Access To Voting For Disabled People

EDM number 925 in 2009-10, proposed by Anne Begg on 24/02/2010.
Categorised under the topics of Disability discrimination and Elections.

That this House recognises that at the last general election 68 per cent. of polling stations had one or more access barriers that could prevent a disabled person from voting independently; notes that despite disabled people making up a considerable proportion of the electorate, some still find it more difficult to vote than non-disabled people; welcomes Scope's Polls Apart campaign which asks for disabled people to have the same access to Britain's democracy as everyone else; further notes that to ensure that disabled people can take an active and equal role in the life of their community, polling stations, and thus the community buildings they are housed in, must be accessible to disabled people, not just on election day but every day; further notes that although postal voting is an alternative for some disabled people it is also inaccessible to many disabled people; and calls on the Government to ensure that all electors can vote independently, in secret and with dignity.

This motion has been signed by a total of 134 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Anne Begg	24/02/2010	Aberdeen South	Labour	Proposed
Bob Russell	24/02/2010	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Hywel Williams	24/02/2010	Caernarfon	Plaid Cymru	Seconded
David Blunkett	24/02/2010	Sheffield, Brightside	Labour	Seconded
Bob Spink	24/02/2010	Castle Point	Independent	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	24/02/2010	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Janet Dean	25/02/2010	Burton	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	25/02/2010	Hendon	Labour	Signed
David Drew	25/02/2010	Stroud	Labour	Signed
John Hemming	25/02/2010	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Williams	25/02/2010	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Mason	25/02/2010	Glasgow East	Scottish National Party	Signed
Tom Brake	25/02/2010	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Doug Naysmith	25/02/2010	Bristol North West	Labour	Signed
Gordon Prentice	25/02/2010	Pendle	Labour	Signed
Adrian Sanders	25/02/2010	Torbay	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jim Sheridan	25/02/2010	Paisley & Renfrewshire North	Labour	Signed
Glenda Jackson	25/02/2010	Hampstead & Highgate	Labour	Signed
Brian Jenkins	25/02/2010	Tamworth	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	25/02/2010	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Derek Wyatt	26/02/2010	Sittingbourne & Sheppey	Labour	Signed
Andrew Stunell	26/02/2010	Hazel Grove	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Austin	26/02/2010	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
David Amess	26/02/2010	Southend West	Conservative	Signed
Nigel Dodds	26/02/2010	Belfast North	DUP	Signed
Alistair Carmichael	26/02/2010	Orkney & Shetland	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lembit	26/02/2010	Montgomeryshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Edward O'Hara	26/02/2010	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
Mark Oaten	26/02/2010	Winchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tom Levitt	26/02/2010	High Peak	Labour	Signed
Dennis Skinner	26/02/2010	Bolsover	Labour	Signed
David Borrow	01/03/2010	South Ribble	Labour	Signed
Roger Berry	01/03/2010	Kingswood	Labour	Signed
Louise Ellman	01/03/2010	Liverpool, Riverside	Labour	Signed
Ann Cryer	01/03/2010	Keighley	Labour	Signed
Jeremy Corbyn	01/03/2010	Islington North	Labour	Signed
Howard Stoate	01/03/2010	Dartford	Labour	Signed
Paddy Tipping	01/03/2010	Sherwood	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	01/03/2010	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Nicholas Winterton	01/03/2010	Macclesfield	Conservative	Signed
David Anderson	01/03/2010	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Andy Slaughter	01/03/2010			Signed
Graham Stuart	01/03/2010	Beverley & Holderness	Conservative	Signed
Tom Clarke	01/03/2010	Coatbridge, Chryston & Bellshill	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	01/03/2010	Gower	Labour	Signed
Mohammad Sarwar	01/03/2010	Glasgow Central	Labour	Signed
Paul Holmes	01/03/2010	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
George Howarth	01/03/2010	Knowsley North & Sefton East	Labour	Signed
Lindsay Hoyle	01/03/2010	Chorley	Labour	Signed
David Lepper	01/03/2010	Brighton, Pavilion	Labour	Signed
Chris McCafferty	01/03/2010	Calder Valley	Labour	Signed
John McDonnell	01/03/2010	Hayes & Harlington	Labour	Signed
Chris Mullin	01/03/2010	Sunderland South	Labour	Signed
Denis Murphy	01/03/2010	Wansbeck	Labour	Signed
Colin Breed	01/03/2010	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Annette Brooke	01/03/2010	Mid Dorset & North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Colin Burgon	01/03/2010	Elmet	Labour	Signed
Paul Truswell	02/03/2010	Pudsey	Labour	Signed
Joan Walley	02/03/2010	Stoke-on-Trent North	Labour	Signed
Gordon Banks	02/03/2010	Ochil & Perthshire South	Labour	Signed
