Identity Card — 23 Jan 2002 at 16:28

I beg to move,

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for an identity card for British residents; and for connected purposes.

Question put, pursuant to Standing Order No. 23 (Motions for leave to bring in Bills and nomination of Select Committees at commencement of public business):-

The House divided: Ayes 77, Noes 106.

Noes voted against identity cards bill

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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
Con20 (+1 tell) 13020.7%
DUP0 3060.0%
Independent1 00100.0%
Lab43 52 (+2 tell)124.0%
LDem34 3069.8%
PC2 (+1 tell) 0075.0%
SNP4 0080.0%
UUP1 50100.0%
Total:105 76128.7%

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
Mark TamiAlyn and DeesideLab (minister)no
Eric IllsleyBarnsley CentralLabno
Michael ClaphamBarnsley West and PenistoneLabno
Mr Andrew HunterBasingstokewhilst Conaye
Mike WoodBatley and SpenLabno
John BaronBillericayCon (front bench)aye
Ronnie CampbellBlyth ValleyLabno
Dennis SkinnerBolsoverLab (minister)no
David CrausbyBolton North EastLab (minister)no
Andrew MacKayBracknellConaye
Julie KirkbrideBromsgroveConaye
Julie MorganCardiff NorthLabno
Kevin BrennanCardiff WestLab (minister)both
Bob SpinkCastle PointConaye
Jonathan R ShawChatham and AylesfordLabno
Bob RussellColchesterLDem (front bench)aye
Richard OttawayCroydon SouthCon (front bench)aye
Mr Andrew BennettDenton and ReddishLabno
Michael MatesEast HampshireConaye
Mark LazarowiczEdinburgh North and LeithLab (minister)no
Chris GraylingEpsom and EwellCon (front bench)aye
Hugh RobertsonFaversham and Mid KentConaye
Ann McKechinGlasgow MaryhillLab (minister)no
Ian DavidsonGlasgow PollokLab (minister)no
David CairnsGreenock and InverclydeLabno
Diane AbbottHackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabno
Mr Brian SedgemoreHackney South and ShoreditchLabno
Mrs Alice MahonHalifaxLabno
Glenda JacksonHampstead and HighgateLabno
John Martin McDonnellHayes and HarlingtonLab (minister)no
Andrew DismoreHendonLabno
Jim DobbinHeywood and MiddletonLabno
Jeremy CorbynIslington NorthLabno
Mr Chris SmithIslington South and FinsburyLabno
Mr Harold BestLeeds North WestLabno
Harry CohenLeyton and WansteadLabno
Mr Tam DalyellLinlithgowLabno
Mr Denzil DaviesLlanelliLabno
Paul FarrellyNewcastle-under-LymeLab (minister)no
Mr Bill O'BrienNormantonLabno
Sylvia HermonNorth DownUUP (front bench)no
Norman LambNorth NorfolkLDem (front bench)aye
Mike O'BrienNorth WarwickshireLabno
Dr Brian MawhinneyNorth West CambridgeshireConaye
George YoungNorth West HampshireCon (front bench)aye
David TaylorNorth West LeicestershireLabno
Mr Tony ClarkeNorthampton SouthLabno
Alan SimpsonNottingham SouthLabno
Karen BuckRegent's Park and Kensington NorthLab (minister)no
Meg MunnSheffield, HeeleyLab (minister)no
Fiona MactaggartSloughLabno
Jim KnightSouth DorsetLab (minister)no
Andrew SelousSouth West BedfordshireCon (front bench)aye
Sir David AmessSouthend WestCon (front bench)aye
Mr Kerry PollardSt AlbansLabno
David WinnickWalsall NorthLab (minister)no
Mr Roger CasaleWimbledonLabno
Mark OatenWinchesterLDemaye
Rob MarrisWolverhampton South WestLab (minister)no
Tony CunninghamWorkingtonLab (minister)no
Albert OwenYnys MônLab (minister)no

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