Orders of the Day — Clause 29 — Local housing allowance — 9 Jan 2007 at 20:45

Amendment proposed: No. 5, in page 20, line 33, at end insert-

'( ) The Appropriate Maximum Housing Benefit may not vary according to the age of the claimant.'.- [Danny Alexander.]

Question put, That the amendment be made:-

The House divided: Ayes 70, Noes 286.

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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 (No)Minority (Aye)BothTurnout
Con0 000.0%
DUP3 0033.3%
Independent1 0050.0%
Lab282 (+2 tell) 6082.4%
LDem0 54 (+2 tell)088.9%
PC0 30100.0%
SDLP0 2066.7%
SNP0 5083.3%
Total:286 70056.8%

Rebel Voters - sorted by name

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
Jeremy CorbynIslington NorthLabaye
Kelvin HopkinsLuton NorthLab (minister)aye
Lynne JonesBirmingham, Selly OakLab (minister)aye
John Martin McDonnellHayes and HarlingtonLabaye
Albert OwenYnys MônLab (minister)aye
David TaylorNorth West LeicestershireLab (minister)aye

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