Celia Barlow	02/03/2010	Hove	Labour	Signed
John Leech	02/03/2010	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Hunter	02/03/2010	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Dai Davies	02/03/2010	Blaenau Gwent	Independent	Signed
Mike Hancock	02/03/2010	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Frank Field	02/03/2010	Birkenhead	Labour	Signed
Greg Pope	02/03/2010	Hyndburn	Labour	Signed
Alan Simpson	02/03/2010	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Robert Smith	02/03/2010	Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	02/03/2010	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Michael Connarty	02/03/2010	Linlithgow & Falkirk East	Labour	Signed
Ian Davidson	02/03/2010	Glasgow South West	Labour	Signed
Jim Dobbin	02/03/2010	Heywood & Middleton	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	03/03/2010	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Ian Stewart	03/03/2010	Eccles	Labour	Signed
Phil Willis	03/03/2010	Harrogate & Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jo Swinson	03/03/2010	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Linda Riordan	03/03/2010	Halifax	Labour	Signed
Willie Rennie	03/03/2010	Dunfermline & Fife West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Frank Dobson	03/03/2010	Holborn & St Pancras	Labour	Signed
Frank Cook	03/03/2010	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
Graham Brady	03/03/2010	Altrincham & Sale West	Conservative	Signed
David Simpson	03/03/2010	Upper Bann	DUP	Signed
Charles Kennedy	03/03/2010	Ross, Skye & Lochaber	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Lazarowicz	03/03/2010	Edinburgh North & Leith	Labour	Signed
Gordon Marsden	03/03/2010	Blackpool South	Labour	Signed
Andrew Miller	03/03/2010	Ellesmere Port & Neston	Labour	Signed
Paul Murphy	03/03/2010	Torfaen	Labour	Signed
Derek Twigg	04/03/2010	Halton	Labour	Signed
Robert Wareing	04/03/2010	Liverpool, West Derby	Independent	Signed
Michael Weir	04/03/2010	Angus	Scottish National Party	Signed
Roger Williams	04/03/2010	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Katy Clark	04/03/2010	Ayrshire North & Arran	Labour	Signed
Virendra Sharma	04/03/2010	Ealing, Southall	Labour	Signed
Kevin Barron	04/03/2010	Rother Valley	Labour	Signed
George Galloway	04/03/2010	Bethnal Green & Bow	Respect	Signed
Jeffrey M Donaldson	04/03/2010	Lagan Valley	DUP	Signed
John Pugh	04/03/2010	Southport	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Kim Howells	04/03/2010	Pontypridd	Labour	Signed
William McCrea	04/03/2010	South Antrim	DUP	Signed
Russell Brown	04/03/2010	Dumfries & Galloway	Labour	Signed
Harry Cohen	04/03/2010	Leyton & Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Edward Davey	04/03/2010	Kingston & Surbiton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andrew George	05/03/2010	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Sandra Gidley	05/03/2010	Romsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jim Dowd	08/03/2010	Lewisham West	Labour	Signed
Colin Challen	08/03/2010	Morley & Rothwell	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	08/03/2010	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Frank Doran	09/03/2010	Aberdeen North	Labour	Signed
Roger Godsiff	09/03/2010	Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath	Labour	Signed
Charlotte Atkins	09/03/2010	Staffordshire Moorlands	Labour	Signed
Robert Flello	09/03/2010	Stoke-on-Trent South	Labour	Signed
Andrew Pelling	10/03/2010	Croydon Central	Independent	Signed
Mike Wood	10/03/2010	Batley & Spen	Labour	Signed
Clive Betts	10/03/2010	Sheffield, Attercliffe	Labour	Signed
David Cairns	10/03/2010	Inverclyde	Labour	Signed
Eddie McGrady	10/03/2010	South Down	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	10/03/2010	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Paul Keetch	10/03/2010	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nick Harvey	15/03/2010	North Devon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Richard Burden	16/03/2010	Birmingham, Northfield	Labour	Signed
Norman Lamb	16/03/2010	North Norfolk	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Julie Morgan	17/03/2010	Cardiff North	Labour	Signed
Nick Palmer	17/03/2010	Broxtowe	Labour	Signed
Daniel Rogerson	17/03/2010	North Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Pete Wishart	18/03/2010	Perth & Perthshire North	Scottish National Party	Signed
Alan Beith	18/03/2010	Berwick-upon-Tweed	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Dai Havard	22/03/2010	Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney	Labour	Signed
Jennifer Willott	22/03/2010	Cardiff Central	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Burstow	29/03/2010	Sutton & Cheam	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Clapham	29/03/2010	Barnsley West & Penistone	Labour	Signed
Sandra Osborne	06/04/2010	Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock	Labour	Signed
Julia Goldsworthy	06/04/2010	Falmouth & Camborne	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Shona McIsaac	07/04/2010	Cleethorpes	Labour	Signed

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