House of Commons divisions
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House of Commons divisions are formal recorded votes in the UK Parliament’s lower chamber, where Members of Parliament physically separate into different lobbies to indicate their position on a motion.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
formal recorded vote
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parliamentary voting procedure ⓘ |
| accessibleVia |
UK Parliament website
NERFINISHED
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open data services of the UK Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Members of Parliament ⓘ |
| documentedBy | House of Commons Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Standing Orders of the House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccountabilityRole | enables constituents to see how their MP voted ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Aye lobby
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No lobby ⓘ division bells ⓘ division lists ⓘ tellers ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
can affect government policy direction
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can express confidence or no confidence in the government ⓘ determines passage or rejection of bills at specific stages ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
can be used on amendments
ⓘ
can be used on legislation ⓘ can be used on procedural motions ⓘ results are announced in the Chamber ⓘ votes are recorded by name ⓘ whips may direct party members how to vote ⓘ |
| hasFrequency | multiple times per sitting day when required ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPrecedent | used in the UK Parliament since the 19th century ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffect | forms part of the legislative process ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
counting of Members of Parliament in each lobby
ⓘ
physical separation of MPs into different voting lobbies ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
numerical tally of votes for and against a motion
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official record of each MP’s vote ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to determine whether a motion is agreed or disagreed
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to record how Members of Parliament vote on a motion ⓘ |
| hasTimeLimit | set period for MPs to reach the division lobbies ⓘ |
| hasTransparencyRole | allows public scrutiny of MPs’ voting behaviour ⓘ |
| initiatedBy |
Deputy Speaker
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Speaker of the House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Government whips
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Opposition whips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | procedures of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Hansard
NERFINISHED
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House of Commons Votes and Proceedings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
House of Lords divisions
ⓘ
party whipping system ⓘ voice votes in the House of Commons ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
challenge to the result of a voice vote
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demand for a recorded vote by Members of Parliament ⓘ |
| usedIn | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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