British Parliament backs snap poll Wednesday April 19,2017

Britain is set to go to the polls on June 8 after an overwhelming majority of MPs backed Prime Minister Theresa May’s call to hold a general election on that date. 

On Wednesday April 19,2017 , 522 MPs voted in favour of the motion.

With just 13 votes against, this easily exceeded the two-thirds threshold needed for the government to be able to overrule legislation that had required elections to be held at regular five-year intervals, beginning in 2015.

 The vote comes just a day after May caught the country — and most political commentators — off guard with her call for an election, to secure political “unity” as the country prepares for detailed negotiations on exiting the European Union.

Of the 522 MPs who supported the election motion, 325 were Conservatives and 174 Labour.
8 of the 9 Liberal Democrat MPs voted in favour of the motion, with former leader Nick Clegg the one not listed.

THE 13 MPs WHO VOTED AGAINST THE SNAP ELECTION 

Labour:

1. Ronnie Campbell
2. Anne Clwyd
3. Paul Farrelly
4. Jim Fitzpatrick
5. Clive Lewis 
6. Fiona Mactaggart
7. Liz McInnes
8. Dennis Skinner
9. Graham Stringer

SDLP:

1. Alasdair McDonnell 

Independents: 

1. Sylvia Hermon
2. Natalie McGarry
3. Michelle Thomson