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Table 2 Top 10 rebels based on eigenvector centrality. Asterisks (*) indicate that the MP was also identified by the network visualisation

From: Dissent and rebellion in the House of Commons: a social network analysis of Brexit-related divisions in the 57th Parliament

MP

Party (as of Apr 2019)

Ideology (inferred from party)

Eigenvector centrality

1. Lady Hermon**

Independent

Left

1.0

2. Mr Kenneth Clarke*

Conservative

Right

1.0

3. Frank Field*

Independent

Left

0.99

4. Graham Stringer*

Labour

Left

0.98

5. Kate Hoey*

Labour

Left

0.98

6. Kelvin Hopkins*

Independent

Left

0.97

7. Anna Soubry*

Conservative

Right

0.96

8. Dr Sarah Wollaston*

Conservative

Right

0.92

9. Heidi Allen*

Conservative

Right

0.91

10. Mr Ronnie Campbell

Labour

Left

0.91

Mean centrality

0.16

Median centrality

0.14

Number of MPs

639

  1. Lady Hermon (**) was not identified a rebel by visual inspection, but was labelled an Independent rebel in our “Data and Methods” section