Lords division · 30 Nov 2020 · No. 4

High Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) Bill

Lord Blencathra moved amendment 6, after clause 58, to insert the new clause Preservation of ancient woodlands. The House divided:

The Not Contents have it

Majority 184

Contents: 38 Not Contents: 222

At a glance The Not Contents won by a margin of 184 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it won.

How the parties voted

Contents

Crossbench 23
Labour 4
Non-affiliated 4
Conservative 4
Green Party 2
Lord Speaker 1

Not Contents

Conservative 177
Crossbench 25
Non-affiliated 10
Democratic Unionist Party 4
Labour 3
Ulster Unionist Party 2
Independent Ulster Unionist 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.

Every vote

Contents (38)

Not Contents (222)

Source: the official Lords division record.