36479 2007-08 2130 Bob Spink 2008-07-22 That this House recognises the desirability of increasing the number of women in Parliament and better matching the make-up of Parliament to the people it represents; and notes the Speaker's Statement of 22nd July but hopes that nothing will be done either to restrict the electorate's choice of their own hon. Member or further to strengthen the power of political parties to control the democratic process through the use of candidate list systems in elections. Elections Equality Members of Parliament Parliament Bob Spink 2008-07-22 Proposed Castle Point UKIP Peter Bottomley 2008-07-22 Seconded Worthing West Conservative Mike Hancock 2008-10-06 Seconded Portsmouth South Liberal Democrat Ann Cryer 2008-10-07 Seconded Keighley Labour