Deferred Division — Diplomatic and Consular Protection of union citizens in third countries — 25 Jun 2008 at 20:35
Alistair Darling MP, Edinburgh South West voted with the majority (Aye).
That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 5947/08 and Addenda 1 and 2, European Commission Communication, Diplomatic and consular protection of union citizens in third countries; recalls that such Communications are not legally binding; underlines that the provision of consular assistance remains a matter for Member States; and in this context, welcomes the Commission's Communication as a contribution to continuing reflections on promoting consular co-operation among EU Member States.
The House divided: Ayes 330, Noes 131.
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 (Aye) | Minority (No) | Both | Turnout |
Con | 1 | 121 | 0 | 63.9% |
DUP | 0 | 7 | 0 | 77.8% |
Independent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 60.0% |
Lab | 276 | 1 | 0 | 78.9% |
LDem | 42 | 1 | 0 | 68.3% |
PC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66.7% |
SDLP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
SNP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% |
UKIP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Total: | 330 | 131 | 0 | 72.9% |
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
Sort by: Name | Constituency | Party | Vote
Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con (front bench) | aye |
Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | no |
John Hemming | Birmingham, Yardley | LDem (front bench) | no |