Commons Votes API API

by parliament.uk

Overview

An API that allows querying of Commons Votes data.

Commons Votes API is an open data API from parliament.uk. It needs no API key. It is served over HTTPS. Its OpenAPI description documents 5 endpoints.

At a glance

Authentication: No auth
HTTPS: Yes
CORS: Unknown
Category: Open Data
Base URL: http://commonsvotes-api.parliament.uk
Version: v1
Endpoints: 5
OpenAPI: Specification ↗
Spec updated: 2023-03-03

Make a first request

Replace the placeholders; the documentation says exactly where credentials go.

cURL

curl -X GET "http://commonsvotes-api.parliament.uk/data/division/DIVISIONID.FORMAT" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("http://commonsvotes-api.parliament.uk/data/division/DIVISIONID.FORMAT", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Accept": "application/json",
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "http://commonsvotes-api.parliament.uk/data/division/DIVISIONID.FORMAT",
    headers={
    "Accept": "application/json",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

Endpoints

Method	Path	What it does
GET	`/data/division/{divisionId}.{format}`	Return a Division
GET	`/data/divisions.{format}/groupedbyparty`	Return Divisions results grouped by party
GET	`/data/divisions.{format}/membervoting`	Return voting records for a Member
GET	`/data/divisions.{format}/search`	Return a list of Divisions
GET	`/data/divisions.{format}/searchTotalResults`	Return total results count