Motion to introduce a Bill that would demonstrate the influence of the EU on UK legislation — rejected — 8 Oct 2008 at 13:41
Andrew Selous MP, South West Bedfordshire voted in the minority (Aye).
The majority No voters rejected a motion[1] to introduce a Bill that would force a Minister to declare, whenever a Government Bill or statutory instrument was introduced to the House, whether that Bill or statutory instrument was a result of a decision of the European Union.
Mark Harper, the Conservative Shadow Minister for Work and Pensions who introduced the motion, asserted that this Bill was intended to promote greater transparency as to what proportion of UK law was initiated by the European Union[2]. Those opposing the motion suggested that it was simply a ruse to move Britain closer to leaving the European Union[3].
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- [1] Mark Harper MP, House of Commons, 8 October 2008
- [2] Mark Harper MP, House of Commons, 8 October 2008
- [3] Denis MacShane MP, House of Commons, 8 October 2008
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 | 107 (+2 tell) | 0 | 56.5% |
DUP | 0 | 4 | 0 | 44.4% |
Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40.0% |
Lab | 197 (+2 tell) | 5 | 1 | 58.7% |
LDem | 0 | 43 | 0 | 68.3% |
PC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% |
Respect | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
SDLP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
SNP | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42.9% |
UKIP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
UUP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Total: | 201 | 168 | 1 | 58.9% |
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 |
Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab (minister) | aye |
David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | aye |
Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab (minister) | aye |
John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | aye |
David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab (minister) | aye |
John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab (minister) | both |