Voting in Parliament

(1)Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution, any question proposed for decision in either House of Parliament shall be determined by a majority of the members in that House, present and voting.

(2)On a question proposed for decision in either House—

(a)the Speaker has no vote; and

(b)in the case of a tie, the question is lost.

(3)A member shall not vote on any question in which the member has a pecuniary interest.

(4)In reckoning the number of members of a House of Parliament for any purpose of voting in that House, the Speaker of that House shall not be counted as a member.