Sodomy: Scotland — 13 Nov 2000 at 21:07
Lord Dixon voted in the minority (Content).
Clause 4 [Meaning of "position of trust"]:
moved Amendment No. 20:
Page 3, line 34, leave out ("four") and insert ("five").
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 20) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 56; Not-Contents, 69.
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 |
Bishop | 4 | 0 | 15.4% |
Con | 1 | 42 (+2 tell) | 19.4% |
Crossbench | 4 | 8 | 7.5% |
Independent Labour | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
Lab | 42 (+2 tell) | 3 | 23.5% |
LDem | 16 | 0 | 25.8% |
Total: | 67 | 54 | 18.3% |
Rebel Voters - sorted by party
Lords 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 lord who could have voted in this division
Name | Party | Vote |
Lord Norton of Louth | Con | no |
Viscount Allenby of Megiddo | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
Lord Birt | Crossbench | no |
Lord Patel | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
Lord Walpole | Crossbench | no |
Lord Cocks of Hartcliffe | Lab | aye |
Lord Dixon | Lab (minister) | aye |
Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract | Lab | aye |