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Tuesday, 31 August 2021

Backbench Rebellions

Rebellion is when an MP votes against their party leadership in the House of Commons.

Rebelling from their whips more than 10% of the time


2019-Current:
1. Christopher Chope (Con): 16.2%
2. David Davis (Con): 12.3%
3. Philip Hollobone (Con): 11.7%
4. William Wragg (Con): 10.9%

2017-2019:
1. Kate Hoey (Labour): 46.6%
2. Frank Field (Labour): 28.8%
3. Graham Stringer (Labour): 28.2%
4. Kenneth Clarke (Con): 26.4%
5. Christopher Chope (Con): 16.2%
6. John Mann (Labour): 15.1%
7. Ronnie Campbell (Labour): 14.8%
8. Anna Soubry (Con): 14.0%
9. Dominic Grieve (Con): 13.6%
10. Anoitte Sandbach (Con): 12.9%
11. Guto Bebb (Con): 12.5%
12. David Davis (Con): 12.3%
13. Justine Greening (Con): 11.7%
14. Philip Hollobone (Con): 11.7%
15. Philip Lee (Con): 11.6%
16. William Wragg (Con): 10.9%
17. Kevin Barron (Labour): 10.7%
18. Sam Gymiah (Con): 10.2%
19. Ed Vaizey (Con): 10.2%

2015-2017:
1. Philip Davies (Con): 10.6%
2. Kate Hoey (Labour): 10.0%

2010-2015:
1. Philip Hollobone (Con): 19.9%
2. Philip Davies (Con): 19.6%
3. Christopher Chope (Con): 18.9%
4. David Nutall (Con): 17.0%
5. Peter Bone (Con) 15.3%
6. Mike Hancock (Lib Dem): 13.9%
7. David Davis (Con): 11.8%
8. Richard Shepard (Con): 11.1%
9. Bill Cash (Con): 10.2%

2005-2010:
1. Kate Hoey (Labour): 25.2%
2. Jeremy Corbyn (Labour): 25.1%
3. John McDonnell (Labour): 24.9%
4. Alan Simpson (Labour): 20.7%
5. Clare Short (Labour): 18.4%
5. Lynne Jones (Labour): 16.4%
6. David Drew (Labour): 16.1%
7. Kelvin Hopkins (Labour): 14.4%
8. Robert Wareing (Labour): 13.5%
9. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Labour): 13.3%
10. Mike Wood (Labour): 12.4%
11. David Taylor (Labour): 11.6%
12. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Labour): 11.6%
13. Frank Field (Labour): 10.8%
14. Mark Fisher (Labour): 10.0%

2001-2005:
1. Paul Marsden (Labour): 26.4%
2. Jeremy Corbyn (Labour): 23.6%
3. John McDonnell (Labour): 18.4%
4. Jamie Cann (Labour): 18.2%
5. Kate Hoey (Labour): 17.4%
6. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Labour): 16.5%
7. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Labour): 14.9%
8. Alan Simpson (Labour): 14.6%
9. Lynne Jones (Labour): 14.0%
10. George Galloway (Labour): 12.9%
11. Dianne Abbot (Labour): 12.0%
12. Robert Wareing (Labour): 11.7%
13. Brian Sedgemore (Labour): 11.7%
14. Harry Barnes (Labour): 11.4%
15. Mark Fisher (Labour): 11.0%
16. Kelvin Hopkins (Labour): 10.8%
17. Kevin McNamara (Labour): 10.8%
18. Dennis Skinner (Labobur): 10.5%
19. Clare Short (Labour): 10.2%
20. Terry Lewis (Labour): 10.2%
21. Tam Dalyell (Labour): 10.1%
22. Denzil Davies (Labour): 10.0%

1997-2001:
No MP rebelled more than 10%

Top Three Rebellious Conservative
2019-Present:
1. Christopher Chope: 16.2%
2. David Davis: 12.3%
3. Philip Hollobone: 11.7%

2017-2019:
1. Kenneth Clarke: 26.4%
2. Christopher Chope: 16.2%
3. Anna Soubry: 14.0%

2015-2017:
1. Philip Davies: 10.6%
2. David Nuttall: 7.1%
3. Philip Hollobone: 7.0%

2010-2015:
1. Philip Hollobone: 19.9%
2. Philip Davies: 19.6%
3. Christopher Chope: 18.9%

2005-2010:
1. John Bercow: 7.8%
2. Kenneth Clarke: 6.5%
3. Christopher Chope: 5.8%

2001-2005:
1. Kenneth Clarke: 4.3%
2. Ann Widdecombe: 4.0%
3. David Curry: 3.9%

1997-2001:
1. Edward Heath: 5.6%
2. Teddy Taylor: 4.0%
3. David Atkinson: 3.5%

Top Three Rebellious Labour MPs
2019-Current:
1. John Spellar: 2.5%
2. Mark Tami: 1.4%
3. Jeff Smith: 1.4%

2017-2019:
1. Kate Hoey: 46.6%
2. Frank Field: 28.8%
3. Graham Stringer: 28.2%

2015-2017:
1. Kate Hoey: 10.0%
2. Frank Field: 8.0%
3. Graham Stringer: 7.7%

2010-2015:
1. Kate Hoey: 5.6%
2. Jeremy Corbyn: 5.1%
3. Kelvin Hopkins: 4.9%

2005-2010:
1. Kate Hoey: 25.2%
2. Jeremy Corbyn: 25.1%
3. John McDonnell: 24.9%

2001-2005:
1. Paul Marsden: 26.4%
2. Jeremy Corbyn: 23.6%
3. John McDonnell: 18.4%

1997-2001:
1. Jeremy Corbyn: 8.7%
2. John McDonnell: 7.0%
3. Gwyneth Dunwoody: 6.5%

Top Three Liberal Democrats Rebellious MPs
2019-Current:
1. Tim Farron: 0.4%

2017-2019:
1. Sarah Wollaston: 4.8%
2. Tim Farron: 1.0%
3. Norman Lamb: 0.9%

2015-2017: 
1. Norman Lamb: 1.7%
2. Mark Williams: 1.0%
3. Alistair Carmichael: 0.7%

2010-2015:
1. Mike Hancock: 13.9%
2. Greg Mullholland: 7.9%
3. Andrew George: 7.6%

2005-2010:
1. Paul Rowen: 3.1%
2. Mike Hancock: 3.1%
3. Lembit Opik: 2.9%

2001-2005:
1. Lembit Opik: 5.0%
2. John Burnett: 4.3%
3. Mike Hancock: 3.7%

1997-2001:
1. John Burnett: 4.1%
2. Lembit Opik: 3.7%
3. Richard Livsey: 3.2%

Top Three Most Rebellious SNP MPs 

2019-Current:
1. Lisa Cameron: 0.4%

2017-2019:
1. Lisa Cameron: 0.4%
2. Mhairi Black: 0.4%
3. David Linden: 0.3%

2015-2017:
1. Stewart McDonald: 0.7%
2. Ian Blackford: 0.7%
3. Marion Fellows: 0.7%

2010-2015:
1. Angus McNeil: 0.7%
2. Michael Weir: 0.7%
3. Stewart Hosie: 0.4%

2005-2010:
1. Angus McNeil: 0.3%
2. Pete Wishart: 2.2%
3. Angus Robertson: 1.6%

2001-2005:
1. Alex Salmond: 0.6%
2. Michael Weir: 0.3%
3. Angus Robertson: 0.2%

1997-2001:
1. Rosenna Cunningham: 2.8%
2. Alasdair Morgan; 0.9%
3. John Swinney: 0.4%