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]
- [1] Lord Phillips of Sudbury, House of Lords, 6 march 2006
- [2] Identity Cards Bill — Compulsory registration when applying for a Passport, House of Commons, 18 October 2005.
- [3] Identity Cards Bill — Voluntary registration when applying for a passport — rejected, House of Commons, 13 March 2006
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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 |
| Bishop | 1 | 0 | 3.8% |
| Con | 123 (+1 tell) | 1 | 59.5% |
| Crossbench | 34 | 11 | 24.7% |
| Green | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lab | 3 | 149 (+2 tell) | 72.6% |
| LDem | 58 (+1 tell) | 0 | 79.7% |
| Total: | 221 | 161 | 54.7% |
All lords Eligible to Vote - sorted by party
Includes lords who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.