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By Tony Grew - 9th December 2010
Ming Campbell and Charles Kennedy were, as expected, among the Lib Dems who voted against the tuition fees policy.
The Lib Dems split three ways: 21 voted no, 28 voted yes and eight abstained or were absent.
Mark Hunter acted as a teller for the ayes during the vote, and energy secretary
Chris Huhne and his Lib Dem colleague Martin Horwood are away at climate change talks in Mexico.
The abstainers were: Lorely Burt (chair of the Lib Dem parliamentary party), Simon Hughes, Tessa Munt, Sir Robert Smith, John Thurso and Stephen Williams.
The coalition agreement allowed Lib Dem MPs to abstain on the tuition fees issue, but not vote against.
The rebels were: Annette Brooke, Ming Campbell, Mike Crockart, Tim Farron (the party's president), Andrew George, Mike Hancock, Julian Huppert, Charles Kennedy, John Leech, Stephen Lloyd, Greg Mulholland, John Pugh, Alan Reid, Dan Rogerson, Bob Russell, Adrian Sanders, Ian Swales, Mark Williams and Roger Williams, Jenny Willott and Simon Wright.
Of the Lib Dems that voted no, five of them are from the 2010 intake.
Six Tories voted no and two abstained.
Lib Dems - yes
Danny Alexander
Norman Baker
Sir Alan Beith
Gordon Birtwistle
Tom Brake
Jeremy Browne
Malcolm Bruce
Paul Burstow
Vincent Cable
Alistair Carmichael
Nick Clegg
Edward Davey
Lynne Featherstone
Don Foster
Stephen Gilbert
Duncan Hames
Nick Harvey
David Heath
John Hemming
Norman Lamb
David Laws
Michael Moore
Andrew Stunell
Jo Swinson
Sarah Teather
David Ward
Steve Webb
Lib Dems - no
Annette Brooke
Sir Menzies Campbell
Michael Crockart
Tim Farron
Andrew George
Mike Hancock
Julian Huppert
Charles Kennedy
John Leech
Stephen Lloyd
Greg Mulholland
John Pugh
Alan Reid
Dan Rogerson
Bob Russell
Adrian Sanders
Ian Swales
Mark Williams
Roger Williams
Jenny Willott
Simon Wright
Lib Dem - abstained
Lorely Burt
Simon Hughes
Tessa Munt
Sir Robert Smith
John Thurso
Stephen Williams
Lib Dem - at climate change summit
Chris Huhne
Martin Horwood
Conservatives - no
David Davis
Julian Lewis
Andrew Percy
Jason McCartney
Philip Davies
Mark Reckless
Conservatives - abstained
Lee Scott
Tracey Couch
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