Lords Votes API

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An API providing access to House of Lords voting records, published by UK Parliament. It allows querying of division (vote) data from the Lords, including how members voted on specific motions and questions. The service is freely accessible without authentication and covers the national UK legislative scope. It can be used to track voting patterns and outcomes within the House of Lords over time.An API that allows querying of Lords Votes data.

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Data schema (55 fields)

Filterable via the API (13)

divisionIdSearchTermMemberIdIncludeWhenMemberWasTellerStartDateEndDateDivisionNumberTotalVotesCast.ComparatorTotalVotesCast.ValueToCompareMajority.ComparatorMajority.ValueToCompareskiptake

Field	Type	Description
divisionIdDivision id	integer (int32)	Unique identifier of the division.Division with ID specified
SearchTermSearch term	string	Text used to search or filter divisions.Text used to search or filter divisions.
MemberIdMember id	integer (int32)	Identifier of the member to filter results by.Identifier of the member to filter results by.
IncludeWhenMemberWasTellerInclude when member was teller	boolean	Whether to include votes where the member acted as a teller.Whether to include votes where the member acted as a teller.
StartDateStart date	string (date-time)	Start of the date range to filter divisions.Start of the date range to filter divisions.
EndDateEnd date	string (date-time)	End of the date range to filter divisions.End of the date range to filter divisions.
DivisionNumberDivision number	integer (int32)	Sequential number identifying the division.Sequential number identifying the division.
TotalVotesCast.ComparatorTotal votes cast.comparator	string	Comparison operator applied to the total votes cast filter.Comparison operator applied to the total votes cast filter.
TotalVotesCast.ValueToCompareTotal votes cast.value to compare	integer (int32)	Value compared against the total number of votes cast.Value compared against the total number of votes cast.
Majority.Comparator	string	Comparison operator applied to the majority filter.Comparison operator applied to the majority filter.
Majority.ValueToCompareMajority.value to compare	integer (int32)	Value compared against the division's majority.Value compared against the division's majority.
skip	integer (int32)	Number of records to skip. Must be a positive integer. Default is 0.The number of records to skip. Must be a positive integer. Default is 0
take	integer (int32)	Number of records to return per page. Must be more than 0. Default is 25.The number of records to return per page. Must be more than 0. Default is 25
numberDivisionGroupByPartyViewModel	integer (int32)	Division number for this group-by-party result.Division number for this group-by-party result.
titleDivisionGroupByPartyViewModel	string	Title of the division.Title of the division.
dateDivisionGroupByPartyViewModel	string (date-time)	Date the division took place.Date the division took place.
contentCountDivisionGroupByPartyViewModel	integer (int32)	Total number of Content votes recorded.Total number of Content votes recorded.
notContentCountDivisionGroupByPartyViewModel	integer (int32)	Total number of Not Content votes recorded.Total number of Not Content votes recorded.
contentDivisionGroupByPartyViewModel	array<object>	List of members or parties who voted Content.List of members or parties who voted Content.
notContentDivisionGroupByPartyViewModel	array<object>	List of members or parties who voted Not Content.List of members or parties who voted Not Content.
notesDivisionViewModel	string	Additional notes about the division.Additional notes about the division.
isWhippedDivisionViewModel	boolean	Whether the division was subject to a party whip.Whether the division was subject to a party whip.
isGovernmentContentDivisionViewModel	boolean	Whether the government position was Content.Whether the government position was Content.
authoritativeContentCountDivisionViewModel	integer (int32)	Official Content count, using teller counts if tellers were present, otherwise member counts.Authoritative content count is the official count. This is the teller content count when tellers are present, but member content count when there are no tellers.
authoritativeNotContentCountDivisionViewModel	integer (int32)	Official Not Content count, using teller counts if tellers were present, otherwise member counts.Authoritative not content count is the official count. This is the teller not content count when tellers are present, but member not content count when there are no tellers.
divisionHadTellersDivisionViewModel	boolean	Whether the division had tellers.Whether the division had tellers or not
tellerContentCountDivisionViewModel	integer (int32)	Content count as recorded by the tellers.Content count is count recorded by the tellers
