Local Government (Scotland) — 16 Jun 1998
Mr Howard Flight MP, Arundel and South Downs voted in the minority (Aye).
I beg to move,
That this House believes that Scotland requires financial stability and ethically sound local government; recognises the need for public confidence in advance of the establishment of the Scottish Parliament; and therefore calls on Her Majesty's Government to initiate an independent inquiry into the conduct of local government in Scotland.
Question put, That the original words stand part of the Question:--
The House divided: Ayes 113, Noes 322.
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.
Party | Majority (No) | Minority (Aye) | Both | Turnout |
Con | 0 | 113 (+2 tell) | 0 | 71.0% |
Lab | 287 (+2 tell) | 0 | 0 | 69.3% |
LDem | 30 | 0 | 0 | 65.2% |
PC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75.0% |
SNP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.3% |
Total: | 322 | 113 | 0 | 69.1% |
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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