Photograph: Nicky Henderson

The Oxford Union will not be installing new electronic security system following today's vote.

130 members voted against the motion, 89 voted for and there was one spoilt ballot.

The voting closed today at 8.30pm, with the results being announced shortly afterwards in the Union bar.

Tabassum Rasheed, an Oxford Union member commented, "It was blatantly a stupid poll; asking to put through a gate whilst admitting on the ballot paper that it had an unspecified purpose defies common sense. If the Union had a strong case for the gate, I would've been more sympathetic, but even they admitted they didn't really have a reason for installing it."