Point of Order
December 2, 2009
Recorded divisions: Members leaving their seats during the taking of recorded divisions
Hon. Peter Milliken
Speaker of the House
Ruling Text
The Speaker:
After yesterday's deferred recorded division [2]
on the opposition motion, a point of order was raised regarding the vote by the hon. Member for Guelph.
On October 28, 2003, while addressing a similar issue, I stated:
I would urge hon. Members that if they want to have their vote count, they must remain in their seats from the time the vote begins until the result of the vote is announced.
The Member admitted that he had left his seat during the vote yesterday. Accordingly, the vote cast by the hon. Member for Guelph is struck from the record and I have directed the Table to correct the Journals accordingly..
[1]
Debates, December 1, 2009, p. 7475.
[2]
The published Debates repeated the word "yesterday".
Edit Metadata
Holding
"The vote cast by the Member for Guelph is struck from the record because he admitted to leaving his seat during the vote."
AI Summary
The Speaker strikes a member's vote from the record because the member left their seat during a recorded division.
AI Analysis
- Outcome
- Sustained
- Tone
- Stern
- Procedural Stage
- Following a deferred recorded division
- Significance
Low
High