Parliamentary Pensions — 5 Jul 2001 at 16:37
Question accordingly agreed to.
Amendment proposed: (b), at end to add-
"And that this House believes that survivors' benefits could apply to unmarried partners as well as spouses"-[Dr. Harris.]
Question put, That the amendment be made:-
The House divided: Ayes 289, Noes 33.
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 | 12 | 25 (+2 tell) | 0 | 23.8% |
DUP | 0 | 3 | 0 | 60.0% |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
Lab | 238 (+2 tell) | 1 | 0 | 58.6% |
LDem | 33 | 0 | 1 | 65.4% |
PC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% |
SNP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40.0% |
UUP | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50.0% |
Total: | 288 | 32 | 1 | 50.2% |
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
Sort by: Name | Constituency | Party | Vote
Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | aye |
John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | aye |
John Thurso | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | both |
Mark Field | Cities of London and Westminster | Con | aye |
Mark Hoban | Fareham | Con | aye |
Mr Peter Duncan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | Con | aye |
Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con | aye |
Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | aye |
Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | aye |
David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | no |
George Osborne | Tatton | Con | aye |
Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | aye |
Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | aye |
Paul Goodman | Wycombe | Con | aye |