Criminal Justice Bill — change to Abolition of Death Penalty Act 1965 — 17 Nov 2003 at 17:06
moved Amendment No. 73:
Before Clause 241, insert the following new clause-
"AMENDMENT TO MURDER (ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY) ACT 1965
In section 1(1) of the Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965 (c. 71) (abolition of death penalty for murder), for the word "sentenced" there is substituted "liable"."
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 73) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 92; Not-Contents, 116.
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 |
Con | 5 | 20 | 11.7% |
Crossbench | 3 | 25 (+2 tell) | 17.5% |
Green | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
Independent Labour | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
Independent Socialist | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Lab | 104 (+2 tell) | 6 | 58.6% |
LDem | 0 | 36 | 56.3% |
Total: | 113 | 89 | 32.0% |
All lords Eligible to Vote - sorted by party
Includes lords who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.