Identity Cards Bill (amendment 38: compulsion via designated documents) — 23 Jan 2006 at 16:31
Lords voted to allow people the choice of registering for ID cards when applying for "designated documents" (e.g. passports) instead of requiring that they do so.
Clause 5 <[i>Applications relating to entries in Register]:
moved Amendment No. 38:
Page 5, line 4, leave out "must" and insert "may, if the individual so chooses,"
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 38) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 186; Not-Contents, 142
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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.Party | Majority (Content) | Minority (Not-Content) | Turnout |
Con | 98 (+1 tell) | 1 | 47.6% |
Crossbench | 27 | 9 | 19.7% |
Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Lab | 2 | 129 (+2 tell) | 62.4% |
LDem | 51 (+1 tell) | 0 | 70.3% |
Total: | 179 | 139 | 47.3% |
All lords Eligible to Vote - sorted by name
Includes lords who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.