Editing Division of the assembly (section)

== Canada ==
The procedure used in the [[House of Commons of Canada]] is similar to that in the British House of Commons, with a few differences. The [[Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada|Speaker]] reads the question aloud, and then asks, "Is it the pleasure of the house to adopt the motion?"  If anyone dissents, the Speaker then states "all those in favour of the motion will please say yea."  After the cries of 'yea', the Speaker says "all those opposed will please say nay," and all members opposed to the question cry out 'nay' all at once. The Speaker then announces his opinion of the outcome of the vote. If five or more MPs challenge the Speaker's opinion, a formal division follows.

A formal division is invoked by the Speaker asking to "call in the members." Bells are rung throughout the [[Parliament Hill|Parliament Buildings]] for either 15 or 30 minutes to allow all present MPs time to enter the chamber and take their seats.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title = Debate and Voting|url = http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/House/compendium/web-content/c_g_debatevoting-e.htm|website = www.parl.gc.ca|access-date = 2016-02-19}}</ref> The division begins with the whips from both the government and the official opposition bowing to the Speaker and each other before returning to their seats.

There are no division lobbies in the House of Commons, so each member votes by simply standing up from his or her seat. "Yea" votes are recorded first, followed by the "Nay" votes, on the Speaker's order. Finally, the clerk of the house reads the result of the vote aloud to the Speaker.<ref name=":3" />