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Votes At 16 Campaign

EDM number 746 in 2002-03, proposed by Matthew Green on 13/02/2003.

That this House welcomes the formation of the Votes at 16 campaign, a coalition of charities, political experts, young people and organisations representing them, who have come together in belief that lowering the voting age would improve the quality of the politics in the United Kingdom through involving more citizens in debate; believes that would show to young people that their opinions are valid, thus helping to reconnect many people, who otherwise would not vote, with the politicians who seek to represent them; and further believes that it would be logical in view of the introduction of citizenship education into the national curriculum up to the age of 16, and that it would fall into line with the age at which other rights are accrued; and calls on the Government to legislate to lower the voting age for all public elections.

This motion has been signed by a total of 86 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Matthew Green13/02/2003LudlowLiberal DemocratProposed
Adam Price13/02/2003Carmarthen East & DinefwrPlaid CymruSigned
Angus Robertson13/02/2003MorayScottish National PartySigned
Austin Mitchell13/02/2003Great GrimsbyLabourSigned
Lembit 13/02/2003MontgomeryshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Bottomley13/02/2003Worthing WestConservativeSigned
John McDonnell24/02/2003Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Vincent Cable24/02/2003TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock24/02/2003Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis24/02/2003Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Bob Russell25/02/2003ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Simon Thomas25/02/2003CeredigionPlaid CymruSigned
Martin Caton25/02/2003GowerLabourSigned
David Burnside25/02/2003South AntrimUUPSigned
Annette Brooke25/02/2003Mid Dorset & North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Marsden25/02/2003Shrewsbury & AtchamLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Keetch25/02/2003HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Jones25/02/2003Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Richard Younger-Ross26/02/2003TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Jane Griffiths26/02/2003Reading EastLabourSigned
Andrew George26/02/2003St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Holmes26/02/2003ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Linda Perham26/02/2003Ilford NorthLabourSigned
David Lepper26/02/2003Brighton, PavilionLabour Co-operativeSigned
Phil Sawford27/02/2003KetteringLabourSigned
Bob Spink27/02/2003Castle PointConservativeSigned
Kelvin Hopkins27/02/2003Luton NorthLabourSigned
Archy Kirkwood27/02/2003Roxburgh & BerwickshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Helen Clark27/02/2003PeterboroughLabourSigned
Ross Cranston27/02/2003Dudley NorthLabourSigned
Paul Flynn27/02/2003Newport WestLabourSigned
Janet Dean28/02/2003BurtonLabourSigned
Roger Williams28/02/2003Brecon & RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Don Foster28/02/2003BathLiberal DemocratSigned
Edward Davey28/02/2003Kingston & SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
Patsy Calton28/02/2003CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
David Laws28/02/2003YeovilLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Meale03/03/2003MansfieldLabourSigned
Julia Drown03/03/2003South SwindonLabourSigned
Sandra Gidley03/03/2003RomseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Jenny Tonge03/03/2003Richmond ParkLiberal DemocratSigned
Pete Wishart03/03/2003North TaysideScottish National PartySigned
Tony Worthington04/03/2003Clydebank & MilngavieLabourSigned
Tom Brake04/03/2003Carshalton & WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Keith Vaz04/03/2003Leicester EastLabourSigned
Alan Beith04/03/2003Berwick-upon-TweedLiberal DemocratSigned
John Barrett04/03/2003Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Jon Cruddas04/03/2003DagenhamLabourSigned
Valerie Davey04/03/2003Bristol WestLabourSigned
Nick Harvey04/03/2003North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Alistair Carmichael04/03/2003Orkney & ShetlandLiberal DemocratSigned
Wayne David05/03/2003CaerphillyLabourSigned
Norman Baker05/03/2003LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian White05/03/2003North East Milton KeynesLabourSigned
Greg Pope06/03/2003HyndburnLabourSigned
David Chaytor06/03/2003Bury NorthLabourSigned
Annabelle Ewing06/03/2003PerthScottish National PartySigned
Barbara Follett06/03/2003StevenageLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd07/03/2003Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Jonathan R Shaw10/03/2003Chatham & AylesfordLabourSigned
Calum MacDonald10/03/2003Na h-Eileanan an IarLabourSigned
Roger Berry10/03/2003KingswoodLabourSigned
David Heyes11/03/2003Ashton-under-LyneLabourSigned
Andrew Stunell11/03/2003Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
Phil Willis12/03/2003Harrogate & KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Michael Moore12/03/2003Tweeddale, Ettrick & LauderdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Etherington12/03/2003Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Sue Doughty17/03/2003GuildfordLiberal DemocratSigned
Hywel Williams17/03/2003CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
Alan Reid20/03/2003Argyll & ButeLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson20/03/2003Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Nigel Jones02/04/2003CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Tony Clarke15/05/2003Northampton SouthLabourSigned
David Rendel16/05/2003NewburyLiberal DemocratSigned
Steve Webb19/05/2003NorthavonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Chidgey20/05/2003EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
John Austin03/06/2003Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Matthew Taylor03/06/2003Truro & St AustellLiberal DemocratSigned
Brian Cotter10/06/2003Weston-Super-MareLiberal DemocratSigned
Chris Ruane19/06/2003Vale of ClwydLabourSigned
Mark Oaten03/07/2003WinchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Russell Brown15/07/2003DumfriesLabourSigned
Janet Anderson17/07/2003Rossendale & DarwenLabourSigned
Alex Salmond09/09/2003Banff & BuchanScottish National PartySigned
Sarah Teather17/11/2003Brent EastLiberal DemocratSigned
Joan Ruddock19/11/2003Lewisham, DeptfordLabourSigned

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