Identity Cards Bill — Voluntary registration when applying for a passport — insisted — 6 Mar 2006 at 17:22

The majority of Lords voted to insist that the application for an ID Card being voluntary when applying for a designated document, such as a passport or drivers license.[1]

This was precisely the same amendment that appeared in the House of Commons.[2] It was overturned by a later vote in that place.[3]

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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.

PartyMajority (Content)Minority (Not-Content)Turnout
Bishop1 03.8%
Con123 (+1 tell) 159.5%
Crossbench34 1124.7%
Green1 0100.0%
Independent Labour1 0100.0%
Lab3 149 (+2 tell)72.6%
LDem58 (+1 tell) 079.7%
Total:221 16154.7%

Rebel Voters - sorted by party

Lords 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 lord who could have voted in this division

Sort by: Name | Party | Vote

NamePartyVote
Lord Marlesford Con (front bench)no
Lord Chorley Crossbenchno
Baroness Greengross Crossbenchno
Lord Hannay of ChiswickCrossbench (front bench)no
Lord Inge Crossbenchno
Lord Kilclooney Crossbenchno
Lord Marsh Crossbenchno
Lord May of OxfordCrossbenchno
Viscount Montgomery of AlameinCrossbenchno
Baroness Murphy Crossbenchno
Lord Powell of BayswaterCrossbench (front bench)no
Lord Robertson of Port EllenCrossbenchno
Viscount Tenby Crossbench (front bench)no
Baroness Kennedy of The ShawsLabaye
Lord Sheldon Lab (minister)aye
Baroness Turner of CamdenLabaye

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