Gender Recognition Bill [Lords] — Religion — 25 May 2004 at 14:45

The amendment under discussion would create protection for religious organisations against the effects of the bill (in a similar way that sporting events were granted protection). The amendment read as follows.

If a court’s determination of any question arising under this Act might affect the exercise by a religious organisation (itself or its members collectively) of the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, it must have particular regard to the importance of that right.

The House divided: Ayes 104, Noes 276.

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 (No)Minority (Aye)BothTurnout
Con4 72 (+2 tell)047.9%
Independent1 0050.0%
Lab276 (+2 tell) 2068.6%
LDem15 22068.5%
PC0 2050.0%
SNP0 3060.0%
UUP0 3060.0%
Total:296 104063.0%

Rebel Voters - sorted by vote

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
Mr Denzil DaviesLlanelliLabaye
Dr Lewis MoonieKirkcaldyLabaye
Mr Richard AllanSheffield, HallamLDem (front bench)no
Norman BakerLewesLDemno
John BarrettEdinburgh WestLDem (front bench)no
John BercowBuckinghamCon (front bench)no
Malcolm BruceGordonLDem (front bench)no
Mr David ChidgeyEastleighLDem (front bench)no
Mr Brian CotterWeston-Super-MareLDem (front bench)no
Mr Peter DuncanGalloway and Upper NithsdaleCon (front bench)no
Don FosterBathLDem (front bench)no
Evan HarrisOxford West and AbingdonLDemno
Paul HolmesChesterfieldLDem (front bench)no
Mark OatenWinchesterLDem (front bench)no
Lembit ÖpikMontgomeryshireLDem (front bench)no
Mr Richard PageSouth West HertfordshireConno
Mr David RendelNewburyLDem (front bench)no
Dr Jenny TongeRichmond ParkLDemno
Mr Paul TylerNorth CornwallLDem (front bench)no
Andrew TyrieChichesterCon (front bench)no
Richard Younger-RossTeignbridgeLDem (front bench)no

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