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Lords division · 9 Feb 2022 · No. 1

Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill

Lord Judge moved amendment 1, in clause 2, page 1, line 9, at end to insert—“(1A) The powers referred to in subsection (1) shall not be exercised unless the House of Commons passes a motion in the form set out in subsection (1B).(1B) The form of motion for the purposes of subsection (1A) is “that this present Parliament will be dissolved.””The House divided:

The Contents have it

Majority 40

Contents: 200 Not Contents: 160

At a glance The Contents won by a margin of 40 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it lost.

How the parties voted

Contents

Labour 91
Liberal Democrat 62
Crossbench 31
Non-affiliated 7
Conservative 3
Green Party 2
Ulster Unionist Party 1
Plaid Cymru 1
Bishops 1
Democratic Unionist Party 1

Not Contents

Conservative 140
Crossbench 9
Non-affiliated 6
Democratic Unionist Party 2
Ulster Unionist Party 1
Lord Speaker 1
Reform UK 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 (200)

Not Contents (160)

Source: the official Lords division record.