Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill — 24 Mar 2003 at 17:24
moved Amendment No. 50:
After Clause 3, insert the following new clause-
"PROPORTION OF ELECTORS REQUIRED TO SECURE A MAJORITY
A majority in favour of the proposition will not be certified by the Chief Counting Officer unless a majority of those actually voting in the referendum in each of the counties, metropolitan counties or county boroughs comprising the region supports the proposition."
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 50) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 83; Not-Contents, 152.
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 is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.Party | Majority (Not-Content) | Minority (Content) | Turnout |
Con | 0 | 68 (+2 tell) | 32.4% |
Crossbench | 4 | 11 | 8.7% |
Lab | 112 (+2 tell) | 0 | 58.8% |
LDem | 34 | 0 | 52.3% |
UUP | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
Total: | 150 | 80 | 36.1% |
All lords Eligible to Vote - sorted by party
Includes lords who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.