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General Election Count Timing

EDM number 18 in 2009-10, proposed by Bob Spink on 18/11/2009.
Categorised under the topic of General elections.

That this House believes the counting of votes cast for the General Election should be carried out without delay and constituency results announced as early as possible; further believes that public interest and engagement are better served by the immediate counting of ballot papers and enabling as many voters as possible to watch the results being announced; and calls on local authorities throughout the United Kingdom to ensure that all ballot papers are counted immediately after the close of polls on General Election night.

This motion has been signed by a total of 59 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Bob Spink18/11/2009Castle PointIndependentProposed
Peter Bottomley19/11/2009Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Simon Hughes19/11/2009North Southwark & BermondseyLiberal DemocratSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn19/11/2009Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Colin Breed19/11/2009South East CornwallLiberal DemocratSeconded
Bob Russell19/11/2009ColchesterLiberal DemocratSeconded
Philip Davies23/11/2009ShipleyConservativeSigned
Robert Wareing23/11/2009Liverpool, West DerbyIndependentSigned
John Austin23/11/2009Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Brian Iddon23/11/2009Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle23/11/2009ChorleyLabourSigned
Nicholas Winterton24/11/2009MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
Hywel Williams24/11/2009CaernarfonPlaid CymruSigned
Michael Weir24/11/2009AngusScottish National PartySigned
John McDonnell24/11/2009Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
Dai Davies25/11/2009Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
Mark Hunter25/11/2009CheadleLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech25/11/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
David Drew25/11/2009StroudLabourSigned
Janet Dean25/11/2009BurtonLabourSigned
Ian Davidson25/11/2009Glasgow South WestLabourSigned
Ann Cryer25/11/2009KeighleyLabourSigned
William McCrea25/11/2009South AntrimDUPSigned
Joan Humble25/11/2009Blackpool North & FleetwoodLabourSigned
Kate Hoey25/11/2009VauxhallLabourSigned
John Pugh25/11/2009SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Rudi Vis26/11/2009Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Richard Younger-Ross26/11/2009TeignbridgeLiberal DemocratSigned
John Hemming26/11/2009Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Lindsay Roy26/11/2009GlenrothesLabourSigned
Janet Anderson26/11/2009Rossendale & DarwenLabourSigned
Neil Gerrard26/11/2009WalthamstowLabourSigned
Martin Caton26/11/2009GowerLabourSigned
Albert Owen26/11/2009Ynys MLabourSigned
Ian McCartney26/11/2009MakerfieldLabourSigned
Elfyn Llwyd26/11/2009Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Brian Jenkins26/11/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Anne Main30/11/2009St AlbansConservativeSigned
Bill Etherington30/11/2009Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Paul Keetch30/11/2009HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
Richard Taylor01/12/2009Wyre ForestIndependentSigned
Paul Truswell01/12/2009PudseyLabourSigned
Mark Fisher02/12/2009Stoke-on-Trent CentralLabourSigned
Jo Swinson03/12/2009East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Eric Illsley07/12/2009Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Ian Cawsey08/12/2009Brigg & GooleLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell08/12/2009East LondonderryDUPSigned
Nick Harvey09/12/2009North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
George Galloway10/12/2009Bethnal Green & BowRespectSigned
Daniel Rogerson10/12/2009North CornwallLiberal DemocratSigned
Alasdair McDonnell14/12/2009Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Kelvin Hopkins15/12/2009Luton NorthLabourSigned
Andy Reed07/01/2010LoughboroughLabourSigned
Greg Mulholland14/01/2010Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Kim Howells20/01/2010PontypriddLabourSigned
Martin Horwood26/01/2010CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Christopher Huhne28/01/2010EastleighLiberal DemocratSigned
Robert Flello01/02/2010Stoke-on-Trent SouthLabourSigned
Diane Abbott08/02/2010Hackney North & Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned

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