Government Defeat in Lords
on Coroners and Justice Bill
Monday 26/10/2009
On 26/10/2009 the government had a defeat in the House of Lords on an amendment to
the Coroners and Justice Bill: To not make sexual infidelity an exception to the qualifying
triggers for the loss of control defence to murder.
This was defeat number 24 in the parliamentary session.
Breakdown of Votes
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrat
Crossbench
Bishops
Other
Total
For Govt
0
81
0
2
0
1
84
Against Govt
37
1
33
24
2
2
99
Total
37
82
33
26
2
3
183
No vote
154
130
38
155
21
20
518
Conservative Votes with the Government
Conservative Votes against the Government
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Lord Astor of Hever
Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone
Viscount Bridgeman
Lord Denham
Baroness Fookes
Baroness Gardner of Parkes
Lord Garel-Jones
Lord Glenarthur
Lord Glentoran
Lord Howe of Aberavon
Lord Hunt of Wirral
Earl Lindsay
Earl Liverpool
Lord Lyell
Lord Mancroft
Lord McColl of Dulwich
Duke of Montrose
Lord Northbrook
Baroness O'Cathain
Baroness Seccombe
Lord Sheikh
Lord Stewartby
Lord Taylor of Holbeach
Viscount Ullswater
Labour Votes with the Government
Baroness Adams of Craigielea
Lord Bach
Baroness Blackstone
Lord Bradley
Lord Campbell-Savours
Baroness Crawley
Lord Davies of Oldham
Lord Dubs
Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Lord Gilbert
Lord Haworth
Baroness Hollis of Heigham
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Lord Jones
Baroness Kinnock Holyhead
Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate
Lord Maxton
Lord Mitchell
Baroness Andrews
Lord Bernstein of Craigweil
Lord Borrie
Lord Brett
Lord Carter of Coles
Lord Cunningham of Felling
Lord Desai
Lord Elder
Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton
Baroness Gale
Baroness Gould of Potternewton
Baroness Henig
Lord Howarth of Newport
Baroness Jay of Paddington
Lord Jordan
Lord Lea of Crondall
Lord Mandelson
Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall
Lord Moonie
Lord Bates
Lord De Mauley
Lord Freeman
Lord Geddes
Lord Henley
Baroness Knight of Collingtree
Lord Luke
Lord Mayhew of Twysden
Baroness Morris of Bolton
Lord Patten
Earl Shrewsbury
Lord Tebbit
Lord Archer of Sandwell
Lord Bilston
Lord Boyd of Duncansby
Lord Brookman
Lord Clark of Windermere
Lord Davies of Coity
Lord Donoughue
Lord Evans of Parkside
Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Lord Giddens
Lord Hart of Chilton
Baroness Hilton of Eggardon
Lord Hoyle
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Lord Kinnock
Lord Macdonald of Tradeston
Baroness Massey of Darwen
Lord McKenzie of Luton
Baroness Morgan of Drefelin
Baroness Morris of Yardley
Lord Patel of Bradford
Baroness Quin
Lord Rowlands
Viscount Simon
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean
Baroness Uddin
Lord West of Spithead
Lord Morris of Handsworth
Lord Pendry
Lord Radice
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Lord Snape
Baroness Thornton
Baroness Wall of New Barnet
Baroness Wilkins
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan
Baroness Prosser
Lord Rosser
Lord Sewel
Lord Soley
Lord Tunnicliffe
Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe
Lord Young of Norwood Green
Labour Votes against the Government
Lord Morgan
Liberal Democrat Votes with the Government
Liberal Democrat Votes against the Government
Lord Addington
Lord Alderdice
Lord Carlile of Berriew
Lord Chidgey
Lord Cotter
Lord Dykes
Lord Fearn
Baroness Garden of Frognal
Baroness Hamwee
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Lord Livsey of Talgarth
Earl Mar and Kellie
Lord McNally
Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay
Lord Shutt of Greetland
Lord Smith of Clifton
Baroness Thomas of Winchester
Baroness Thomas of Walliswood
Lord Tyler
Lord Wallace of Saltaire
Baroness Barker
Lord Clement-Jones
Baroness Falkner of Margravine
Lord Goodhart
Lord Lee of Trafford
Baroness Maddock
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
Baroness Sharp of Guildford
Lord Teverson
Lord Thomas of Gresford
Baroness Walmsley
Crossbench Votes with the Government
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
Lord Haskins
Crossbench Votes against the Government
Lord Bew
Baroness Butler-Sloss
Baroness Campbell of Surbiton
Lord Cobbold
Baroness D'Souza
Lord Elystan-Morgan
Lord Hannay of Chiswick
Baroness Howe of Idlicote
Lord Jay of Ewelme
Lord Kilclooney
Lord Low of Dalston
Baroness Masham of Ilton
Baroness Murphy
Lord Neill of Bladen
Lord Walpole
Lord Williamson of Horton
Lord Cameron of Dillington
Viscount Craigavon
Baroness Emerton
Lord Hylton
Lord Lloyd of Berwick
Baroness Meacher
Lord Pannick
Baroness Young of Hornsey
Bishop Votes with the Government
Bishop Votes against the Government
Bishop of Chichester
Bishop of Ripon and Leeds
Other Votes with the Government
Baroness Young of Old Scone
Other Votes against the Government
Lord Browne of Belmont
Lord Morrow
Ref:
1374