Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (Disapplication of Part IV for Northern Ireland Parties, etc.) Order 2001 — 15 Feb 2001 at 17:05
rose to move, That the draft order laid before the House on 25th January be approved [5th Report from the Joint Committee].
rose to move, as an amendment to the above Motion, at end to insert "but that this House regrets that the draft order allows political parties in Northern Ireland to receive funds from foreign donors; dispenses with the requirement for political parties in Northern Ireland to keep records of donations and to report them to the Electoral Commission; and allows foreign funding to be used by Northern Ireland political parties when participating in future United Kingdom referendums and in any future referendum on the constitutional status of Northern Ireland."
On Question, Whether the said amendment shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 112; Not-Contents, 154.
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 | 2 | 0 | 8.0% |
| Con | 0 | 90 (+2 tell) | 40.5% |
| Crossbench | 3 | 16 | 11.8% |
| Independent Socialist | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Lab | 112 (+2 tell) | 0 | 57.6% |
| LDem | 35 | 0 | 56.5% |
| Total: | 152 | 107 | 39.0% |
All lords Eligible to Vote - sorted by party
Includes lords who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.