Orders of the Day — Schedule 22 — Hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation — 9 Jan 2008 at 19:30

Amendment proposed: No. 231, in page 234, line 4, at end insert-

'(2A) After subsection (1) insert-

"(1A) When considering whether to consent to a prosecution under subsection (1) the Attorney General must have particular regard to the importance of the right to freedom of expression provided by the European Convention on Human Rights."'.- [Mr. Heath.]

Question put, That the amendment be made:-

The House divided: Ayes 64, Noes 316.

Debate in Parliament | Source |

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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
Con14 6110.8%
DUP5 0055.6%
Independent0 2050.0%
Lab293 (+2 tell) 2084.4%
LDem0 53 (+2 tell)087.3%
PC3 00100.0%
Total:315 63161.3%

Rebel Voters - sorted by party

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
Peter BoneWellingboroughCon (front bench)aye
Peter BottomleyWorthing WestCon (front bench)aye
Stephen CrabbPreseli PembrokeshireCon (front bench)aye
Philip HolloboneKetteringCon (front bench)aye
Daniel KawczynskiShrewsbury and AtchamCon (front bench)aye
Greg KnightEast YorkshireCon (front bench)aye
Bob SpinkCastle Pointwhilst Con (front bench)both
Jeremy CorbynIslington NorthLabaye
John Martin McDonnellHayes and HarlingtonLabaye

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