Installation of a Security Screen in the House of Commons Chamber — 22 Apr 2004 at 16:15

Mr Tony McWalter MP, Hemel Hempstead voted against installing a security screen separating the public gallery from the House of Commons Chamber.

The majority of MPs voted in favour of installing a security screen separating the public gallery from the House of Commons Chamber.

MPs were considering a motion that:

  • That this House
  • approves the installation of a permanent security screen between the Chamber and the Strangers' Gallery.

The motion which was the subject of this vote was on the following amendment:

  • leave out "approves" and insert "declines to approve".

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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 (No)Minority (Aye)BothTurnout
Con18 42036.8%
Lab76 (+2 tell) 26 (+1 tell)025.7%
LDem4 20 (+1 tell)046.3%
PC0 40100.0%
UUP1 0020.0%
Total:99 92030.8%

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

Sort by: Name | Constituency | Party | Vote

NameConstituencyPartyVote
James ArbuthnotNorth East HampshireCon (front bench)no
Peter AtkinsonHexhamConno
Angela BrowningTiverton and HonitonCon (front bench)no
Alistair BurtNorth East BedfordshireConno
Sir Sydney ChapmanChipping BarnetConno
Derek ConwayOld Bexley and SidcupConno
Patrick CormackSouth StaffordshireCon (front bench)no
Jonathan DjanoglyHuntingdonCon (front bench)no
Nick GibbBognor Regis and LittlehamptonCon (front bench)no
John GreenwayRyedaleConno
Oliver HealdNorth East HertfordshireCon (front bench)no
Charles HendryWealdenCon (front bench)no
David LidingtonAylesburyCon (front bench)no
Peter LuffMid WorcestershireCon (front bench)no
David MacleanPenrith and The BorderCon (front bench)no
Dr Brian MawhinneyNorth West CambridgeshireConno
Patrick McLoughlinWest DerbyshireCon (front bench)no
Nigel WatersonEastbourneConno
Mr Tony BanksWest HamLab (minister)aye
Mr Peter BradleyThe WrekinLabaye
Ian CawseyBrigg and GooleLabaye
Colin ChallenMorley and RothwellLabaye
Mr Tony ClarkeNorthampton SouthLabaye
Mrs Valerie DaveyBristol WestLabaye
Andrew DismoreHendonLabaye
David DrewStroudLab (minister)aye
Mark FisherStoke-on-Trent CentralLabaye
Ian GibsonNorwich NorthLabaye
Kate HoeyVauxhallLab (minister)aye
Brian IddonBolton South EastLabaye
Sally KeebleNorthampton NorthLabaye
David KidneyStaffordLabaye
Judy MallaberAmber ValleyLabaye
Robert Marshall-AndrewsMedwayLabaye
Mr Tony McWalterHemel HempsteadLabaye
Mr Peter PikeBurnleyLabaye
James PlaskittWarwick and LeamingtonLabaye
Steve PoundEaling NorthLab (minister)aye
Clare ShortBirmingham, LadywoodLabaye
Siôn SimonBirmingham, ErdingtonLabaye
Alan SimpsonNottingham SouthLabtellaye
Dennis SkinnerBolsoverLab (minister)aye
Gisela StuartBirmingham, EdgbastonLab (minister)aye
Keith VazLeicester EastLabaye
Derek WyattSittingbourne and SheppeyLabaye
Alan BeithBerwick-upon-TweedLDem (front bench)no
Don FosterBathLDem (front bench)no
Mr Archy KirkwoodRoxburgh and BerwickshireLDem (front bench)no
Alan ReidArgyll and ButeLDem (front bench)no

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