Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Threshold for Making Result of AV Referendum Binding — 16 Feb 2011 at 12:46

The majority of members of the House of Lords voted to make the referendum on using the "alternative vote" system for electing MPs non-binding on the Government if less than 40% of the electorate took part.

The House of Lords was considering the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill[1]. The amendment accepted in this vote was:

  • Amendment A1: As an amendment to Motion A, leave out from "House" to end and insert "do insist on its Amendments 1 and 8".

Motion A was[2]:

  • That this House do not insist on its Amendments 1 and 8 to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reasons 1A and 8A:

Amendment 1 was[2]:

  • Page 1, line 5, at end insert—
  • “(1A) If less than 40% of the electorate vote in the referendum, the result shall not be binding.”

Amendment 8 was:

  • Page 5, line 36, at end insert—
  • “( ) In section 1(1A)—
  • (a) “the electorate” is defined as those persons entitled to vote in the referendum, as defined in section 2;
  • (b) the turnout figure is to be calculated on the basis that 100% turnout is defined as the total number of individuals who are entitled to vote in the referendum, as defined in section 2; and
  • (c) “vote” is defined as votes counted under Part 1 of this Act.”

Both of these amendments relate to making the referendum on using the "alternative vote" system for electing MPs non-binding on the Government if less than 40% of the electorate took part.

