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Lords division · 24 Jan 2014 · No. 1

European Union (Referendum) Bill

Lord Armstrong of Ilminster moved amendment 1, in clause 1, page 1, line 2, to leave out subsection (1) and insert: “(1) A referendum is to be held with the question: “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?” appearing on the ballot papers.” The Committee divided:

The Contents have it

Majority 87

Contents: 245 Not Contents: 158

At a glance The Contents won by a margin of 87 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it lost. This was not a whipped vote, so no party line applied.

How the parties voted

Contents

Labour 133
Liberal Democrat 57
Crossbench 38
Non-affiliated 13
Conservative 3
Plaid Cymru 1

Not Contents

Conservative 138
Non-affiliated 8
Crossbench 7
Independent Ulster Unionist 1
Conservative Independent 1
Ulster Unionist Party 1
Independent Labour 1
Lord Speaker 1

The party breakdowns are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.

Peers attend divisions ad hoc, so there is no did-not-vote list. Tellers are counted in the Content and Not Content totals, unlike in the Commons.

Tellers: Lord Armstrong of Ilminster (Content), Lord Kerr of Kinlochard (Content), The Earl of Courtown (Not Content), Baroness Perry of Southwark (Not Content).

Every vote

Contents (243)

Not Contents (156)

Tellers (4)

Source: the official Lords division record.