Point of order
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In parliamentary procedure, a point of order occurs when someone draws attention to a rules violation in a meeting of a deliberative assembly.
A member of the Cologne City Council holds up two hands, indicating he wishes to raise a point of order.
Division of the assembly
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In parliamentary procedure, a division of the assembly, division of the house, or simply division is a method of taking a vote that physically counts members voting.
Point of order
…this assembly cannot be appealed. Until 1998 in the British House of Commons, it was required that a member raising a point of order while the House is voting must speak "seated and covered", i.e. wearing a hat. Two opera hats were maintained in the House for this purpose, with members of parliament sometimes…
Three doors marked "Yes", "Abstention" and "No" in the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
A division, circa 2012
An important vote: the House of Lords voting for the Parliament Act 1911. From the Drawing by S. Begg