May 2012 House of Lords voting results
Voting results from House of Lords proceedings on 23 May 2012.
Membership List
Members present:
- Demon Dog Tenenbaum, 1st Marquess of Arcadia - Prime Minister of Palmshire, Foreign Secretary, and Leader of the House of Lords
- Legion, 1st Duke of Rockford - King of Palmshire and de-facto presiding officer of the Palmshire House of Lords
- GC, 1st Duke of Cypress Hollow
- Nibbles Yocum, 1st Duchess of Rochester
- Kitty Kat Kelsey, 2nd Countess of Dublin - Lord President of the Council and Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Brock Tokeington, 1st Baron Tokeington
- AlexTheMartian, 1st Baron Alexandria
Members absent:
- Legolas, 1st Duke of Westover
- Hyper Anthony, 1st Marquess of Arklay
- Arnold NYC, 1st Earl of Huntington - Leader of the Opposition
- Koll Tenenbaum, 2nd Earl of Nottingham - Home Secretary
Voting summary
Government bills
Bill title | Author | Description | Ayes (Names) | Nays (Names) | Abstains (Names) | Notes |
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Palmshire Overthrow Active Worlds by Covert Spy Team Act 2012 bill | Chris D | To provide for establishment a covert team and to fund it for the purpose of inciting a revolution in Active Worlds. | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill died at first reading (Motion to bring the bill to the vote did not received a second). |
Sofa King Pronunciation Act bill | Earl of Nottingham | To mandate pronunciation of "sofaking" as "so fucking". | 3 (The Duke of Rockford, Lord Tokeington, and The Duke of Cypress Hollow) | 0 | 0 | Bill passed by 3-0-0. |
Pylons Act bill | The Marquess of Arcadia | To mandate funding for additional pylons | 2 (Lord Tokeington and The Duke of Cypress Hollow) | 0 | 1 (The Duke of Rockford) | Bill passed by 2-0-1. |
Opposition bills
Bill title | Author | Description | Ayes (Names) | Nays (Names) | Abstains (Names) | Notes |
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Free Tampons and Pads Act bill | Hitomi Fujiko Jennifer de la Cueva |
Mandates for the state to provide free tampons and pads to those who qualified for them. | 0 | 0 | 0 | Motion to amend the bill rejected. Bill died at first reading (Motion to bring the bill to the vote did not received a second). |
Child Act bill | Hitomi Fujiko | To require every woman in Palmshire to birth one child at minimum, for the purpose of increasing the number of people within the Kingdom. | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill died at first reading (Motion to bring the bill to the vote did not receive a second). |
Representation of the People Act bill | The Duke of Rockford | To provide for increase in number of elected representatives to two for boroughs of Ocean Beach and Dublin and Berwick. | 3 (The Duke of Rockford, The Duke of Cypress Hollow, and Lord Tokeington) | 0 | 0 | Bill passed by 3-0-0. |
Viagra Act bill | The Duchess of Rochester | To require GC to be medicated on Viagra for the next 50 years. | 2 (The Duke of Rockford and Lord Tokeington) | 1 (The Duke of Cypress Hollow) | 0 | Bill passed by 2-1-0. |
Palmshire Drama Free Zone Act bill | The Duke of Cypress Hollow | To declare Palmshire a Drama Free Zone | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill died at first reading (Motion to bring the bill to the vote has been seconded but failed to receive third for it to pass). |
Zach Bhaa Act bill | Lord Tokeington | To mandate referring to Bach Zhaa as Zach Bhaa on all Saturdays. | 1 (Lord Tokeington) | 0 | 2 (The Duke of Rockford and The Duke of Cypress Hollow) | Bill passed by 1-0-2 |
Hit Legion with Folding Chairs Act | Lord Tokeington | To mandate hitting Legion with folding chairs | 2 (The Duke of Cypress Hollow and Lord Tokeington) | 2 (The Duke of Rockford and The Duchess of Rochester) | 0 | Bill failed to pass by 2-2-0; Tie-breaking vote was cast by The Duke of Rockford in his capacity as Lord Speaker. |
Push Legion into Lake Act bill | Lord Tokeington | To mandate pushing Legion into the Lake. | 4 (The Duke of Cypress Hollow, Lord Tokeington, Lord Alexandria, and Marquess of Arcadia) | 2 (The Duke of Rockford and The Duchess of Rochester) | 0 | Bill passed by 4-2-0. |
Push Legion into Pond Act bill | Lord Tokeington | To mandate pushing Legion into the Pond. | 4 (The Duke of Cypress Hollow, Lord Tokeington, Lord Alexandria, and Marquess of Arcadia) | 2 (The Duchess of Rochester and The Duke of Rockford) | 0 | Bill passed by 4-2-0. |
Push Legion into Creek Act bill | Lord Tokeington | To mandate pushing Legion into the Creek. | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill died at first reading (Motion to bring the bill to the vote has been seconded but failed to receive third for it to pass). |
Memorial Day Act bill | The Duke of Cypress Hollow | To establish Memorial Day for Kelsey's GSK on May 21 | 5 (The Duchess of Rochester, The Duke of Cypress Hollow, The Duke of Rockford, Lord Tokeington and Marquess of Arcadia) | 0 | 0 | Bill passed by 5-0-0. |
Push Legion into River Act bill | Lord Tokeington | To mandate pushing Legion into the River. | 4 (The Duke of Cypress Hollow, Lord Tokeington, Countess of Dublin, and Marquess of Arcadia) | 3 (The Duchess of Rochester, Lord Alexandria, and The Duke of Rockford) | 0 | Bill passed by 4-3-0. |
Push Legion into Swamp Act bill | The Duke of Cypress Hollow | To mandate pushing Legion into the Swamp. | 5 (The Duke of Cypress Hollow, Lord Tokeington, Countess of Dublin, Lord Alexandria, and Marquess of Arcadia) | 1 (The Duchess of Rochester) | 1 (The Duke of Rockford) | Bill passed by 4-2-0. |
Official Cat of Palmshire Act bill | The Duke of Cypress Hollow | To designate Nudge the official cat of Palmshire | 5 (The Duke of Rockford, The Duke of Cypress Hollow, Countess of Dublin, Lord Alexandria, and Marquess of Arcadia) | 2 (The Duchess of Rochester and Lord Tokeington) | 0 | Bill passed by 5-2-0. |
Motions
Government motions
Opposition motions
Motion title | Author | Description | Ayes (Names) | Nays (Names) | Abstains (Names) | Notes |
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Motion of No Confidence | The Duke of Cypress Hollow | To declare that the House of Lords has no confidence in the present Administration | 0 | 0 | 0 | Motion died at first reading (Motion to bring this motion to the vote has been seconded but failed to receive third for it to pass). |
Censure Motion against The Duke of Cypress Hollow | Lord Tokeington | To call for The Duke of Cypress Hollow to be kicked in the nuts for bringing motion of no confidence against the present Administration. | 4 (Lord Tokeington, Lord Alexandria, Marquess of Arcadia, and The Duchess of Rochester) | 2 (The Duke of Cypress Hollow and Countess of Dublin) | 1 (The Duke of Rockford) | Motion passed 4-2-1. |