Constitutional Reform Bill [HL] — 7 Dec 2004 at 16:30
moved Amendment No. 4:
Before Clause 1, insert the following new clause-
"LORD CHANCELLOR: FURTHER QUALIFICATION FOR APPOINTMENT
(1) A person is not qualified to be appointed Lord Chancellor unless he has at any time-
(a) held high judicial office for a period of at least 2 years; or
(b) practised as a qualifying practitioner (as defined in section 16) for at least 12 years.
(2) For the avoidance of doubt, a person serving as a law officer of the Crown is practising as a qualified practitioner."
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 4) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 215; Not-Contents, 175.
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 (Content) | Minority (Not-Content) | Turnout |
| Bishop | 5 | 0 | 19.2% |
| Con | 150 (+2 tell) | 0 | 72.4% |
| Crossbench | 42 | 5 | 26.4% |
| Green | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lab | 0 | 130 (+2 tell) | 64.4% |
| LDem | 10 | 36 | 67.6% |
| UUP | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Total: | 209 | 171 | 55.7% |
All lords Eligible to Vote - sorted by party
Includes lords who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.