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 thereof "Sir George Young".

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a man of grave deportment, and good morals but looked upon as a violent Tory.

The Election of the Speaker is still very uncertain, for at least twenty of Mr. Smith's friends are absent.

a purse of 1000 guineas as a token of her satisfaction of his choice.

Question put, That the amendment be made:--

The House divided: Ayes 241, Noes 317.

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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
Con4 129 (+1 tell)083.8%
DUP0 1033.3%
Independent2 10100.0%
Independent Labour1 00100.0%
Lab295 (+2 tell) 70 (+1 tell)189.1%
LDem8 28076.6%
PC1 30100.0%
SDLP1 0033.3%
SNP3 2083.3%
UKUP0 10100.0%
UUP0 5055.6%
Total:315 240186.0%

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
Mr Robert SheldonAshton-under-LyneLab (minister)aye
Margaret HodgeBarkingLab (minister)aye
Frank FieldBirkenheadLabaye
Gisela StuartBirmingham, EdgbastonLab (minister)aye
Lynne JonesBirmingham, Selly OakLabaye
Mr Derek FosterBishop AucklandLab (minister)aye
Jack StrawBlackburnLab (minister)aye
Ruth KellyBolton WestLabaye
Mr Richard LivseyBrecon and RadnorshireLDem (front bench)no
Ian CawseyBrigg and GooleLabaye
Mr Peter PikeBurnleyLabaye
Tony WrightCannock ChaseLabaye
Lindsay HoyleChorleyLab (minister)aye
Ann WintertonCongletonConno
Mr Andrew BennettDenton and ReddishLabaye
Margaret BeckettDerby SouthLab (minister)aye
Mrs Ann TaylorDewsburyLab (minister)aye
Ian PearsonDudley SouthLabaye
Mr Clive SoleyEaling, Acton and Shepherd's BushLab (minister)aye
Stephen TimmsEast HamLab (minister)aye
Andrew MillerEllesmere Port and NestonLabaye
Stephen TwiggEnfield, SouthgateLab (minister)aye
Liz BlackmanErewashLabaye
Ben BradshawExeterLab (minister)both
Alasdair MorganGalloway and Upper NithsdaleSNPaye
Vernon CoakerGedlingLabaye
Malcolm BruceGordonLDem (front bench)no
Austin MitchellGreat GrimsbyLab (minister)aye
Nick RaynsfordGreenwich and WoolwichLab (minister)aye
Bill RammellHarlowLabaye
Mr Peter MandelsonHartlepoolLab (minister)aye
Mr Ivor CaplinHoveLabaye
Greg PopeHyndburnLab (minister)aye
Alan JohnsonKingston upon Hull West and HessleLab (minister)aye
Keith VazLeicester EastLab (minister)aye
Dr Jim MarshallLeicester SouthLabaye
Patricia HewittLeicester WestLab (minister)aye
Mr Peter Temple-MorrisLeominsterwhilst Labaye
Jane KennedyLiverpool, WavertreeLab (minister)aye
Andy ReedLoughboroughLabaye
Graham StringerManchester, BlackleyLab (minister)aye
Robert Marshall-AndrewsMedwayLabaye
Stuart BellMiddlesbroughLab (minister)aye
Phyllis StarkeyMilton Keynes South WestLabaye
Mr Alan HowarthNewport EastLab (minister)aye
Mr Giles RadiceNorth DurhamLab (minister)aye
Hilary ArmstrongNorth West DurhamLab (minister)aye
Dr George TurnerNorth West NorfolkLabaye
Sally KeebleNorthampton NorthLabaye
Charles ClarkeNorwich SouthLab (minister)aye
Graham AllenNottingham NorthLab (minister)aye
Roseanna CunninghamPerthSNPaye
Ms Helen ClarkPeterboroughLabaye
Mr David JamiesonPlymouth, DevonportLab (minister)aye
Mike HancockPortsmouth SouthLDem (front bench)no
Ms Jane GriffithsReading EastLabaye
Martin SalterReading WestLabtellaye
Ms Lorna FitzsimonsRochdaleLabaye
Sandra GidleyRomseyLDemno
Denis MacShaneRotherhamLabaye
Mr John WilkinsonRuislip - NorthwoodConno
Elliot MorleyScunthorpeLab (minister)aye
John GroganSelbyLab (minister)aye
Clive BettsSheffield, AttercliffeLab (minister)aye
David BlunkettSheffield, BrightsideLab (minister)aye
Mr Richard AllanSheffield, HallamLDem (front bench)no
Mrs Helen JacksonSheffield, HillsboroughLabaye
Paddy TippingSherwoodLab (minister)aye
Mr Paul MarsdenShrewsbury and AtchamLabaye
Fiona MactaggartSloughLabaye
David HeathSomerton and FromeLDem (front bench)no
Mark ToddSouth DerbyshireLabaye
Mrs Gillian ShephardSouth West NorfolkConno
John DenhamSouthampton, ItchenLab (minister)aye
Andrew GeorgeSt IvesLDem (front bench)no
Mark FisherStoke-on-Trent CentralLabaye
Bill CashStoneCon (front bench)no
Keith HillStreathamLab (minister)aye
Beverley HughesStretford and UrmstonLab (minister)aye
Mr Donald AndersonSwansea EastLab (minister)aye
Kate HoeyVauxhallLab (minister)aye
Miss Melanie JohnsonWelwyn HatfieldLab (minister)aye
Mr Brian CotterWeston-Super-MareLDem (front bench)no
Mr Dale Campbell-SavoursWorkingtonLab (minister)aye
Mr David LockWyre ForestLab (minister)aye
Mr Ieuan Wyn JonesYnys MônPCno

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