Cannabis — reclassification from class B to class C — 29 Oct 2003 at 15:17
The majority of MPs voted to reclassify cannabis from a class B to a class C drug.[1][2]
They did this by passing an order[3] to change its listing in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.[4][5]
This policy was reversed in 2008 in a vote[6] in which most Labour MPs switched sides, whereas the Conservative and LibDem parties remained consistent.
- [1] Class A, B and C drugs, Home Office
- [2] Caroline Flint MP, House of Commons, 29 October 2003
- [3] Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) (No. 2) Order 2003, Statutory Instrument, 29 January 2004
- [4] Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, Statute Law Database, (out of date version).
- [5] Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, Wikipedia
- [6] Cannabis - reclassification from class C to class B, House of Commons Division, 12 November 2008
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 | 0 | 138 (+2 tell) | 0 | 85.9% |
| DUP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20.0% |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Independent Ulster Unionist | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lab | 276 (+2 tell) | 11 | 0 | 70.8% |
| LDem | 37 | 2 | 0 | 72.2% |
| PC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% |
| SDLP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33.3% |
| SNP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.0% |
| UUP | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Total: | 316 | 160 | 0 | 73.8% |
Rebel Voters - sorted by name
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 |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | no |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | no |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | no |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab | no |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | no |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | no |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Anne Picking | East Lothian | Lab | no |
| John Robertson | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Jim Sheridan | West Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | no |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | no |