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ISLE OF MAN'S GENERAL ELECTION AND VOTING AGE

EDM number 277 in 2006-07, proposed by Stephen Williams on 23/11/2006.

That this House notes that the General Election in the Isle of Man on 23rd November 2006 was the first opportunity for 16 and 17 year olds to vote in the British Isles; further notes that in 1881 the Isle of Man was the first place to give women the vote in a parliamentary election; applauds the reduction in voting age as engaging young people in the democratic process; believes that Britain ought once again to follow the Isle of Man's lead and extend the electoral franchise to 16 and 17 year olds; and calls on the Government to hold a free vote on this issue as soon as possible.

This motion has been signed by a total of 32 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Stephen Williams23/11/2006Bristol WestLiberal DemocratProposed
Colin Breed23/11/2006South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSeconded
Paul Burstow23/11/2006Sutton and CheamLiberal DemocratSeconded
Peter Bottomley27/11/2006Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Bob Spink27/11/2006Castle PointConservativeSeconded
John Leech27/11/2006Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSeconded
Adrian Sanders27/11/2006TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Lynne Jones27/11/2006Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Mark Durkan28/11/2006FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Willie Rennie28/11/2006Dunfermline and West FifeLiberal DemocratSigned
Roger Williams28/11/2006Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Caton28/11/2006GowerLabourSigned
Albert Owen29/11/2006Ynys MLabourSigned
Rudi Vis29/11/2006Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
Natascha Engel29/11/2006North East DerbyshireLabourSigned
Mark Williams29/11/2006CeredigionLiberal DemocratSigned
Alex Salmond30/11/2006Banff and BuchanScottish National PartySigned
Andrew George30/11/2006St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Hywel Francis30/11/2006AberavonLabourSigned
Bill Etherington04/12/2006Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Betty Williams04/12/2006ConwyLabourSigned
Tim Farron04/12/2006Westmorland and LonsdaleLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Horwood04/12/2006CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Kerry McCarthy04/12/2006Bristol EastLabourSigned
Greg Pope05/12/2006HyndburnLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell05/12/2006Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Malcolm Bruce05/12/2006GordonLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Dean05/12/2006BurtonLabourSigned
John Hemming11/12/2006Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Jo Swinson18/12/2006East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
David Howarth10/01/2007CambridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
John Austin19/01/2007Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned

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