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Limit On Party Expenditure In Elections

EDM number 472 in 1997-98, proposed by Dafydd Wigley on 17/11/1997.

That this House calls upon the Government to introduce legislation that will set a maximum expenditure level which any political party can incur in general and Welsh Assembly election campaigns by way of general advertising and promoting the party; and that this general limit shall apply over the above the current constituency maximum spending limits which apply to the campaigns of individual candidates.

This motion has been signed by a total of 8 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Dafydd Wigley17/11/1997CaernarfonPlaid CymruProposed
Ieuan Wyn Jones17/11/1997Ynys MPlaid CymruSigned
Elfyn Llwyd17/11/1997Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Ken Livingstone19/11/1997Brent EastLabourSigned
John Austin20/11/1997Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
John McDonnell03/12/1997Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Nick Harvey05/12/1997North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Cryer22/12/1997KeighleyLabourSigned

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