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

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".

Debate in Parliament | Historical Hansard | Source |

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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 constituency

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

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