Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill — 28 Feb 2000
The bill sought to reduce the age at which buggery was legal from 18 to 16. ("Buggery" is the legal term for anal intercourse either between men or between a man and a woman.) It also sought to reduce the age at which other homosexual acts were permitted from 18 to 16.
The House divided: Ayes 317, Noes 117.
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.
| Party | Majority (Aye) | Minority (No) | Both | Turnout |
| Con | 12 | 107 (+2 tell) | 0 | 75.6% |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Lab | 275 (+2 tell) | 5 | 0 | 67.6% |
| LDem | 26 | 2 | 0 | 60.9% |
| PC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% |
| SNP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.3% |
| UUP | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20.0% |
| Total: | 317 | 117 | 0 | 67.9% |
Rebel Voters - sorted by vote
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
Sort by: Name | Constituency | Party | Vote
| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con | aye |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con | aye |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con | aye |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con | aye |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | aye |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con | aye |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con | aye |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con | aye |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con | aye |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con | aye |
| Sir Peter Lloyd | Fareham | Con | aye |
| Mr David Prior | North Norfolk | Con | aye |
| Mr Jamie Cann | Ipswich | Lab | no |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | no |
| Mr Richard Livsey | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem | no |
| Mr Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab | no |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem | no |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | no |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | no |