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Equal Marriage – How Labour’s peers voted

Last night the Equal Marriage Bill passed through its Second Reading in the Lords. The major challenge faced was Lord Dear’s wrecking amendment – here’s how Labour peers voted on that (content = voted for wrecking amendment.  Not content = voted against):

Voted FOR the wrecking amendment

Content Labour Anderson of Swansea, L.
Content Labour Brennan, L.
Content Labour Brooks of Tremorfa, L.
Content Labour Carter of Coles, L.
Content Labour Clarke of Hampstead, L.
Content Labour Davies of Coity, L.
Content Labour Gordon of Strathblane, L.
Content Labour Grenfell, L.
Content Labour Howie of Troon, L.
Content Labour Kirkhill, L.
Content Labour Leitch, L.
Content Labour Morris of Aberavon, L.
Content Labour Patel of Blackburn, L.
Content Labour Pendry, L.
Content Labour Simon, V.
Content Labour Temple-Morris, L.

Voted AGAINST the wrecking amendment

Not Content Labour Adams of Craigielea, B.
Not Content Labour Adonis, L.
Not Content Labour Alli, L.
Not Content Labour Andrews, B.
Not Content Labour Armstrong of Hill Top, B.
Not Content Labour Bakewell, B.
Not Content Labour Barnett, L.
Not Content Labour Bassam of Brighton, L.
Not Content Labour Beecham, L.
Not Content Labour Berkeley, L.
Not Content Labour Bhattacharyya, L.
Not Content Labour Billingham, B.
Not Content Labour Bilston, L.
Not Content Labour Blackstone, B.
Not Content Labour Blood, B.
Not Content Labour Boateng, L.
Not Content Labour Borrie, L.
Not Content Labour Bradley, L.
Not Content Labour Brooke of Alverthorpe, L.
Not Content Labour Brookman, L.
Not Content Labour Browne of Ladyton, L.
Not Content Labour Campbell-Savours, L.
Not Content Labour Chandos, V.
Not Content Labour Christopher, L.
Not Content Labour Clinton-Davis, L.
Not Content Labour Collins of Highbury, L.
Not Content Labour Corston, B.
Not Content Labour Crawley, B.
Not Content Labour Darzi of Denham, L.
Not Content Labour Davidson of Glen Clova, L.
Not Content Labour Davies of Abersoch, L.
Not Content Labour Davies of Oldham, L.
Not Content Labour Davies of Stamford, L.
Not Content Labour Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B.
Not Content Labour Desai, L.
Not Content Labour Donaghy, B.
Not Content Labour Drake, B.
Not Content Labour Drayson, L.
Not Content Labour Dubs, L.
Not Content Labour Elder, L.
Not Content Labour Evans of Parkside, L.
Not Content Labour Evans of Temple Guiting, L.
Not Content Labour Evans of Watford, L.
Not Content Labour Falconer of Thoroton, L.
Not Content Labour Farrington of Ribbleton, B.
Not Content Labour Faulkner of Worcester, L.
Not Content Labour Foster of Bishop Auckland, L.
Not Content Labour Foulkes of Cumnock, L.
Not Content Labour Gale, B.
Not Content Labour Gibson of Market Rasen, B.
Not Content Labour Giddens, L.
Not Content Labour Goldsmith, L.
Not Content Labour Goudie, B.
Not Content Labour Gould of Potternewton, B.
Not Content Labour Grantchester, L.
Not Content Labour Grocott, L.
Not Content Labour Hanworth, V.
Not Content Labour Harris of Haringey, L.
Not Content Labour Harrison, L.
Not Content Labour Hart of Chilton, L.
Not Content Labour Haskel, L.
Not Content Labour Hattersley, L.
Not Content Labour Haworth, L.
Not Content Labour Hayter of Kentish Town, B.
Not Content Labour Healy of Primrose Hill, B.
Not Content Labour Henig, B.
Not Content Labour Hilton of Eggardon, B.
Not Content Labour Hollick, L.
Not Content Labour Hollis of Heigham, B.
Not Content Labour Howarth of Newport, L.
