European Parliamentary Elections Bill [Money] — 2 Dec 1998

Queen's recommendation having been signified --

Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to the Order [this day],

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the European Parliamentary Elections Bill, it is expedient to authorise the charging on and payment out of the Consolidated Fund of--

(1) charges to which returning officers are entitled by virtue of that Act, and

(2) sums required by the Secretary of State for expenditure on the provision of training relating to functions conferred on returning officers by virtue of that Act.-- [Mr. Hill.]

The House divided: Ayes 314, Noes 118.

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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
Con0 116 (+2 tell)072.8%
Lab284 (+2 tell) 0068.6%
LDem24 0052.2%
PC4 00100.0%
SNP2 0033.3%
UUP0 2020.0%
Total:314 118067.6%

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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