Deferred Divisions — Ecclesiastical Offices (terms of service) measure — 1 Apr 2009 at 19:39

Bob Spink MP, Castle Point voted with the majority (Aye).

That the Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Measure (HC 270), passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, be presented to Her Majesty for Her Royal Assent in the form in which the said Measure was laid before Parliament.

The House divided: Ayes 362, Noes 21.

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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 (Aye)Minority (No)BothTurnout
Con82 20052.8%
DUP3 0033.3%
Ind3 0050.0%
Lab224 1064.3%
LDem46 0073.0%
PC2 0066.7%
SDLP1 0033.3%
UUP1 00100.0%
Total:362 21061.0%

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

NameConstituencyPartyVote
William CashStoneConno
Christopher ChopeChristchurchConno
Patrick CormackSouth StaffordshireConno
Michael FallonSevenoaksConno
James GrayNorth WiltshireConno
Adam HollowayGraveshamConno
Stewart JacksonPeterboroughCon (front bench)no
Daniel KawczynskiShrewsbury and AtchamConno
Greg KnightEast YorkshireConno
Anne MainSt AlbansConno
Michael PenningHemel HempsteadCon (front bench)no
Mark PritchardThe WrekinConno
John RedwoodWokinghamConno
Andrew RobathanBlabyCon (front bench)no
Laurence RobertsonTewkesburyCon (front bench)no
Graham StuartBeverley and HoldernessConno
Desmond SwayneNew Forest WestCon (front bench)no
Andrew TurnerIsle of WightConno
Charles WalkerBroxbourneConno
Nicholas WintertonMacclesfieldConno
Dennis SkinnerBolsoverLabno

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