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Lord Aberdare Crossbenchaye
Baroness Adams of CraigieleaLabaye
Lord Adebowale Crossbenchaye
Lord Adonis Labaye
Lord Ahmed Labaye
Viscount Allenby of MegiddoCrossbenchaye
Lord Anderson of SwanseaLabaye
Baroness Andrews Lab (minister)aye
Lord Archer of SandwellLabaye
Baroness Armstrong of Hill TopLabaye
Lord Armstrong of IlminsterCrossbenchaye
Lord Bach Lab (minister)aye
Baroness Bakewell Labaye
Lord Barnett Labaye
Lord Bassam of BrightonLab (minister)tellaye
Lord Beecham Lab (minister)aye
Lord Berkeley Labaye
Lord Best Crossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Bhattacharyya Labaye
Lord Bichard Crossbench (front bench)aye
Baroness Billingham Lab (minister)aye
Lord Bilston Lab (minister)aye
Lord Boateng Labaye
Baroness Boothroyd Crossbenchaye
Lord Borrie Labaye
Lord Boyd of DuncansbyLabaye
Lord Bradley Labaye
Lord Brennan Labaye
Lord Brett Lab (minister)aye
Lord Brooke of AlverthorpeLabaye
Lord Brookman Labaye
Lord Browne of BelmontDUPaye
Lord Browne of LadytonLabaye
Baroness Butler-Sloss Crossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Campbell-Savours Lab (minister)aye
Lord Carter of ColesLab (minister)aye
Lord Cavendish of FurnessConaye
Lord Chorley Crossbenchaye
Lord Christopher Lab (minister)aye
The Earl of ClancartyCrossbenchaye
Lord Clark of WindermereLabaye
Lord Clinton-Davis Lab (minister)aye
Lord Collins of HighburyLabaye
Lord Condon Crossbenchaye
Lord Corbett of Castle ValeLabaye
Baroness Corston Lab (minister)aye
Lord Craig of RadleyCrossbench (front bench)aye
Baroness Crawley Lab (minister)aye
Lord Cunningham of FellingLab (minister)aye
Lord Davidson of Glen ClovaLab (minister)aye
Lord Davies of CoityLab (minister)aye
Lord Davies of StamfordLabaye
Lord Dear Crossbench (front bench)aye
Baroness Deech Crossbench (front bench)aye
The Bishop of DerbyBishopaye
Lord Desai Labaye
Lord Dixon Labaye
Baroness Donaghy Labaye
Lord Donoughue Labaye
Baroness Drake Labaye
Lord Dubs Lab (minister)aye
Lord Eames Crossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Elder Lab (minister)aye
Lord Elton Con (front bench)aye
Lord Elystan-Morgan Crossbenchaye
The Earl of ErrollCrossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Evans of WatfordLabaye
Lord Falconer of ThorotonLab (minister)aye
Viscount Falkland LDemaye
Baroness Farrington of RibbletonLabaye
Lord Faulkner of WorcesterLab (minister)aye
Lord Filkin Lab (minister)aye
Baroness Finlay of LlandaffCrossbenchaye
Lord Flight Conaye
Baroness Fookes Con (front bench)aye
Baroness Ford Labaye
Lord Forsyth of DrumleanCon (front bench)aye
Lord Foster of Bishop AucklandLabaye
Lord Foulkes of CumnockLab (minister)aye
Baroness Fritchie Crossbench (front bench)aye
Baroness Gale Lab (minister)aye
Baroness Gardner of ParkesCon (front bench)aye
Baroness Gibson of Market RasenLab (minister)aye
Lord Giddens Labaye
Lord Gilbert Labaye
Lord Glenarthur Con (front bench)aye
Baroness Golding Labaye
Lord Goldsmith Lab (minister)aye
Lord Gordon of StrathblaneLab (minister)aye
Lord Gould of BrookwoodLabaye
Baroness Gould of PotternewtonLab (minister)aye
Lord Grabiner Labaye
Lord Graham of EdmontonLab (minister)aye
Lord Grantchester Lab (minister)aye
Baroness Greengross Crossbenchaye
Lord Grenfell Labaye
Baroness Grey-Thompson Crossbenchaye
Lord Griffiths of Burry PortLab (minister)aye
Lord Griffiths of FforestfachConaye
Lord Grocott Lab (minister)aye
Lord Hall of BirkenheadCrossbenchaye
Lord Hamilton of EpsomConaye
Lord Harris of HaringeyLab (minister)aye
Lord Harrison Lab (minister)aye
Lord Harris of PeckhamConaye
Lord Hart of ChiltonLab (minister)aye
Lord Haworth Labaye
Baroness Healy of Primrose HillLab (minister)aye
Baroness Henig Lab (minister)aye
Lord Higgins Conaye
Baroness Hilton of EggardonLab (minister)aye
Lord Hodgson of Astley AbbottsConaye
Lord Hollick Lab (minister)aye
Baroness Hollins Crossbenchaye
Baroness Hollis of HeighamLab (minister)aye
Lord Howard of RisingConaye
Baroness Howarth of BrecklandCrossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Howarth of NewportLabaye
Lord Howe of AberavonCon (front bench)aye
Baroness Howe of IdlicoteCrossbenchaye
