European Union (Referendum) Bill — Clause 1 — Closure of Debate on Consultation on Wording of Referendum Question — 22 Nov 2013 at 14:00

David Blunkett MP, Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough did not vote.

The majority of MPs voted to stop debating the European Union (Referendum) Bill, specifically the question of if there ought be consultation on what question should appear on the ballot paper for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, and move straight to a vote on that subject.

The motion voted on was:

"That the Question be now put."

The motion was moved under House of Commons Standing Order No. 36[2]

This was a procedural motion. See details of the substantive vote on if there ought be consultation on what question should appear on the ballot paper for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU

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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
Con257 (+2 tell) 0084.9%
Lab0 18 (+2 tell)07.8%
LDem1 001.8%
Total:258 18045.2%

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

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NameConstituencyPartyVote
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