Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords] — 10 Mar 2004 at 18:44
Oliver Heald MP, North East Hertfordshire voted in the minority (Aye).
I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
The Bill represents another step forward on Northern Ireland's path to peace, stability and justice. At the heart of the agreement was a commitment to build a police service and a criminal justice system that would enjoy the support of all sections of Northern Ireland society. It is our view that the Bill is proof that the Government are still completely committed to achieving that end-and to completing the implementation of the Good Friday agreement.
I beg to move,
That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill because the Bill will weaken rather than strengthen the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland; will undermine the independence of the judiciary in Northern Ireland; will lead to the greater politicisation of the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland; and will weaken the principle of appointment to the judiciary solely on merit.
Question put, That the amendment be made:-
The House divided: Ayes 145, Noes 366.
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 (No) | Minority (Aye) | Both | Turnout |
Con | 0 | 133 (+2 tell) | 0 | 83.3% |
DUP | 0 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% |
Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
Independent Conservative | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
Lab | 312 (+2 tell) | 0 | 0 | 77.0% |
LDem | 43 | 0 | 0 | 79.6% |
PC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
SDLP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66.7% |
SNP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
UUP | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
Total: | 366 | 145 | 0 | 79.1% |
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
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