Baroness Howells of St DavidsLab (minister)aye
Lord Howie of TroonLabaye
Lord Hoyle Labaye
Baroness Hughes of StretfordLab (minister)aye
Lord Hughes of WoodsideLabaye
Lord Hunt of Kings HeathLab (minister)aye
Lord Irvine of LairgLab (minister)aye
Lord Janner of BraunstoneLab (minister)aye
Baroness Jay of PaddingtonLab (minister)aye
Lord Jones Labaye
Baroness Jones of WhitchurchLab (minister)aye
Lord Jordan Labaye
Lord Judd Lab (minister)aye
Lord Kennedy of SouthwarkLab (minister)aye
Baroness Kennedy of The ShawsLabaye
Lord Kerr of KinlochardCrossbenchaye
Lord Kilclooney Crossbenchaye
Baroness Kingsmill Lab (minister)aye
Lord King of West BromwichLabaye
Lord Kinnock Labaye
Baroness Kinnock of HolyheadLab (minister)aye
Lord Kirkhill Labaye
Lord Knight of WeymouthLab (minister)aye
Lord Laird UUPaye
Lord Laming Crossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Lamont of LerwickConaye
Lord Lawson of BlabyCon (front bench)aye
Lord Layard Labaye
Lord Lea of CrondallLabaye
Baroness Liddell of CoatdykeLabaye
Lord Liddle Lab (minister)aye
Baroness Lister of BurtersettLabaye
The Earl of ListowelCrossbenchaye
Lord Lofthouse of PontefractLabaye
Lord Low of DalstonCrossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Macdonald of TradestonLab (minister)aye
Lord MacKenzie of CulkeinLabaye
Lord Mackenzie of FramwellgateLabaye
Lord Maginnis of DrumglassUUPaye
Baroness Mallalieu Lab (minister)aye
Lord Malloch-Brown Labaye
Lord Mandelson Labaye
The Countess of MarCrossbench (front bench)aye
Baroness Masham of IltonCrossbench (front bench)aye
Baroness Massey of DarwenLab (minister)aye
Lord Mawhinney Conaye
Lord Mawson Crossbenchaye
Lord Maxton Lab (minister)aye
Lord McAvoy Lab (minister)aye
Lord McConnell of GlenscorrodaleLabaye
Baroness McDonagh Labaye
Lord McFall of AlcluithLabaye
Baroness McIntosh of HudnallLab (minister)aye
Lord McKenzie of LutonLab (minister)aye
Baroness Meacher Crossbenchaye
Lord Mitchell Labaye
Lord Moore of Lower MarshConaye
Lord Morgan Labaye
Baroness Morgan of DrefelinLab (minister)aye
Baroness Morgan of HuytonLabaye
Lord Morris of AberavonLabaye
Lord Morris of HandsworthLab (minister)aye
Lord Morris of ManchesterLabaye
Lord Morrow DUPaye
Lord Moser Crossbenchaye
Baroness Murphy Crossbenchaye
Lord Myners Labaye
Lord Neill of BladenCrossbenchaye
Lord Northbrook Conaye
Lord Norton of LouthCon (front bench)aye
Baroness Nye Labaye
Baroness O'Neill of BengarveCrossbench (front bench)aye
Lord O'Neill of ClackmannanLab (minister)aye
Lord Ouseley Crossbenchaye
Lord Pannick Crossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Parekh Labaye
Lord Patel Crossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Patel of BlackburnLabaye
Lord Pearson of RannochUKIPaye
Lord Pendry Labaye
Lord Peston Lab (minister)aye
Baroness Pitkeathley Lab (minister)aye
Lord Plant of HighfieldLab (minister)aye
Lord Plumb Con (front bench)aye
Lord Ponsonby of ShulbredeLabaye
Baroness Prashar Crossbenchaye
Lord Prescott Labaye
Baroness Prosser Labaye
Baroness Quin Lab (minister)aye
Lord Quirk Crossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Radice Labaye
Baroness Ramsay of CartvaleLab (minister)aye
Lord Ramsbotham Crossbenchaye
Lord Rea Lab (minister)aye
Lord Reay Conaye
Lord Reid of CardowanLabaye
Baroness Rendell of BaberghLab (minister)aye
Lord Richard Lab (minister)aye
Baroness Richardson of CalowCrossbenchaye
Lord Robertson of Port EllenCrossbenchaye
Lord Rogan UUPaye
Lord Rooker Labaye
Lord Rosser Lab (minister)aye
Lord Rowe-Beddoe Crossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Rowlands Labaye
Baroness Royall of BlaisdonLab (minister)aye
The Earl of SandwichCrossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Sawyer Labaye
Baroness Scotland of AsthalLabaye
Lord Sewel Lab (minister)aye
Baroness Sharples Conaye
Lord Sheldon Labaye
Baroness Sherlock Labaye
Viscount Simon Lab (minister)aye
Lord Simpson of DunkeldLabaye
Viscount Slim Crossbenchaye
Baroness Smith of BasildonLab (minister)aye
Lord Smith of FinsburyLabaye
Lord Smith of LeighLabaye
Lord Snape Labaye
Lord Soley Lab (minister)aye
Lord Stevens of LudgateConaye
Lord Stevenson of BalmacaraLab (minister)aye
Lord Stirrup Crossbenchaye
