Freedom of Information Bill — Remaining Lords amendments — 27 Nov 2000
Margaret Beckett MP, Derby South voted with the majority (Aye).
The Majority voted to agree to all remaining Lords amendments[2] to the Freedom of Information Bill.[1] These weren't listed or further discussed, so it's difficult for anyone to know what this vote was about. The work had to be rushed through before midnight due to the "guillotine motion" passed earlier in the day.[3]
- [1] Freedom of Information Bill, October 2000, House of Lords.
- [2] Mr. Mike O'Brien MP, 27 November 2000, Hansard.
- [3] Division 354, 27 November 2000, House of Commons.
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.
Party | Majority (Aye) | Minority (No) | Both | Turnout |
Con | 0 | 113 (+2 tell) | 0 | 71.9% |
Lab | 323 (+2 tell) | 0 | 0 | 78.1% |
LDem | 38 | 1 | 0 | 83.0% |
PC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75.0% |
UUP | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22.2% |
Total: | 364 | 116 | 0 | 76.1% |
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
Sort by: Name | Constituency | Party | Vote
Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | no |