House of Lords Reform (No. 4)

– in the House of Commons at 5:31 pm on 4 February 2003.

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  • Division number 78
    A majority of MPs voted against an eighty percent elected House of Lords.

Motion made, and Question put,

That this House approves Option 4 (80 per cent. elected/20 per cent. appointed) in the First Report from the Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform (HC 171).—[Mr. Robin Cook.]

The House divided: Ayes 281, Noes 284.

Division number 78 House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected

A majority of MPs voted against an eighty percent elected House of Lords.

Aye: 281 MPs

No: 284 MPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

Tellers

No: A-Z by last name

Tellers

Absent: 90 MPs

Absent: A-Z by last name

Question accordingly negatived.