Lord Stoddart of SwindonIndependent Labouraye
Lord Swinfen Con (front bench)aye
Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanLab (minister)aye
Baroness Taylor of BoltonLab (minister)aye
Lord Tebbit Conaye
Lord Temple-Morris Labaye
Viscount Tenby Crossbenchaye
Lord Tomlinson Lab (minister)aye
Lord Touhig Labaye
Viscount Trenchard Conaye
Lord Triesman Lab (minister)aye
Baroness Trumpington Conaye
Lord Tunnicliffe Lab (minister)tellaye
Baroness Turner of CamdenLabaye
Baroness Wall of New BarnetLab (minister)aye
Lord Walpole Crossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Warner Lab (minister)aye
Baroness Warnock Crossbenchaye
Lord Wedderburn of CharltonCrossbenchaye
Lord West of SpitheadLabaye
Baroness Wheeler Lab (minister)aye
Baroness Whitaker Labaye
Lord Whitty Labaye
Baroness Wilkins Lab (minister)aye
Lord Williams of ElvelLab (minister)aye
Lord Williamson of HortonCrossbenchaye
Lord Wills Labaye
Lord Wood of AnfieldLabaye
Lord Woolf Crossbenchaye
Lord Woolmer of LeedsLabaye
Baroness Worthington Labaye
Baroness Young of HornseyCrossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Young of Norwood GreenLab (minister)aye
Lord Addington LDemno
Lord Ahmad of WimbledonConno
Lord Alderdice LDem (front bench)no
Lord Allan of HallamLDemno
Lord Alton of LiverpoolCrossbenchno
Baroness Anelay of St JohnsCon (front bench)tellno
Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-HamdonLDemno
Lord Astor of HeverCon (front bench)no
Earl Attlee Con (front bench)no
Lord Avebury LDemno
Lord Baker of DorkingCon (front bench)no
Lord Bates Con (front bench)no
Baroness Benjamin LDemno
Baroness Berridge Conno
Lord Bew Crossbenchno
Lord Black of BrentwoodCon (front bench)no
Baroness Bonham-Carter of YarnburyLDemno
Lord Boston of FavershamCrossbenchno
Lord Boswell of AynhoConno
Lord Bowness Con (front bench)no
Lord Bradshaw LDemno
Viscount Bridgeman Con (front bench)no
Baroness Brinton LDemno
Lord Broers Crossbench (front bench)no
Lord Brooke of Sutton MandevilleCon (front bench)no
Lord Brougham and Vaux Con (front bench)no
Baroness Browning Conno
Lord Burnett LDemno
Baroness Buscombe Conno
Lord Butler of BrockwellCrossbench (front bench)no
The Earl of CaithnessConno
Lord Campbell of AllowayCon (front bench)no
Lord Carlile of BerriewLDem (front bench)no
Lord Carrington Conno
Lord Chadlington Conno
Baroness Chalker of WallaseyConno
Lord Chidgey LDemno
Lord Clement-Jones LDem (front bench)no
Lord Colwyn Con (front bench)no
Lord Cope of BerkeleyCon (front bench)no
Lord Cotter LDemno
The Earl of CourtownConno
Viscount Craigavon Crossbench (front bench)no
The Earl of Crawford and BalcarresConno
Baroness Cumberlege Conno
Lord de Mauley Con (front bench)no
Lord Denham Conno
Lord Dholakia LDem (front bench)no
Lord Dixon-Smith Con (front bench)no
Baroness Doocey LDemno
The Earl of DundeeCon (front bench)no
Lord Dykes LDem (front bench)no
Baroness Eaton Conno
Lord Empey UUPno
Baroness Falkner of MargravineLDem (front bench)no
Lord Faulks Conno
Lord Feldman Con (front bench)no
Lord Feldman of ElstreeCon (front bench)no
Lord Fink Conno
Baroness Flather Conno
Lord Fowler Con (front bench)no
Lord Framlingham Conno
Lord Fraser of CarmyllieConno
Baroness Garden of FrognalLDem (front bench)no
Lord Gardiner of KimbleCon (front bench)no
Lord Geddes Con (front bench)no
Lord German LDemno
Lord Glentoran Conno
Lord Goodhart LDemno
Lord Goodlad Con (front bench)no
Lord Grade of YarmouthConno
Lord Greaves LDemno
Baroness Hamwee LDem (front bench)no
Baroness Hanham Con (front bench)no
Baroness Harris of RichmondLDem (front bench)no
Lord Henley Con (front bench)no
Lord Hennessy of NympsfieldCrossbenchno
Lord Heseltine Conno
Baroness Heyhoe Flint Conno
Lord Hill of OarefordCon (front bench)no
Baroness Hogg Conno
The Earl of HomeConno
Baroness Hooper Con (front bench)no
Earl Howe Con (front bench)no
Lord Howell of GuildfordCon (front bench)no
Lord Hunt of WirralCon (front bench)no
Lord Hussain LDemno
Baroness Hussein-Ece LDem (front bench)no
Lord Inglewood Con (front bench)no
Lord Janvrin Crossbenchno
Lord Jay of EwelmeCrossbenchno
Baroness Jenkin of KenningtonConno
Lord Jenkin of RodingCon (front bench)no
Baroness Jolly LDemno
