<P> A personal vote is used mainly for conscience issues, and follows similar procedures to other Westminster systems . In the event of a personal vote, the division bells are rung for seven minutes, and after the bells stops, members are instructed to move to one of two lobbies, "Ayes" or "Noes", to have their vote recorded as such . Once all the votes are tallied, the results are handed to the speaker who declares the result . </P> <P> An unusual division occurred on 30 August 2012, with a three - way conscience vote on New Zealand's legal drinking age . All members were directed to the Noes lobby, where the Clerk of the House recorded each member's vote (either for keeping the age at 18, raising the age to 20, or raising the off - licence age to 20 while keeping the on - licence age at 18) as they passed back into the main debating chamber . The votes were tallied and handed back to the Speaker, who declared the results as 50 votes for 18 years, 38 votes for 20 years, and 33 votes for an 18 / 20 split . As no option acquired the 61 - vote majority needed, the option with the lowest number of votes (18 / 20 split) was dropped, and the members voted again as per a normal personal vote, using the Ayes lobby for 18 years and Noes lobby for 20 years . </P> <P> In the House of Commons, the Speaker says "The Question is that ...", then states the question . Next, he / she says, "As many as are of that opinion say Aye ." Then, following shouts of "Aye", he says, "of the contrary, No," and similar shouts of "No" may follow . If one side clearly has more support, the Speaker then announces his / her opinion as to the winner, stating, for example, "I think the Ayes have it, the Ayes have it". Otherwise, the Speaker declares a division . </P> <P> Any member may object to the Speaker's determination . If the Speaker feels that the division is unnecessary, he / she may first ask those who support his / her determination of the voice vote to rise, and then ask those who oppose the opinion to rise . Then, the Speaker may either declare that his ruling on the voice vote stands, or proceed to a division . </P>

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