Nuclear Power — Opposition to construction of new generation — rejected — 17 Jan 2006 at 21:50

Gillian Merron MP, Lincoln voted with the majority (Teller for the Noes).

The majority of MPs voted against the motion:[1]

  • This House opposes the construction of a new generation of civil nuclear power plants.

An alternative motion was proposed in its place and voted through by a majority of MPs.[2]

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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
Con10 005.1%
DUP5 0055.6%
Independent1 0050.0%
Lab292 (+2 tell) 0083.3%
LDem0 54 (+2 tell)090.3%
PC0 30100.0%
SNP0 60100.0%
UUP1 00100.0%
Total:309 63059.5%

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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NameConstituencyPartyVote
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