First Past The Post And Future Elections To The European Parliament
EDM number 1490 in 2001-02, proposed by Tom Watson on 21/06/2002.
That this House notes the comments of the Right honourable Member for Greenwich and Woolwich, the Minister responsible for electoral law, that 'Any provisions on European Parliament elections laid down by the Council (including amendments to the 1976 Act) need to be ratified with an Act of Parliament in the UK'; further notes that the UK is, therefore, free to adopt any electoral system of its choosing for future elections to the European Parliament; believes that, by removing the vital link between each elected representative and their constituents and consequently encouraging voter apathy, proportional representation has not served the UK well; also notes with concern that proportional voting systems in other parts of Europe have allowed far-right parties to gain a foothold; and further believes that the UK's next elections to the European Parliament could, and should, be held under the First Past the Post electoral system.
This motion has been signed by a total of 87 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
Tom Watson | 21/06/2002 | West Bromwich East | Labour | Proposed |
Ann Cryer | 21/06/2002 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
Jeremy Corbyn | 21/06/2002 | Islington North | Labour | Signed |
John Cryer | 21/06/2002 | Hornchurch | Labour | Signed |
John Cummings | 21/06/2002 | Easington | Labour | Signed |
Ian Davidson | 21/06/2002 | Glasgow, Pollok | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
Denzil Davies | 21/06/2002 | Llanelli | Labour | Signed |
Terry Davis | 21/06/2002 | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Labour | Signed |
Jim Dobbin | 21/06/2002 | Heywood & Middleton | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
Brian H Donohoe | 21/06/2002 | Cunninghame South | Labour | Signed |
Bill Etherington | 21/06/2002 | Sunderland North | Labour | Signed |
Neil Gerrard | 21/06/2002 | Walthamstow | Labour | Signed |
Stuart Bell | 21/06/2002 | Middlesbrough | Labour | Signed |
Andrew Bennett | 21/06/2002 | Denton & Reddish | Labour | Signed |
Harold Best | 21/06/2002 | Leeds North West | Labour | Signed |
Clive Betts | 21/06/2002 | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Labour | Signed |
George Stevenson | 21/06/2002 | Stoke-on-Trent South | Labour | Signed |
Mark Tami | 21/06/2002 | Alyn & Deeside | Labour | Signed |
Betty Williams | 21/06/2002 | Conwy | Labour | Signed |
Mike Wood | 21/06/2002 | Batley & Spen | Labour | Signed |
Peter Kilfoyle | 21/06/2002 | Liverpool, Walton | Labour | Signed |
Peter Pike | 21/06/2002 | Burnley | Labour | Signed |
Stephen Hepburn | 21/06/2002 | Jarrow | Labour | Signed |
Jimmy Hood | 21/06/2002 | Clydesdale | Labour | Signed |
Kelvin Hopkins | 21/06/2002 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
Kevin Hughes | 21/06/2002 | Doncaster North | Labour | Signed |
Brian Iddon | 21/06/2002 | Bolton South East | Labour | Signed |
Helen Jones | 21/06/2002 | Warrington North | Labour | Signed |
Gerald Kaufman | 21/06/2002 | Manchester, Gorton | Labour | Signed |
Piara S Khabra | 21/06/2002 | Ealing, Southall | Labour | Signed |
David Clelland | 21/06/2002 | Tyne Bridge | Labour | Signed |
Khalid Mahmood | 21/06/2002 | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Labour | Signed |
Alice Mahon | 21/06/2002 | Halifax | Labour | Signed |
Siobhain McDonagh | 21/06/2002 | Mitcham & Morden | Labour | Signed |
John McWilliam | 21/06/2002 | Blaydon | Labour | Signed |
