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  Lisbon Treaty - Referendum (No. 2) - rejected
  
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  The majority No voters rejected an amendment[1] to the [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2007-08/europeanunionamendment.html European Union (Amendment) Bill]. 
  
  The amendment was another mechanism by which the Conservatives tried to force a referendum on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon Lisbon Treaty]. A [http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2008-03-05&number=117&dmp=1065 previous attempt] had also failed.
  
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  * [1] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debate/?id=2008-03-05b.1864.1 Ian Davidson MP], House of Commons, 5 March 2008
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