Lords division · 11 May 2000 · No. 1

Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill

It was moved by the Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish, in Clause 1, page 1, line 12, at end to insert (“, one of whom shall be ordinarily resident in Scotland”); which being objected to, the question was put thereupon, and the Committee divided:

The Not Contents have it

Majority 63

Contents: 83 Not Contents: 146

At a glance The Not Contents won by a margin of 63 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it won.

How the parties voted

Contents

Conservative 66
Crossbench 10
Non-affiliated 4
Green Party 1
Ulster Unionist Party 1
Liberal Democrat 1

Not Contents

Labour 99
Liberal Democrat 27
Non-affiliated 13
Crossbench 4
Bishops 1
Independent Labour 1
Independent Socialist 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: The Earl of Courtown (Content), Lord Henley (Content), Lord Carter (Not Content), The Lord McIntosh of Haringey (Not Content).

Every vote

Contents (81)

Not Contents (144)

Tellers (4)

Source: the official Lords division record.