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Electoral Reform Society Conflict Of Interest With Yes To Av

EDM number 1550 in 2010-12, proposed by Andrew Bridgen on 08/03/2011.
Categorised under the topic of Electoral systems.

That this House notes with deep concern the potential conflict of interest that the Alternative Vote `Yes' campaign may be facing due to its links with and majority of funding from the Electoral Reform Society, an organisation that lacks accountability and transparency; notes that should the people of Britain vote for the AV system, the Electoral Reform Society stand to benefit from a potential bonanza in lucrative contracts to supply the running of the new system including through providing the new costly counting machines, given that the business arm of the Electoral Reform Society styles itself as the specialist balloting and related services wing of the Electoral Reform Society and has earned more than 250,000 over the last year alone in government contracts; and urges the Government to stop its departments spending money with the Electoral Reform Society as a matter of urgency until this conflict of interest can be clarified.

This motion has been signed by a total of 35 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Andrew Bridgen08/03/2011North West LeicestershireConservativeProposed
David Morris08/03/2011Morecambe and LunesdaleConservativeSeconded
Tom Harris08/03/2011Glasgow SouthLabourSeconded
Jim Dobbin08/03/2011Heywood and MiddletonLabourSeconded
Robert Syms08/03/2011PooleConservativeSeconded
Gregory Campbell09/03/2011East LondonderryDUPSeconded
Jim Sheridan09/03/2011Paisley and Renfrewshire NorthLabourSigned
Greg Knight09/03/2011East YorkshireConservativeSigned
Jeffrey M Donaldson09/03/2011Lagan ValleyDUPSigned
Robin Walker09/03/2011WorcesterConservativeSigned
Grahame Morris09/03/2011EasingtonLabourSigned
Graeme Morrice09/03/2011LivingstonLabourSigned
Karl McCartney10/03/2011LincolnConservativeSigned
Jack Lopresti10/03/2011Filton and Bradley StokeConservativeSigned
Charlotte Leslie10/03/2011Bristol North WestConservativeSigned
Valerie Vaz10/03/2011Walsall SouthLabourSigned
Marcus Jones10/03/2011NuneatonConservativeSigned
Clive Betts10/03/2011Sheffield South EastLabourSigned
Siobhain McDonagh10/03/2011Mitcham and MordenLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins10/03/2011Luton NorthLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner10/03/2011BolsoverLabourSigned
Frank Roy10/03/2011Motherwell and WishawLabourSigned
Richard Ottaway10/03/2011Croydon SouthConservativeSigned
Graham Stringer14/03/2011Blackley and BroughtonLabourSigned
Simon Kirby14/03/2011Brighton, KemptownConservativeSigned
Dave Watts14/03/2011St Helens NorthLabourSigned
Eleanor Laing14/03/2011Epping ForestConservativeSigned
George Howarth14/03/2011KnowsleyLabourSigned
Andrew Rosindell14/03/2011RomfordConservativeSigned
William McCrea15/03/2011South AntrimDUPSigned
Penny Mordaunt15/03/2011Portsmouth NorthConservativeSigned
Steve Rotheram16/03/2011Liverpool, WaltonLabourSigned
Jim McGovern21/03/2011Dundee WestLabourSigned
Anne Main29/03/2011St AlbansConservativeSigned
John Cryer30/03/2011Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned

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