House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected — 4 Feb 2003 at 16:58
The majority No voters rejected a proposal that the House of Lords be completely abolished[1]. Those voting Aye were indicating that, at least in theory, they thought that the upper chamber of Parliament could be abolished entirely. Those voting No were indicating that they believed that there had to be an upper chamber of Parliament in some form.
----
Debate in Parliament | Historical Hansard | Source |
Public Whip is run as a free not-for-profit service. If you'd like to support us, please
consider switching your (UK) electricity and/or gas to
Octopus Energy or
tip us via Ko-Fi.
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 (No) | Minority (Aye) | Both | Turnout |
| Con | 146 | 2 | 0 | 90.8% |
| DUP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Independent Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lab | 184 (+2 tell) | 158 (+2 tell) | 0 | 84.4% |
| LDem | 48 | 3 | 0 | 96.2% |
| PC | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| SNP | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| UUP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 83.3% |
| Total: | 390 | 172 | 0 | 87.3% |
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 |
| Hywel Francis | Aberavon | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | aye |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mark Tami | Alyn and Deeside | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Heyes | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab | aye |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | aye |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | aye |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | aye |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Mann | Bassetlaw | Lab | aye |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | aye |
| Siôn Simon | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab | aye |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | aye |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | aye |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | aye |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | aye |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | aye |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | aye |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab | aye |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | aye |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | aye |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | aye |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | aye |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | aye |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | aye |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | aye |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | aye |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | aye |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab | aye |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | aye |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | aye |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | aye |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | aye |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | aye |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | aye |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | aye |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | aye |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jon Cruddas | Dagenham | Lab | aye |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | aye |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab | aye |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | aye |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab | aye |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab | aye |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | aye |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | aye |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | aye |
| John Robertson | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Tom Harris | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | aye |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | aye |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | aye |
| David Cairns | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | aye |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | aye |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | aye |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | aye |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | aye |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | aye |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | aye |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | aye |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab | aye |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | aye |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | aye |
| Chris Mole | Ipswich | Lab | aye |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | aye |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | aye |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab | aye |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | aye |
| Bill Wiggin | Leominster | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab | aye |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab | aye |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | aye |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | aye |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | aye |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab | aye |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab | aye |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab | aye |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | aye |
| Dai Havard | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | aye |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Kevan Jones | North Durham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | aye |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | aye |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | aye |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | aye |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | aye |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | aye |
| Sandra Gidley | Romsey | LDem | aye |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab | aye |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | aye |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | aye |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | aye |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | aye |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | aye |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab | aye |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | aye |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | aye |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | aye |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | aye |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | aye |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab | aye |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | aye |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | aye |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | aye |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab | aye |
| Tom Watson | West Bromwich East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab | aye |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | aye |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | aye |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | aye |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | aye |
| Rob Marris | Wolverhampton South West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Tony Cunningham | Workington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | aye |
| Ian Lucas | Wrexham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Albert Owen | Ynys Môn | Lab (minister) | aye |
