Election of Speaker — 23 Oct 2000

I beg to move, as an amendment to the Question, to leave out "Mr. Michael J. Martin" and insert instead thereof "Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody".

Before I start the substantive part of my speech, may I add my tribute to Speaker Boothroyd's term of office? She took charge of the House at a most difficult time for a Speaker, when televising of proceedings had recently started and there were difficult Parliaments. She carried out that duty with enormous skill and capacity.

imperturbable good temper, tact, patience and urbanity.

Question put, That the amendment be made:--

The House divided: Ayes 170, Noes 341.

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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
Con23 85 (+1 tell)068.1%
DUP0 1033.3%
Independent1 20100.0%
Independent Labour0 10100.0%
Lab274 (+2 tell) 71 (+1 tell)084.1%
LDem36 2080.9%
PC2 1075.0%
SDLP1 0033.3%
SNP3 2083.3%
UKUP0 10100.0%
UUP1 4055.6%
Total:341 170079.1%

Rebel Voters - sorted by constituency

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
Sir John MorrisAberavonLabaye
Damian GreenAshfordCon (front bench)no
Mr Robert SheldonAshton-under-LyneLab (minister)aye
Frank FieldBirkenheadLabaye
Mr Terry DavisBirmingham, Hodge HillLabaye
Mr Jeff RookerBirmingham, Perry BarrLab (minister)aye
Lynne JonesBirmingham, Selly OakLabaye
Mr Derek FosterBishop AucklandLab (minister)aye
Jack StrawBlackburnLab (minister)aye
Joan HumbleBlackpool North and FleetwoodLabaye
Mr Llew SmithBlaenau GwentLabaye
Nick GibbBognor Regis and LittlehamptonCon (front bench)no
Dennis SkinnerBolsoverLab (minister)aye
Doug NaysmithBristol North WestLabaye
Mr Peter PikeBurnleyLabaye
David ChaytorBury NorthLabaye
Tony WrightCannock ChaseLabaye
Mr Jon Owen JonesCardiff CentralLabaye
Stephen DorrellCharnwoodConno
Andrew TyrieChichesterCon (front bench)no
Betty WilliamsConwyLabaye
Gwyneth DunwoodyCrewe and NantwichLabaye
Malcolm WicksCroydon NorthLab (minister)aye
Richard OttawayCroydon SouthCon (front bench)no
Brian H DonohoeCunninghame SouthLab (minister)aye
Mr Andrew BennettDenton and ReddishLabaye
John CummingsEasingtonLabaye
Nigel WatersonEastbourneConno
Mr David ChidgeyEastleighLDem (front bench)aye
Andrew MillerEllesmere Port and NestonLabaye
Sir Archie HamiltonEpsom and EwellCon (front bench)no
Alasdair MorganGalloway and Upper NithsdaleSNPaye
Ian DavidsonGlasgow PollokLab (minister)aye
Austin MitchellGreat GrimsbyLab (minister)aye
Dr Norman GodmanGreenock and InverclydeLabaye
Diane AbbottHackney North and Stoke NewingtonLab (minister)aye
Mr Brian SedgemoreHackney South and ShoreditchLabaye
Edward GarnierHarboroughCon (front bench)no
John Martin McDonnellHayes and HarlingtonLabaye
Mr Tony McWalterHemel HempsteadLabaye
Mr Michael HeseltineHenleyConno
Mr Bowen WellsHertford and StortfordConno
Mike GapesIlford SouthLab (minister)aye
Jeremy CorbynIslington NorthLabaye
Ann CryerKeighleyLabaye
Edward O'HaraKnowsley SouthLabaye
Mr Harold BestLeeds North WestLabaye
Patricia HewittLeicester WestLab (minister)aye
Mr Tam DalyellLinlithgowLabaye
Louise EllmanLiverpool, RiversideLabaye
Robert WareingLiverpool, West DerbyLabaye
Mr Denzil DaviesLlanelliLabaye
Kelvin HopkinsLuton NorthLabaye
Graham StringerManchester, BlackleyLab (minister)aye
Robert Marshall-AndrewsMedwayLabaye
Elfyn LlwydMeirionnydd Nant ConwyPC (front bench)aye
Peter LuffMid WorcestershireCon (front bench)no
Stuart BellMiddlesbroughLab (minister)aye
Paul BeresfordMole ValleyCon (front bench)no
Peter HainNeathLabaye
Jim CousinsNewcastle upon Tyne CentralLabaye
Mrs Llin GoldingNewcastle-under-LymeLabaye
Mr David PriorNorth NorfolkCon (front bench)no
Dr Brian MawhinneyNorth West CambridgeshireConno
Mr Tony ClarkeNorthampton SouthLabaye
Alan SimpsonNottingham SouthLabaye
Mr Raymond PowellOgmoreLabaye
Gordon PrenticePendleLabaye
Roseanna CunninghamPerthSNPaye
Ms Helen ClarkPeterboroughLabaye
Ms Jane GriffithsReading EastLabaye
Dr Mo MowlamRedcarLab (minister)aye
Mr Teddy TaylorRochford and Southend EastConno
Mr John WilkinsonRuislip - NorthwoodConno
John GreenwayRyedaleConno
Derek WyattSittingbourne and SheppeyLabaye
David CurrySkipton and RiponConno
Mr John MacGregorSouth NorfolkConno
Gary StreeterSouth West DevonCon (front bench)no
David KidneyStaffordLabaye
Dari TaylorStockton SouthLabaye
Mark FisherStoke-on-Trent CentralLabaye
Joan WalleyStoke-on-Trent NorthLab (minister)aye
Mr George StevensonStoke-on-Trent SouthLabaye
Ms Debra ShipleyStourbridgeLabaye
John MaplesStratford-on-AvonConno
Sam GalbraithStrathkelvin and BearsdenLabaye
John GummerSuffolk CoastalConno
Chris MullinSunderland SouthLab (minister)aye
Alan WilliamsSwansea WestLabaye
Mr Tom CoxTootingLabaye
Vincent CableTwickenhamLDem (front bench)aye
John SmithVale of GlamorganLabaye
Kate HoeyVauxhallLab (minister)aye
Bruce GeorgeWalsall SouthLabaye
Denis MurphyWansbeckLabaye
Helen JonesWarrington NorthLab (minister)tellaye
Mr William ThompsonWest TyroneUUPno
Ben ChapmanWirral SouthLabaye
Ms Jenny JonesWolverhampton South WestLabaye
Peter BottomleyWorthing WestCon (front bench)no

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