Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill — 23 Feb 1999

Robert Smith MP, West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine voted in the minority (No).

Main Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 62 (Amendment on Second or Third Reading) :--

The House divided: Ayes 318, Noes 180.

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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 (Aye)Minority (No)BothTurnout
Con0 134 (+2 tell)084.0%
Independent1 00100.0%
Lab313 (+2 tell) 0075.5%
LDem0 40087.0%
PC0 3075.0%
SNP0 3050.0%
UUP4 0040.0%
Total:318 180077.7%

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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