Categories of Gaming Machine (Amendment) Regulations 2014 — Stake and Prize Limit Increases — 4 Dec 2013 at 20:53

The majority of MPs voted to increase the stake, and prize, limits for certain categories of gambling machine.

The motion approved by the majority of MPs in this vote was:

The explanatory notes accompanying the order[1] state:

  • This package of measures is designed to provide assistance to sectors of the gambling industry that have struggled recently with difficult trading conditions by allowing them to develop certain revenue streams in order to prevent further closures of premises and job losses.

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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 (Aye)Minority (No)BothTurnout
Con263 4087.5%
DUP0 6075.0%
Green0 10100.0%
Independent1 10100.0%
Lab2 209081.8%
LDem55 0098.2%
PC1 20100.0%
SDLP0 30100.0%
SNP0 60100.0%
Total:322 232086.3%

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 BottomleyWorthing WestCon (front bench)no
Zac GoldsmithRichmond ParkCon (front bench)no
Stewart JacksonPeterboroughCon (front bench)no
Charles WalkerBroxbourneCon (front bench)no
Chi OnwurahNewcastle upon Tyne CentralLab (minister)aye
Tom WatsonWest Bromwich EastLabaye
Hywel WilliamsArfonPC (front bench)aye

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