Just elaborating on my post of last night, here are the full numbers for yesterday’s Commons vote on the the Tory proposal for a referendum:
311 MPs opposed the proposal
248 MPs supported the proposal
29 Labour MPs supported the proposal
308 Labour MPs opposed the proposal
14 Labour MPs did not vote
186 Conservative MPs supported the proposal
3 Conservative MPs opposed the proposal
2 Conservative MPs did not vote
13 Lib Dem MPs supported the proposal
50 Lib Dem MPs did not vote
The Lib Dem rebels were:
Annette Brooke Alistair Carmichael Tim Farron Sandra Gidley Andrew George Mike Hancock David Heath John Hemming Paul Holmes Martin Horwood Greg Mulholland John Pugh Richard Younger-Ross
David Heath, Tim Farron and Alistair Carmichael have resigned from the Lib Dem front-bench. Nick Clegg’s decided not to punish any of the remaining rebels.
P.S. Do check out I Want a Referendum’s response.
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