs represented *more* people but the government won anyway. @makevotesmatter.bsky.social

2026-04-28: Draft Immigration and Asylum (Accommodation) Regs 2026 The 303 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 7,378,587 voters. The 28 MPs voting 'No' represented 3,025,602 voters. Aye majority = 4,352,985 See ALT text and 🧵

2026-04-28: Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) Regs 2026 The 306 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 7,332,811 voters. The 81 MPs voting 'No' represented 5,830,827 voters. Aye majority = 1,501,984 See ALT text and 🧵

2026-04-28: Pension Schemes Bill: Government on to Lords Reason 88X The 334 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 8,580,519 voters. The 157 MPs voting 'No' represented 8,506,938 voters. Aye majority = 73,581 See ALT text and 🧵

2026-04-28: Referral to the Committee of Privileges The 216 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 15,881,310 voters. The 333 MPs voting 'No' represented 7,948,118 voters. Aye majority = 7,933,192 But result was No because seats don't match votes. See ALT text and 🧵

2026-04-27: Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Regarding LAs 38V to 38X The 271 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 8,086,886 voters. The 64 MPs voting 'No' represented 3,138,279 voters. Aye majority = 4,948,607 See ALT text and 🧵