Gender Recognition Bill [HL] — 3 Feb 2004 at 19:35

Schedule 4 [Effect on marriage]:

moved Amendment No. 86:

Page 26, line 4, at end insert-

"( ) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Gender Recognition Act 2004, no two persons each possessing XX chromosomes nor each possessing XY chromosomes, nor each possessing genitalia appropriate to the same sex, may be married the one to the other."

On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 86) shall be agreed to?

Their Lordships divided: Contents, 46; Not-Contents, 121.

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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 is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (Not-Content)Minority (Content)Turnout
Bishop2 112.0%
Con1 34 (+2 tell)17.3%
Crossbench4 55.3%
Green1 0100.0%
Independent Labour0 1100.0%
Lab88 (+2 tell) 249.2%
LDem22 034.4%
Total:118 4324.9%

Rebel Voters - sorted by party

Lords 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 lord who could have voted in this division

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NamePartyVote
The Bishop of Southwell and NottinghamBishopaye
Lord Lucas Conno
Lord Bhatia Crossbenchno
Lord Freyberg Crossbenchno
Lord Patel Crossbench (front bench)no
Lord Walpole Crossbench (front bench)no
Lord Dixon Lab (minister)aye
Lord Lofthouse of PontefractLabaye

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