Lords division · 16 Mar 2004 · No. 2

European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill

It was moved by the Lord Rennard, as an amendment to the motion to not insist on Commons amendment 3A, to leave out “not”; which being objected to, the question was put thereupon, and the House divided:

The Contents have it

Majority 48

Contents: 174 Not Contents: 126

At a glance The Contents won by a margin of 48 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it lost.

How the parties voted

Contents

Conservative 96
Liberal Democrat 45
Crossbench 25
Non-affiliated 5
Independent Ulster Unionist 1
Green Party 1
Independent Labour 1

Not Contents

Labour 106
Crossbench 14
Non-affiliated 5
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: Lord Roper (Content), Lord Shutt of Greetland (Content), Lord Davies of Oldham (Not Content), Lord Grocott (Not Content).

Every vote

Contents (172)

Not Contents (124)

Tellers (4)

Source: the official Lords division record.