European Parliamentary Elections Bill — 26 Feb 1998

Janet Anderson MP, Rossendale and Darwen voted with the majority (Teller for the Noes).

I beg to move amendment No. 36, in page 3, line 5, leave out 'at' and insert 'in respect of'.

The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr. Michael J. Martin):

With this, it will be convenient to discuss Government amendment No. 37.

Amendment agreed to.

Amendment made: No. 37, in page 3, line 17, leave out 'at' and insert 'in respect of'.-- [Ms Quin.]

I beg to move amendment No. 29, in page 3, line 40, leave out

'representatives to the European Parliament'

Amendment agreed to.

I beg to move amendment No. 12, in page 3, line 41, after 'State' insert

', provided that the poll shall always be held on Thursday.'.

Question put, That the amendment be made:--

The Committee divided: Ayes 95, Noes 223.

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Party Summary

Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.

What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.

What are Boths? An MP can vote both aye and no in the same division. The boths page explains this.

What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (No)Minority (Aye)BothTurnout
Con0 95 (+2 tell)059.9%
Independent1 00100.0%
Lab204 (+2 tell) 0049.4%
LDem17 0037.0%
PC1 0025.0%
Total:223 95051.1%

Rebel Voters - sorted by party

MPs for which their vote in this division differed from the majority vote of their party. You can see all votes in this division, or every eligible MP who could have voted in this division

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NameConstituencyPartyVote
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