Short Speeches — 1 Nov 2006 at 18:25

Motion made, and Question put,

That, with effect from the beginning of the next Session of Parliament, the following amendment to Standing Order No. 47 (Short speeches) be made:
Line 20, at end add
'(3) The Speaker may call Members between certain hours to speak for a specified maximum time (not being less than three minutes) and during this time the reference to eight minutes in paragraph (1) and the provisions of paragraph (2) shall not apply.'- [Mr. Straw.]

The House divided: Ayes 365, Noes 62.

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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 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.

PartyMajority (Aye)Minority (No)BothTurnout
Con71 57 (+2 tell)066.3%
DUP1 0011.1%
Independent2 00100.0%
Lab232 (+2 tell) 5067.9%
LDem50 0079.4%
PC2 0066.7%
SDLP2 0066.7%
SNP4 0066.7%
UUP1 00100.0%
Total:365 62067.9%

Rebel Voters - sorted by constituency

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

NameConstituencyPartyVote
Gerald HowarthAldershotConno
Richard ShepherdAldridge-BrownhillsConno
Graham BradyAltrincham and Sale WestConno
Maria MillerBasingstokeConno
Graham StuartBeverley and HoldernessConno
Dennis SkinnerBolsoverLabno
Brian IddonBolton South EastLabno
Mark SimmondsBoston and SkegnessConno
Brooks NewmarkBraintreeConno
Bob SpinkCastle Pointwhilst Contellno
Mark FieldCities of London and WestminsterConno
David JonesClwyd WestConno
David MundellDumfriesshire, Clydesdale and TweeddaleConno
Peter AinsworthEast SurreyConno
Tim LoughtonEast Worthing and ShorehamConno
Mark HobanFarehamConno
Edward LeighGainsboroughConno
Quentin DaviesGrantham and Stamfordwhilst Conno
Anne MiltonGuildfordConno
Greg HandsHammersmith and FulhamConno
Mike PenningHemel HempsteadConno
Peter AtkinsonHexhamConno
James BrokenshireHornchurchConno
Lee ScottIlford NorthConno
Andrew TurnerIsle of WightConno
Ben WallaceLancaster and WyreConno
Bill WigginLeominsterConno
Michael FabricantLichfieldConno
Robert WareingLiverpool, West Derbywhilst Labno
Ann WiddecombeMaidstone and The WealdContellno
John WhittingdaleMaldon and East ChelmsfordConno
David DaviesMonmouthConno
Desmond SwayneNew Forest WestConno
Richard BenyonNewburyConno
Robert WalterNorth DorsetConno
Owen PatersonNorth ShropshireConno
Brian BinleyNorthampton SouthConno
Ian GibsonNorwich NorthLabno
Stewart JacksonPeterboroughConno
Justine GreeningPutneyConno
Crispin BluntReigateConno
Nigel EvansRibble ValleyConno
Philip DaviesShipleyConno
Daniel KawczynskiShrewsbury and AtchamConno
James PaiceSouth East CambridgeshireConno
John HayesSouth Holland and The DeepingsConno
Christopher FraserSouth West NorfolkConno
Jeremy HuntSouth West SurreyConno
Anne MainSt AlbansConno
Bill CashStoneConno
John GummerSuffolk CoastalConno
Michael GoveSurrey HeathConno
Mark PritchardThe WrekinConno
Andrew MacKinlayThurrockLabno
John StanleyTonbridge and MallingConno
Geoffrey CoxTorridge and West DevonConno
Anthony SteenTotnesConno
John RandallUxbridgeConno
David Heathcoat-AmoryWellsConno
Simon BurnsWest ChelmsfordConno
Patrick McLoughlinWest DerbyshireConno
Richard SpringWest SuffolkConno
John RedwoodWokinghamConno
Peter BottomleyWorthing WestConno

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