It was passed with 11 of the House's 56 members intentionally absent.

The Council went on to approve the budget by a vote of 45 to 5, with one member absent.

The absent members will not know whether I was there or not!

The next day, a number of absent members managed to have their votes recorded, and the movement was blocked.

They knew that much depended upon an absent member, whose number was B-18.

The panel approved the cuts in a vote of 10 to 2, with one member absent.

The plan failed on a 3-to-2 vote, with one member absent.

Those sounds accounted for the absent members of the land crew.

The vote was 42 to 8, with one member absent.

This rule is intended to protect the rights of absent members.