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The Legislative Assembly conducts the majority of its divisions with the party vote system. This system allows the whips of each party to count and announce the votes on behalf of their party.
| · | After the bells have stopped ringing, members sit in their allocated seats within the Chamber. |
| · | The Clerk records the vote and first asks any independent member to cast his or her vote. |
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The Clerk then asks the whip of each party in the order of the size of their parliamentary membership to cast their party's vote.
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| · | Each whip states the number of ayes or noes for the members of his or her party.
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| · | After the party votes have been given, any member, who wishes to vote differently from his or her party, may do so.
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| · | After the Chair has announced the result to the House, the whips immediately advise the Clerk of the names of the members who were not present. This assists the Clerk in publishing the names of the members who did vote in the Votes and Proceedings. |
< How a division works : Return to Fact Sheet 32 Index : Personal Vote >
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