Identity Cards Bill (amendment 46: compulsion to register) — 23 Jan 2006 at 17:45
Lords voted to prevent the Home Secretary from having the power to compel people to register for ID cards.
Clause 6 <[i>Power of Secretary of State to require registration]:
<[i>Amendment No. 45 not moved.]
moved Amendment No. 46:
Leave out Clause 6.
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 46) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 198; Not-Contents, 140
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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 is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.Party | Majority (Content) | Minority (Not-Content) | Turnout |
Con | 109 (+1 tell) | 0 | 52.4% |
Crossbench | 24 | 5 | 15.8% |
Green | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Lab | 2 | 132 (+2 tell) | 63.8% |
LDem | 55 (+1 tell) | 0 | 75.7% |
Total: | 192 | 137 | 48.8% |
All lords Eligible to Vote - sorted by party
Includes lords who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.