Vote

Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Tuesday, 28 April 2026

What was this vote about?

MPs voted on this matter in the House of Commons.

The result

Motion passed

Margin: 276

304

Aye (92%)No (8%)

332 of 650 eligible MPs voted (51% turnout)

How each party voted

Democratic Unionist Party

Voted for

2 aye0 no3 absent

Ulster Unionist Party

Voted for

1 aye0 no

Traditional Unionist Voice

Voted for

1 aye0 no

Labour (Co-op)

Voted for

297 aye6 no98 absent

Independent

Split

2 aye4 no7 absent

Scottish National Party

Voted against

0 aye7 no

Who rebelled?(8 MPs)

8 MPs voted against their party whip.

Labour (Co-op)(6 rebels — party voted aye)

Ian Byrne(Liverpool West Derby)

Nadia Whittome(Nottingham East)

John McDonnell(Hayes and Harlington)

Apsana Begum(Poplar and Limehouse)

Richard Burgon(Leeds East)

Imran Hussain(Bradford East)

Independent(2 rebels — party voted no)

Dan Norris(North East Somerset and Hanham)

aye

Karl Turner(Kingston upon Hull East)

aye

Why it matters

On 28 April 2026 MPs voted to approve the Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026. The government won 304 votes to 28, a majority of 276. Eight MPs voted against their party whip, showing cross-party dissent on how failed asylum-seekers should be housed.

8 MPs voted against their party whipLarge government majority (304-28)Amendment changes how asylum accommodation is providedHighlights ongoing debate over asylum policy

AI-generated context — may contain errors.

Turnout by party

51%

Ulster Unionist Party

1/1 (100%)

Plaid Cymru

4/4 (100%)

Scottish National Party

7/7 (100%)

Green Party

5/5 (100%)

Traditional Unionist Voice

1/1 (100%)

Your Party

1/1 (100%)

Labour (Co-op)

303/401 (76%)

Independent

6/13 (46%)

What happens next?

The result of this vote determines whether the matter under consideration proceeds.