Government Defeat in Lords
on Political Parties and Elections Bill
Monday 15/06/2009
On 15/06/2009 the government had a defeat in the House of Lords on an
amendment to the Political Parties and Elections Bill: To require that prior
approval has been obtained from a magistrate before the Electoral Commission
can exercise its powers to enter premises and inspect documents of political
parties.
This was defeat number 12 in the parliamentary session.
Breakdown of Votes
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrat
Crossbench
Bishops
Other
Total
For Govt
0
97
0
7
0
1
105
Against Govt
71
0
45
32
1
3
152
Total
71
97
45
39
1
4
257
No vote
125
116
27
163
23
13
467
Conservative Votes with the Government
Conservative Votes against the Government
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Earl Arran
Earl Attlee
Lord Baker of Dorking
Lord Blackwell
Lord Bowness
Lord Brougham and Vaux
Earl Cathcart
Lord Cope of Berkeley
Lord Crickhowell
Lord Denham
Lord Dixon-Smith
Lord Elliott of Morpeth
Baroness Fookes
Baroness Gardner of Parkes
Lord Garel-Jones
Lord Goodlad
Lord Hamilton of Epsom
Lord Hayhoe
Lord Henley
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
Earl Howe
Lord James of Blackheath
Lord Jenkin of Roding
Lord Kirkham
Lord Lucas
Lord Lyell of Markyate
Lord Lyell
Lord Marland
Lord Marlesford
Baroness Morris of Bolton
Lord Moynihan
Baroness Neville-Jones
Baroness Noakes
Baroness O'Cathain
Earl Onslow
Baroness Rawlings
Lord Ryder of Wensum
Baroness Sharples
Baroness Shephard of Northwold
Lord Steinberg
Lord Strathclyde
Lord Taylor of Holbeach
Lord Trefgarne
Baroness Trumpington
Lord Tugendhat
Lord Waddington
Baroness Warsi
Lord Astor of Hever
Lord Bates
Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville
Lord Colwyn
Lord De Mauley
Earl Dundee
Lord Fowler
Lord Geddes
Baroness Hanham
Lord Higgins
Lord Howell of Guildford
Lord Kingsland
Lord Luke
Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market
Lord McColl of Dulwich
Lord Naseby
Lord Norton of Louth
Lord Plumb
Baroness Seccombe
Lord Skelmersdale
Lord Swinfen
Lord Trimble
Baroness Verma
Labour Votes with the Government
Lord Adonis
Baroness Andrews
Lord Barnett
Lord Bernstein of Craigweil
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
Lord Christopher
Lord Clinton-Davis
Lord Darzi of Denham
Lord Davies of Oldham
Lord Evans of Watford
Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Baroness Gale
Baroness Goudie
Lord Griffiths of Burry Port
Lord Haskel
Baroness Hollis of Heigham
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Lord Jones
Baroness Kingsmill
Lord Lipsey
Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate
Lord McKenzie of Luton
Lord Morgan
Lord Morris of Manchester
Lord Pendry
Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Lord Soley
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean
Baroness Thornton
Baroness Turner of Camden
Lord Wedderburn of Charlton
Baroness Wilkins
Lord Ahmed
Lord Archer of Sandwell
Lord Bassam of Brighton
Baroness Blood
Lord Brookman
Lord Clark of Windermere
Lord Corbett of Castle Vale
Lord Davidson of Glen Clova
Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde
Baroness Falkender
Lord Filkin
Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen
Baroness Gould of Potternewton
Lord Harris of Haringey
Lord Haworth
Lord Howarth of Newport
Lord Irvine of Lairg
Lord Jordan
Lord Kinnock
Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract
Baroness Massey of Darwen
Lord Mitchell
Baroness Morris of Yardley
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan
Baroness Pitkeathley
Baroness Rendell of Babergh
Lord Sewel
Lord Stone of Blackheath
Baroness Taylor of Bolton
Lord Tomlinson
Baroness Wall of New Barnet
Baroness Whitaker
Lord Anderson of Swansea
Lord Bach
Lord Berkeley
Lord Borrie
Lord Campbell-Savours
Lord Clarke of Hampstead
Baroness Crawley
Lord Davies of Coity
Lord Desai
Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Baroness Golding
Lord Graham of Edmonton
Lord Hart of Chilton
Baroness Hilton of Eggardon
Lord Hughes of Woodside
Baroness Jay of Paddington
Lord King of West Bromwich
Lord Lea of Crondall
Lord Macdonald of Tradeston
Baroness McDonagh
Lord Moonie
Lord Morris of Handsworth
Lord Patel of Blackburn
Lord Radice
Lord Richard
Viscount Simon
Lord Strabolgi
Lord Temple-Morris
Lord Tunnicliffe
Lord Warner
Lord Whitty
Labour Votes against the Government
Liberal Democrat Votes with the Government
Liberal Democrat Votes against the Government
Lord Addington
Lord Avebury
Lord Bradshaw
Lord Chidgey
Lord Cotter
Lord Dholakia
Viscount Falkland
Baroness Falkner of Margravine
Baroness Garden of Frognal
Earl Glasgow
Baroness Hamwee
Baroness Harris of Richmond
Lord Lee of Trafford
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Baroness Maddock
Earl Mar and Kellie
Baroness Neuberger
Baroness Northover
Lord Redesdale
Lord Roberts of Llandudno
Baroness Scott of Needham Market
Baroness Sharp of Guildford
Lord Steel of Aikwood
Lord Taverne
Baroness Thomas of Walliswood
Baroness Thomas of Winchester
Lord Tope
Lord Tordoff
Lord Wallace of Saltaire
Baroness Walmsley
Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury
Lord Clement-Jones
Lord Dykes
Lord Fearn
Lord Goodhart
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
Lord Maclennan of Rogart
Lord McNally
Lord Razzall
Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank
Lord Shutt of Greetland
Lord Thomas of Gresford
Baroness Tonge
Lord Tyler
Lord Watson of Richmond
Crossbench Votes with the Government
Baroness Afshar
Baroness Campbell of Surbiton
Lord Elystan-Morgan
Lord Jay of Ewelme
Lord Wright of Richmond
Lord Chorley
Lord Moser
Crossbench Votes against the Government
Viscount Allenby of Megiddo
Lord Best
Baroness Butler-Sloss
Lord Cobbold
Lord Eames
Earl Erroll
Baroness Greengross
Lord Greenway
Baroness Howe of Idlicote
Lord Laming
Countess of Mar
Baroness Masham of Ilton
Lord Monson
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
Lord Palmer
Lord Ramsbotham
Lord Rowe-Beddoe
Lady Saltoun of Abernethy
Lord St John of Bletso
Viscount Tenby
Baroness Warnock
Lord Williamson of Horton
Lord Bridges
Baroness D'Souza
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
Baroness Howarth of Breckland
Earl Listowel
Lord Mawson
Lord Neill of Bladen
Lord Rix
Viscount Slim
Lord Walpole
Bishop Votes with the Government
Bishop Votes against the Government
Bishop of Exeter
Other Votes with the Government
Baroness Ford
Other Votes against the Government
Lord Pearson of Rannoch
Lord Stevens of Ludgate
Lord Stoddart of Swindon
Ref:
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