Northern Ireland Bill — 8 Feb 2000

Clauses 2 to 9 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Schedule agreed to.

Bill reported, without amendment.

Order for Third Reading read.

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.

Having listened to the debate, I have no doubt how most hon. Members would sum up the views of the House. There are those in the House who reject the entire notion of inclusive government. They would rather not have self-government than share it with those whom they consider beneath contempt.

Those who reject self-government because they cannot bear the idea of sharing it with others do not speak for the majority of people in Northern Ireland, who have

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demonstrated beyond doubt that they like devolution, they like having their own Executive, and they like having locally elected people who are democratically accountable--local voices taking decisions on local issues, and people with local accents in charge of local affairs.

Question put, That the Bill be now read the Third time:--

The House divided: Ayes 326, Noes 7.

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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
Con17 0010.6%
DUP2 00100.0%
Lab287 (+2 tell) 6 (+2 tell)071.2%
LDem17 0037.0%
SDLP0 1033.3%
UUP4 0040.0%
Total:327 7052.9%

Rebel Voters - sorted by vote

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

Sort by: Name | Constituency | Party | Vote

NameConstituencyPartyVote
Mr Tony BennChesterfieldLabtellno
Michael ConnartyFalkirk EastLab (minister)no
Jeremy CorbynIslington NorthLabno
Mr Tam DalyellLinlithgowLabno
George GallowayGlasgow KelvinLabno
John Martin McDonnellHayes and HarlingtonLabtellno
Mr Kevin McNamaraKingston upon Hull NorthLabno
Dennis SkinnerBolsoverLab (minister)no

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