Academies Bill — Second Reading — 19 Jul 2010 at 21:46
The majority of MPs voted for the Academies Bill[1] to be read a second time ie. for it to continue on its path towards becoming law.
The Bill would enable more schools in England to gain "Academy Status" ie. financial independence and removal from local authority control.
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 |
| Alliance | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Con | 283 (+1 tell) | 0 | 0 | 92.8% |
| DUP | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37.5% |
| Lab | 0 | 230 (+2 tell) | 0 | 89.9% |
| LDem | 43 (+1 tell) | 1 | 0 | 78.9% |
| SDLP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Total: | 326 | 236 | 0 | 89.4% |
All MPs Eligible to Vote - sorted by party
Includes MPs who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.
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