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VOTING - DIVISION LOBBIES
In both the Lords and the Commons, members vote by
walking through two corridors - the Division Lobbies -
which run round the outside of the two chambers. The
Speaker announces that a
Division is to take place by shouting 'clear the Lobby'.
This ensures no visitors or staff who might get mixed up
with the MPs are in the corridors. Each lobby is manned
by two Tellers who count the members as they walk through.
The members' names are also checked off by Clerks. A record
of how each member voted will be published in the Official Report, Hansard, the following day.