Identity Cards Bill — Access to the National Identity Register — 18 Oct 2005 at 17:30
Jim Sheridan MP, Paisley and Renfrewshire North voted with the majority (No).
The majority of MPs voted against inserting the phrase "who reasonably require proof"[1] to the end of a sentence taken approximately from the proposed law, which says:
- The statutory purposes of the National Identity Register are to facilitate a convenient method for such individuals to prove registrable facts about themselves to others ().[2]
By leaving this out, they make it clear that there will be no limitation whatsoever on the uses the National Identity Register will be put to.
- [1] Patrick Mercer MP, House of Commons, 18 October 2005
- [2] Clause 1(3) of the ID Cards Bill
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.
Party | Majority (No) | Minority (Aye) | Both | Turnout |
Con | 0 | 180 (+2 tell) | 0 | 92.9% |
DUP | 0 | 7 | 0 | 77.8% |
Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
Lab | 321 (+2 tell) | 9 | 0 | 93.8% |
LDem | 0 | 60 | 0 | 96.8% |
PC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
SNP | 0 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
UUP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Total: | 321 | 267 | 0 | 93.5% |
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
Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | aye |
Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | aye |
Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | aye |
Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab (minister) | aye |
Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | aye |
John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | aye |
Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab | aye |
Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | whilst Lab | aye |
Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | aye |