Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill — Clause 19 — Advice Of The Electoral Commission — 23 Jan 2003 at 17:14

Amendments proposed: No.8, in page 10, line 33 [Clause 19], leave out

'The Secretary of State may'

and insert

'Not later than the end of the period of two years beginning with the day on which the referendum was held the Secretary of State must'.

No.9, in page 10, line 35 [Clause 19], leave out 'Such a direction may' and insert

'A direction under subsection (2) must'.

No.10, in page 10, line 36 [Clause 19], after 'to' insert

'such of the following matters as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate'.

No.11, in page 11, line 6 [Clause 19], leave out 'or revoked'.-[Mr. Raynsford.]

Question put, That the amendments be made:-

The House divided: Ayes 323, 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 115 (+2 tell)071.8%
Independent Conservative0 10100.0%
Lab290 (+2 tell) 0071.2%
LDem32 0060.4%
PC1 0025.0%
UUP0 2033.3%
Total:323 118069.9%

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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