Hunting Bill [Money] — 16 Dec 2002 at 22:38

Bill Wiggin MP, Leominster voted in the minority (Teller for the Noes).

Queen's recommendation having been signified-

Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52(1)(a) (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills),

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Hunting Bill, it is expedient to authorise-
(1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of-
(a) any expenditure incurred by a Minister of the Crown in connection with the Act, and
(b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other enactment, and
(2) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.-[Charlotte Atkins.]

The House divided: Ayes 338, Noes 98.

Debate in Parliament | Historical Hansard | Source |

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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 (Aye)Minority (No)BothTurnout
Con2 93 (+2 tell)059.5%
Lab290 (+2 tell) 0071.2%
LDem41 3083.0%
PC4 00100.0%
UUP1 2050.0%
Total:338 98069.2%

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

NameConstituencyPartyVote
Sir David AmessSouthend WestCon (front bench)aye
Ann WiddecombeMaidstone and The WealdConaye
Mr John BurnettTorridge and West DevonLDemno
John ThursoCaithness, Sutherland and Easter RossLDem (front bench)no
Richard Younger-RossTeignbridgeLDemno
Sylvia HermonNorth DownUUP (front bench)aye

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