Greater London Authority (Referendum) Bill — Functions of the Local Government Commission — 24 Nov 1997

Clause 3 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

I beg to move amendment No. 31, in clause 4, page 2, line 26, after 'shall', insert

'subject to subsection (1A) below,'.

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Clauses 4 and 5 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

It would be unusual, even if there had not been a by-election in Winchester, for someone not to raise constitutional points about the clause's impropriety and unsuitability. My hon. Friends and I shall ask the Committee to reject the clause. If it is accepted, no matter what goes wrong in the election there can be no challenge to the number of ballot papers counted or votes cast.

Question put and agreed to .

Clause 6 ordered to stand part of the Bill .

I beg to move amendment No. 8, in page 3, line 15, at beginning insert

'Subject to section ( London Electoral Convention ) below,'.

Question put, That the amendment be made:--

The Committee divided: Ayes 33, Noes 298.

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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 (No)Minority (Aye)BothTurnout
Con0 000.0%
Lab293 (+2 tell) 0171.0%
LDem0 27 (+2 tell)471.7%
PC0 1025.0%
Total:293 28552.5%

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
David ChaytorBury NorthLabboth
Mr Richard AllanSheffield, HallamLDem (front bench)both
Mrs Jackie BallardTauntonLDemboth
Lembit ÖpikMontgomeryshireLDemboth
Phil WillisHarrogate and KnaresboroughLDem (front bench)both

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