Northern Ireland Bill — Previous enactments — 22 Jul 1998

Christopher Fraser MP, Mid Dorset and North Poole did not vote.

I beg to move amendment No. 104, in clause 1, page 1, line 11, after 'But', insert

'subject to subsection (3) below'.

If there are 1.6 million people in Northern Ireland, what would be a simple majority?

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

I beg to move amendment No. 105, in page 1, line 15, after 'of', insert 'the Republic of'.

The First Deputy Chairman:

With this it will be convenient to discuss amendment No. 162, in clause 67, page 31, line 37, after 'of', insert 'the Republic of'.

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Question agreed to.

Clause 1 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

I beg to move amendment No. 37, in page 39, line 18, leave out 'including' and insert 'except'.

The First Deputy Chairman:

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments: No. 19, in clause 26, page 13, line 42, at end insert

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn .

Schedule 1 agreed to .

I beg to move amendment No. 134, in page 1, line 16, at beginning insert '(1)'.

The First Deputy Chairman:

With this, it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments: No. 107, in page 1, line 17, at end add--

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:--

The Committee divided: Ayes 282, Noes 9.

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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
Con1 101.2%
DUP0 1 (+1 tell)0100.0%
Lab266 (+2 tell) 0164.4%
LDem10 0021.7%
SDLP1 0033.3%
SNP2 0033.3%
UKUP0 10100.0%
UUP0 5 (+1 tell)060.0%
Total:280 8145.2%

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
Ms Jenny JonesWolverhampton South WestLabboth

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