House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected — 4 Feb 2003 at 16:58
The majority No voters rejected a proposal that the House of Lords be completely abolished[1]. Those voting Aye were indicating that, at least in theory, they thought that the upper chamber of Parliament could be abolished entirely. Those voting No were indicating that they believed that there had to be an upper chamber of Parliament in some form.
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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 (No) | Minority (Aye) | Both | Turnout |
| Con | 146 | 2 | 0 | 90.8% |
| DUP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Independent Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lab | 184 (+2 tell) | 158 (+2 tell) | 0 | 84.4% |
| LDem | 48 | 3 | 0 | 96.2% |
| PC | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| SNP | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| UUP | 5 | 0 | 0 | 83.3% |
| Total: | 390 | 172 | 0 | 87.3% |
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 |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con | aye |
| Bill Wiggin | Leominster | Con | aye |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab | aye |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab | aye |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | aye |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | aye |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab | aye |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | aye |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | aye |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab | aye |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab | aye |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | aye |
| David Cairns | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | aye |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab | aye |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | aye |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | aye |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | aye |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab | aye |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | aye |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab | aye |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab | aye |
| Jon Cruddas | Dagenham | Lab | aye |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | aye |
| Tony Cunningham | Workington | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | aye |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab | aye |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | aye |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | aye |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | aye |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | aye |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | aye |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab | aye |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | aye |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab | aye |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | aye |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab | aye |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | aye |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | aye |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | tellaye |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab | aye |
| Hywel Francis | Aberavon | Lab | aye |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | aye |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | aye |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | aye |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | aye |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | aye |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab | aye |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab | aye |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab | aye |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab | aye |
| Tom Harris | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | aye |
| Dai Havard | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | aye |
| David Heyes | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | aye |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab | aye |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | aye |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab | aye |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab | aye |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab | aye |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | aye |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | aye |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | aye |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab | aye |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | aye |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab | aye |
| Kevan Jones | North Durham | Lab | aye |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | aye |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | aye |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | aye |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | aye |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | aye |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab | aye |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | aye |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab | aye |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | aye |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab | aye |
| Ian Lucas | Wrexham | Lab | aye |
| John Mann | Bassetlaw | Lab | aye |
| Rob Marris | Wolverhampton South West | Lab | aye |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | aye |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | aye |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | aye |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | aye |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab | aye |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | aye |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab | aye |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | aye |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab | aye |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | aye |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | aye |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab | aye |
| Chris Mole | Ipswich | Lab | aye |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | aye |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | aye |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | aye |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | aye |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab | tellaye |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | aye |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab | aye |
| Albert Owen | Ynys Môn | Lab | aye |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | aye |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | aye |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab | aye |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab | aye |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab | aye |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | aye |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | aye |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab | aye |
| John Robertson | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab | aye |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | aye |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab | aye |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | aye |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | aye |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | aye |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | aye |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab | aye |
| Siôn Simon | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab | aye |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | aye |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab | aye |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab | aye |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | aye |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | aye |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | aye |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | aye |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab | aye |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab | aye |
| Mark Tami | Alyn and Deeside | Lab | aye |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | aye |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab | aye |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | aye |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab | aye |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | aye |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab | aye |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab | aye |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | aye |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | aye |
| Tom Watson | West Bromwich East | Lab | aye |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | aye |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | aye |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | aye |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | aye |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | aye |
| Sandra Gidley | Romsey | LDem | aye |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem | aye |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | aye |
