Local Government Bill [H.L.] — 1 Feb 2000 at 18:52
moved Amendment No. 184:
Page 9, line 34, at end insert--
("( ) The result of a referendum held under this section shall not be binding on the authority unless more than 40 per cent. of the electorate vote in favour of the change.").
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 184) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 82; Not-Contents, 141.
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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 is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.Party | Majority (Not-Content) | Minority (Content) | Turnout |
Con | 0 | 73 (+2 tell) | 32.6% |
Crossbench | 7 | 6 | 7.9% |
Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Lab | 108 (+2 tell) | 0 | 61.1% |
LDem | 22 | 0 | 41.5% |
UUP | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Total: | 139 | 79 | 35.3% |
All lords Eligible to Vote - sorted by name
Includes lords who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.