Deferred Division — Diplomatic and Consular Protection of union citizens in third countries — 25 Jun 2008 at 20:35

That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 5947/08 and Addenda 1 and 2, European Commission Communication, Diplomatic and consular protection of union citizens in third countries; recalls that such Communications are not legally binding; underlines that the provision of consular assistance remains a matter for Member States; and in this context, welcomes the Commission's Communication as a contribution to continuing reflections on promoting consular co-operation among EU Member States.

The House divided: Ayes 330, Noes 131.

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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
Con1 121063.9%
DUP0 7077.8%
Independent3 0060.0%
Lab276 1078.9%
LDem42 1068.3%
PC2 0066.7%
SDLP3 00100.0%
SNP3 0050.0%
UKIP0 10100.0%
Total:330 131072.9%

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
Kenneth ClarkeRushcliffeCon (front bench)aye
Dennis SkinnerBolsoverLab (minister)no
John HemmingBirmingham, YardleyLDem (front bench)no

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