Requirement to Install Smoke Alarms In Privately Rented Accommodation — 7 May 2014 at 12:47

The majority of MPs voted to require the installation of smoke alarms in privately rented accommodation.

The text of the motion approved in this vote was:

  • That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to make provision for the mandatory installation of smoke alarms in privately rented accommodation; and for connected purposes.

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
Con24 8010.5%
DUP6 0075.0%
Green1 00100.0%
Independent1 0050.0%
Lab195 (+2 tell) 0 (+2 tell)077.1%
LDem14 0025.0%
PC2 0066.7%
SDLP2 0066.7%
Total:245 8040.5%

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
Andrew BinghamHigh PeakCon (front bench)no
Philip DaviesShipleyCon (front bench)no
Nick de BoisEnfield NorthCon (front bench)no
Peter LilleyHitchin and HarpendenCon (front bench)no
Nigel MillsAmber ValleyCon (front bench)no
David NuttallBury NorthCon (front bench)no
Jacob Rees-MoggNorth East SomersetCon (front bench)no
John WhittingdaleMaldonCon (front bench)no
David HamiltonMidlothianLab (minister)tellno
Susan Elan JonesClwyd SouthLab (minister)tellno

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