Disqualifications Bill — 6 Nov 2000 at 21:35
[Amendment No. 12 not moved.]
moved Amendment No. 13:
After Clause 1, insert the following new clause--
:TITLE3:DISQUALIFICATION FROM MINISTERIAL OFFICE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (NO. 3)
(".--(1) No person may be appointed to ministerial office in the Government of the United Kingdom if he is a member of the Government of Ireland.
(2) A minister in the government of the United Kingdom ceases to hold office on becoming a minister in the Government of Ireland.").
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 13) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 22; Not-Contents, 75.
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 is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.| Party | Majority (Not-Content) | Minority (Content) | Turnout |
| Con | 0 | 14 (+2 tell) | 7.2% |
| Lab | 65 (+2 tell) | 0 | 34.7% |
| LDem | 4 | 0 | 6.5% |
| Other | 2 | 1 | 13.6% |
| UUP | 0 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Crossbench | 2 | 3 | 3.1% |
| Total: | 73 | 20 | 14.7% |
All lords Eligible to Vote - sorted by party
Includes lords who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.