Not Content Labour Howells of St Davids, B.
Not Content Labour Hoyle, L.
Not Content Labour Hughes of Stretford, B.
Not Content Labour Hughes of Woodside, L.
Not Content Labour Hunt of Chesterton, L.
Not Content Labour Hunt of Kings Heath, L.
Not Content Labour Irvine of Lairg, L.
Not Content Labour Janner of Braunstone, L.
Not Content Labour Jay of Paddington, B.
Not Content Labour Joffe, L.
Not Content Labour Jones, L.
Not Content Labour Judd, L.
Not Content Labour Kennedy of Southwark, L.
Not Content Labour Kennedy of The Shaws, B.
Not Content Labour King of Bow, B.
Not Content Labour Kingsmill, B.
Not Content Labour Kinnock of Holyhead, B.
Not Content Labour Kinnock, L.
Not Content Labour Knight of Weymouth, L.
Not Content Labour Levy, L.
Not Content Labour Lipsey, L.
Not Content Labour Lister of Burtersett, B.
Not Content Labour McConnell of Glenscorrodale, L.
Not Content Labour McDonagh, B.
Not Content Labour Macdonald of Tradeston, L.
Not Content Labour McIntosh of Hudnall, B.
Not Content Labour MacKenzie of Culkein, L.
Not Content Labour McKenzie of Luton, L.
Not Content Labour Mallalieu, B.
Not Content Labour Mandelson, L.
Not Content Labour Massey of Darwen, B.
Not Content Labour Maxton, L.
Not Content Labour Mitchell, L.
Not Content Labour Monks, L.
Not Content Labour Moonie, L.
Not Content Labour Morgan of Ely, B.
Not Content Labour Morgan of Huyton, B.
Not Content Labour Morgan, L.
Not Content Labour Morris of Handsworth, L.
Not Content Labour Morris of Yardley, B.
Not Content Labour Myners, L.
Not Content Labour Noon, L.
Not Content Labour Nye, B.
Not Content Labour O’Neill of Clackmannan, L.
Not Content Labour Parekh, L.
Not Content Labour Patel of Bradford, L.
Not Content Labour Pitkeathley, B.
Not Content Labour Plant of Highfield, L.
Not Content Labour Ponsonby of Shulbrede, L.
Not Content Labour Prescott, L.
Not Content Labour Prosser, B.
Not Content Labour Puttnam, L.
Not Content Labour Radice, L.
Not Content Labour Ramsay of Cartvale, B.
Not Content Labour Rea, L.
Not Content Labour Reid of Cardowan, L.
Not Content Labour Rendell of Babergh, B.
Not Content Labour Richard, L.
Not Content Labour Robertson of Port Ellen, L.
Not Content Labour Rosser, L.
Not Content Labour Rowlands, L.
Not Content Labour Royall of Blaisdon, B.
Not Content Labour Sawyer, L.
Not Content Labour Sherlock, B.
Not Content Labour Smith of Basildon, B.
Not Content Labour Smith of Leigh, L.
Not Content Labour Soley, L.
Not Content Labour Stevenson of Balmacara, L.
Not Content Labour Stone of Blackheath, L.
Not Content Labour Symons of Vernham Dean, B.
Not Content Labour Taylor of Blackburn, L.
Not Content Labour Taylor of Bolton, B.
Not Content Labour Thornton, B.
Not Content Labour Triesman, L.
Not Content Labour Tunnicliffe, L.
Not Content Labour Turnberg, L.
Not Content Labour Turner of Camden, B.
Not Content Labour Wall of New Barnet, B.
Not Content Labour Warner, L.
Not Content Labour Warwick of Undercliffe, B.
Not Content Labour Watson of Invergowrie, L.
Not Content Labour West of Spithead, L.
Not Content Labour Wheeler, B.
Not Content Labour Whitaker, B.
Not Content Labour Wilkins, B.
Not Content Labour Wills, L.
Not Content Labour Wood of Anfield, L.
Not Content Labour Woolmer of Leeds, L.
Not Content Labour Worthington, B.
Not Content Labour Young of Norwood Green, L.

We calculate that the final vote on the Dear amendment broken down by party was: Con 66-80, Lab 16-160, LibDem 2-73, Crossbenchers 46-68, Bishops 9-0, Others 9-9

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