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Electoral Choice And The Voting System For The House Of Commons And For Local Authorities

EDM number 1028 in 2005-06, proposed by David Chaytor on 15/11/2005.

That this House believes that the essence of democracy is the sovereignty of the people, and that the people are entitled to choose how that sovereignty is ceded to Government on their behalf; and, therefore, supports the provisions of the Electoral Choice Bill, introduced by a cross party group of honourable Members on 15th November, which would enable citizens, via a petition signed by five per cent. of the relevant electorate, to call a referendum on the voting system for this House and for each individual local authority.

This motion has been signed by a total of 68 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
David Chaytor15/11/2005Bury NorthLabourProposed
John Denham15/11/2005Southampton, ItchenLabourSeconded
Nick Harvey15/11/2005North DevonLiberal DemocratSeconded
David Heath15/11/2005Somerton & FromeLiberal DemocratSeconded
Richard Burden15/11/2005Birmingham, NorthfieldLabourSeconded
Patrick Hall15/11/2005BedfordLabourSeconded
Mark Durkan15/11/2005FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Andrew George15/11/2005St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Russell16/11/2005ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Jones16/11/2005Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
David Lepper16/11/2005Brighton, PavilionLabourSigned
Mike Hancock16/11/2005Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Stephen Williams16/11/2005Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Glenda Jackson17/11/2005Hampstead and HighgateLabourSigned
Colin Breed17/11/2005South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
David Drew17/11/2005StroudLabourSigned
David Taylor17/11/2005North West LeicestershireLabourSigned
Paul Holmes21/11/2005ChesterfieldLiberal DemocratSigned
Annette Brooke21/11/2005Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal DemocratSigned
Vincent Cable22/11/2005TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew Stunell22/11/2005Hazel GroveLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech23/11/2005Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
John Pugh24/11/2005SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Lazarowicz24/11/2005Edinburgh North and LeithLabourSigned
John Hemming24/11/2005Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Roger Williams28/11/2005Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Danny Alexander29/11/2005Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Horwood29/11/2005CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Oaten30/11/2005WinchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Rowen30/11/2005RochdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Mark Williams30/11/2005CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Don Foster01/12/2005BathLiberal DemocratSigned
Tim Farron01/12/2005Westmorland and LonsdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
John Barrett06/12/2005Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
David Howarth08/12/2005CambridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Beith14/12/2005Berwick-upon-TweedLiberal DemocratSigned
Andrew MacKinlay14/12/2005ThurrockLabourSigned
Jo Swinson15/12/2005East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Clare Short19/12/2005Birmingham, LadywoodLabourSigned
Robert Smith19/12/2005West Aberdeenshire and KincardineLiberal DemocratSigned
Alasdair McDonnell19/12/2005Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Christopher Huhne20/12/2005EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
David Laws20/12/2005YeovilLiberal DemocratSigned
Lorely Burt20/12/2005SolihullLiberal DemocratSigned
Jennifer Willott20/12/2005Cardiff CentralLiberal DemocratSigned
Elfyn Llwyd09/01/2006Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Austin Mitchell09/01/2006Great GrimsbyLabourSigned
Edward Davey09/01/2006Kingston and SurbitonLiberal DemocratSigned
George Galloway09/01/2006Bethnal Green and BowRespectSigned
Phil Willis12/01/2006Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal DemocratSigned
Dan Rogerson16/01/2006North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Tom Brake17/01/2006Carshalton and WallingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Richard Taylor17/01/2006Wyre ForestIndependentSigned
Norman Baker18/01/2006LewesLiberal DemocratSigned
Nicholas Clegg31/01/2006Sheffield, HallamLiberal DemocratSigned
Norman Lamb06/02/2006North NorfolkLiberal DemocratSigned
Ian Gibson06/02/2006Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Geraldine Smith07/02/2006Morecambe and LunesdaleLabourSigned
Roger Berry18/04/2006KingswoodLabourSigned
Mark Hunter18/04/2006CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
Doug Naysmith26/04/2006Bristol North WestLabourSigned
Natascha Engel26/04/2006North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Michael Meacher14/06/2006Oldham West and RoytonLabourSigned
Joan Ruddock26/06/2006Lewisham, DeptfordLabourSigned
Charles Kennedy26/06/2006Ross, Skye and LochaberLiberal DemocratSigned
Simon Hughes10/07/2006North Southwark and BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Malcolm Bruce24/07/2006GordonLiberal DemocratSigned
Julie Morgan09/10/2006Cardiff NorthLabourSigned

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