tellerNotContentCountDivisionViewModel	integer (int32)	Not Content count as recorded by the tellers.Not Content count recorded by the tellers
memberContentCountDivisionViewModel	integer (int32)	Total tally of members who voted Content.Member content count is the total tally of all members that voted content
memberNotContentCountDivisionViewModel	integer (int32)	Total tally of members who voted Not Content.Member not content count is the total tally of all members that voted not content
sponsoringMemberIdDivisionViewModel	integer (int32)	Identifier of the member who sponsored the division.Identifier of the member who sponsored the division.
isHouseDivisionViewModel	boolean	Whether the division was a House division.Whether the division was a House division.
isInquorateDivisionViewModel	boolean	Whether the division failed to meet the required quorum.Whether the division failed to meet the required quorum.
amendmentMotionNotesDivisionViewModel	string	Notes relating to the amendment or motion being voted on.Notes relating to the amendment or motion being voted on.
isGovernmentWinDivisionViewModel	boolean	Whether the outcome favoured the government's position.Whether the outcome favoured the government's position.
remoteVotingStartDivisionViewModel	string (date-time)	Start time of the remote voting window.Start time of the remote voting window.
remoteVotingEndDivisionViewModel	string (date-time)	End time of the remote voting window.End time of the remote voting window.
divisionWasExclusivelyRemoteDivisionViewModel	boolean	Whether the division was conducted entirely by remote voting.Whether the division was conducted entirely by remote voting.
contentTellersDivisionViewModel	array<object>	List of tellers for the Content side.List of tellers for the Content side.
notContentTellersDivisionViewModel	array<object>	List of tellers for the Not Content side.List of tellers for the Not Content side.
contentsDivisionViewModel	array<object>	List of members who voted Content.List of members who voted Content.
notContentsDivisionViewModel	array<object>	List of members who voted Not Content.List of members who voted Not Content.
memberIdMemberViewModel	integer (int32)	Unique identifier of the member.Unique identifier of the member.
nameMemberViewModel	string	Full name of the member.Full name of the member.
listAsMemberViewModel	string	Name used for listing the member alphabetically.Name used for listing the member alphabetically.
memberFromMemberViewModel	string	Title or peerage location associated with the member.Title or peerage location associated with the member.
partyMemberViewModel	string	Full name of the member's political party.Full name of the member's political party.
partyColourMemberViewModel	string	Colour code associated with the member's party.Colour code associated with the member's party.
partyAbbreviationMemberViewModel	string	Abbreviated name of the member's party.Abbreviated name of the member's party.
partyIsMainPartyMemberViewModel	boolean	Whether the party is classed as a main party.Whether the party is classed as a main party.
memberWasContentMemberVotingRecordViewModel	boolean	Whether the member voted Content.Whether the member voted Content.
memberWasTellerMemberVotingRecordViewModel	boolean	Whether the member acted as a teller.Whether the member acted as a teller.
publishedDivisionMemberVotingRecordViewModel	object	Details of the division this voting record relates to.Details of the division this voting record relates to.
partyNamePartyVoteResultViewModel	string	Name of the party for this vote result.Name of the party for this vote result.
voteCountPartyVoteResultViewModel	integer (int32)	Number of votes cast by the party.Number of votes cast by the party.

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Configuration

Base URL: https://lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk
Version: v1
Format: openapi
Endpoints: 5

Try the API

GET/data/Divisions/{divisionId}

Return a Division

GET/data/Divisions/searchTotalResults

Return total results count

GET/data/Divisions/search

Return a list of Divisions

GET/data/Divisions/membervoting

Return voting records for a Member

GET/data/Divisions/groupedbyparty

Return Divisions results grouped by party

Requests are proxied through our servers. Only GET endpoints are testable.

Endpoints (5)

/data5 endpoints

GET

/data/Divisions/{divisionId}

Return a Division

GET

/data/Divisions/searchTotalResults

Return total results count

GET

/data/Divisions/search

Return a list of Divisions

GET

/data/Divisions/membervoting

Return voting records for a Member

GET

/data/Divisions/groupedbyparty

Return Divisions results grouped by party

Query examples

curl -s 'https://lordsvotes-api.parliament.uk/swagger/v1/swagger.json' -H 'Accept: application/json'

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