Lord Jones of CheltenhamLDemno
Lord Jopling Con (front bench)no
Lord Kimball Conno
Lord King of BridgwaterConno
Lord Kirkwood of KirkhopeLDem (front bench)no
Baroness Knight of CollingtreeConno
Baroness Kramer LDemno
Lord Lee of TraffordLDem (front bench)no
Lord Lester of Herne HillLDem (front bench)no
Lord Lexden Conno
Lord Lingfield Conno
Baroness Linklater of ButterstoneLDemno
Lord Lloyd of BerwickCrossbench (front bench)no
Lord Loomba LDemno
Lord Lucas Con (front bench)no
Lord Luce Crossbenchno
Lord Luke Con (front bench)no
Lord Macdonald of River GlavenLDemno
Lord Macfarlane of BearsdenConno
Lord MacGregor of Pulham MarketCon (front bench)no
Lord Mackay of ClashfernCon (front bench)no
Lord Maclennan of RogartLDem (front bench)no
Baroness Maddock LDem (front bench)no
Lord Maples Conno
The Earl of Mar and KellieLDem (front bench)no
Lord Marks of Henley-on-ThamesLDemno
Lord Marland Con (front bench)no
Lord Marlesford Conno
Lord Mayhew of TwysdenCon (front bench)no
Lord McColl of DulwichCon (front bench)no
Lord McNally LDem (front bench)no
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne DomerLDemno
Baroness Miller of HendonConno
Baroness Morris of BoltonCon (front bench)no
Baroness Neville-Jones Con (front bench)no
Lord Newby LDem (front bench)no
Baroness Newlove Conno
Baroness Nicholson of WinterbourneLDemno
Baroness Noakes Con (front bench)no
Baroness Northover LDem (front bench)no
Baroness O'Cathain Con (front bench)no
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove BayLDemno
Lord Palmer of Childs HillLDemno
Lord Palumbo Conno
Baroness Parminter LDemno
Lord Patten Conno
Baroness Perry of SouthwarkCon (front bench)no
Lord Phillips of SudburyLDemno
Lord Popat Conno
Lord Powell of BayswaterCrossbench (front bench)no
Baroness Rawlings Con (front bench)no
Lord Razzall LDem (front bench)no
Lord Redesdale LDemno
Lord Rennard LDem (front bench)no
Lord Renton of Mount HarryCon (front bench)no
Lord Ribeiro Conno
Lord Risby Conno
Baroness Ritchie of BromptonCon (front bench)no
Lord Roberts of ConwyConno
Lord Roberts of LlandudnoLDem (front bench)no
Lord Rodgers of Quarry BankLDem (front bench)no
Lord Ryder of WensumConno
Lord Sanderson of BowdenConno
Lord Sassoon Con (front bench)no
Lord Scott of FoscoteCrossbench (front bench)no
Baroness Scott of Needham MarketLDemno
Baroness Seccombe Conno
The Earl of SelborneCon (front bench)no
Lord Selkirk of DouglasConno
Lord Selsdon Con (front bench)no
Baroness Shackleton of BelgraviaConno
Lord Sharkey LDemno
Baroness Sharp of GuildfordLDemno
Lord Shaw of NorthsteadCon (front bench)no
Lord Sheikh Conno
Lord Shipley LDem (front bench)no
Lord Shutt of GreetlandLDem (front bench)tellno
Lord Skelmersdale Con (front bench)no
Lord Smith of CliftonLDem (front bench)no
Lord Soulsby of Swaffham PriorConno
Lord Spicer Conno
Lord St John of FawsleyConno
Baroness Stedman-Scott Con (front bench)no
Lord Stephen LDemno
Lord Sterling of PlaistowCon (front bench)no
Lord Stoneham of DroxfordLDemno
Baroness Stowell of BeestonConno
Lord Strasburger LDemno
Lord Strathclyde Con (front bench)no
Lord Taverne LDemno
Lord Taylor of HolbeachCon (front bench)no
Lord Teverson LDem (front bench)no
Lord Thomas of GresfordLDemno
Baroness Thomas of WinchesterLDem (front bench)no
Lord Tombs Crossbench (front bench)no
Baroness Tonge LDem (front bench)no
Lord Tordoff LDemno
Lord Trimble Con (front bench)no
Lord True Conno
Lord Tugendhat Con (front bench)no
Lord Tyler LDem (front bench)no
Baroness Verma Con (front bench)no
Lord Wade of ChorltonCon (front bench)no
Lord Waldegrave of North HillCon (front bench)no
Lord Wallace of SaltaireLDem (front bench)no
Lord Wallace of TankernessLDem (front bench)no
Baroness Walmsley LDemno
Baroness Warsi Con (front bench)no
Lord Wasserman Conno
Lord Watson of RichmondLDemno
Lord Wei Conno
Baroness Wheatcroft Conno
Lord Wigley PCno
Baroness Wilcox Con (front bench)no
Lord Willis of KnaresboroughLDem (front bench)no
Lord Wilson of TillyornCrossbenchno
Lord Wolfson of Aspley GuiseConno
Lord Wolfson of SunningdaleConno
Lord Wright of RichmondCrossbenchno
Viscount Younger of LeckieConno
Lord Young of GraffhamConno

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