Bill O'Brien | 21/06/2002 | Normanton | Labour | Signed |
Bill Olner | 21/06/2002 | Nuneaton | Labour | Signed |
Martin O'Neill | 21/06/2002 | Ochil | Labour | Signed |
Ronnie Campbell | 21/06/2002 | Blyth Valley | Labour | Signed |
Helen Clark | 21/06/2002 | Peterborough | Labour | Signed |
Derek Wyatt | 24/06/2002 | Sittingbourne & Sheppey | Labour | Signed |
Alan Hurst | 25/06/2002 | Braintree | Labour | Signed |
Andrew Rosindell | 25/06/2002 | Romford | Conservative | Signed |
Dennis Skinner | 25/06/2002 | Bolsover | Labour | Signed |
Clive Efford | 26/06/2002 | Eltham | Labour | Signed |
Lindsay Hoyle | 26/06/2002 | Chorley | Labour | Signed |
Syd Rapson | 27/06/2002 | Portsmouth North | Labour | Signed |
Eric Illsley | 27/06/2002 | Barnsley Central | Labour | Signed |
Bill Tynan | 27/06/2002 | Hamilton South | Labour | Signed |
Brian Jenkins | 01/07/2002 | Tamworth | Labour | Signed |
Jonathan Sayeed | 02/07/2002 | Mid Bedfordshire | Conservative | Signed |
David Maclean | 02/07/2002 | Penrith & The Border | Conservative | Signed |
Stephen O'Brien | 02/07/2002 | Eddisbury | Conservative | Signed |
Alan Simpson | 04/07/2002 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
Adrian Flook | 04/07/2002 | Taunton | Conservative | Signed |
Malcolm Moss | 04/07/2002 | North East Cambridgeshire | Conservative | Signed |
Terry Lewis | 04/07/2002 | Worsley | Labour | Signed |
Julian Lewis | 04/07/2002 | New Forest East | Conservative | Signed |
Tom Harris | 04/07/2002 | Glasgow, Cathcart | Labour | Signed |
John Redwood | 04/07/2002 | Wokingham | Conservative | Signed |
Eleanor Laing | 05/07/2002 | Epping Forest | Conservative | Signed |
Rudi Vis | 08/07/2002 | Finchley & Golders Green | Labour | Signed |
Peter Duncan | 09/07/2002 | Galloway & Upper Nithsdale | Conservative | Signed |
Ann Widdecombe | 11/07/2002 | Maidstone & The Weald | Conservative | Signed |
Peter Luff | 11/07/2002 | Mid Worcestershire | Conservative | Signed |
Bob Spink | 16/07/2002 | Castle Point | Conservative | Signed |
Caroline Spelman | 17/07/2002 | Meriden | Conservative | Signed |
Andrew Hunter | 17/07/2002 | Basingstoke | Conservative | Signed |
Tony Clarke | 17/07/2002 | Northampton South | Labour | Signed |
Patrick Mercer | 18/07/2002 | Newark | Conservative | Signed |
Philip Hammond | 19/07/2002 | Runnymede & Weybridge | Conservative | Signed |
Bill Wiggin | 22/07/2002 | Leominster | Conservative | Signed |
Edward Garnier | 23/07/2002 | Harborough | Conservative | Signed |
Cheryl Gillan | 23/07/2002 | Chesham & Amersham | Conservative | Signed |
Peter Ainsworth | 23/07/2002 | East Surrey | Conservative | Signed |
Charles Hendry | 24/07/2002 | Wealden | Conservative | Signed |
Mark Francois | 24/07/2002 | Rayleigh | Conservative | Signed |
Graham Stringer | 30/10/2002 | Manchester, Blackley | Labour | Signed |
Tony McWalter | 31/10/2002 | Hemel Hempstead | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
James Gray | 05/11/2002 | North Wiltshire | Conservative | Signed |
Andrew Selous | 06/11/2002 | South West Bedfordshire | Conservative | Signed |
David Marshall | 06/11/2002 | Glasgow, Shettleston | Labour | Signed |
Anne McIntosh | 06/11/2002 | Vale of York | Conservative | Signed |
Desmond Swayne | 07/11/2002 | New Forest West | Conservative | Signed |
Hugo Swire | 07/11/2002 | East Devon | Conservative | Signed |
Angela Watkinson | 07/11/2002 | Upminster | Conservative | Signed |
James Plaskitt | Unknown | | | Withdrawn |
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