Note 296:2 — Chapter XV
Reading edition
From 1887 to 1905, inclusive, the closure was moved by private members 517 times, and consent was refused in 178 of these cases. The proportion of refusals is almost uniform throughout the period, rather increasing during the last few years.
Closure has failed for lack of 100 affirmative votes only once in the last ten years. That was in 1905.