PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
ELECTING THE HOUSE OF COMMONS (14 October 2002)
Motion Details
That this House agrees that the first-past-the-post electoral system is the most appropriate for electing honourable Members of Parliament.
Sponsored by:
Mr Tom Harris (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
87
61%
Conservative
37
26%
Independent
12
8%
Ulster Unionist Party
3
2%
Speaker
1
1%
Liberal Democrat
1
1%
Lord Speaker
1
1%
Democratic Unionist Party
1
1%
Sponsor List (143 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Baroness Adams of Craigielea
Con
Mr Peter Ainsworth
Lab
Ms Candy Atherton
Lab
Mr Adrian Bailey
DUP
Lord Bannside
Lab
Lord Beamish
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Lab
Sir Stuart Bell
Lab
Mr Harold Best
Ind
Crispin Blunt
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Lab
Peter Bradley
Lab
Colin Burgon
Lab
Andy Burnham
UUP
David Burnside
Con
Alistair Burt
Con
Sir John Butterfill
Lab
David Cairns
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Mrs Helen Clark
Lab
Mr David Clelland
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
Jon Cruddas
Lab
Lord Cryer
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
Lab
Mr Paul Daisley
Lab
Wayne David
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Frank Dobson
Ind
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson
Lab
Mr Brian H. Donohoe
Con
Mr Peter Duncan
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
Con
Michael Fabricant
Lab
Paul Farrelly
Con
Mark Field
Con
Mr Adrian Flook
Lab
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Lab
Dr Hywel Francis
Con
Mr Mark Francois
Rayleigh and Wickford
Con
Lord Garnier
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
James Gray
Lab
Mr David Hamilton
LD
Dr Evan Harris
Lab
Mr Tom Harris (Sponsor)
Lab
Mr Dai Havard
Lab
Mr Doug Henderson
Lab
Sir Mark Hendrick
Preston
Con
Charles Hendry
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
David Heyes
Lab
Mr Jim Hood
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Lab
Sir George Howarth
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
Lab
Mrs Joan Humble
Lab
Mr Alan Hurst
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Huw Irranca-Davies
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
Con
Boris Johnson
Lab
Helen Jones
Ind
Eric Joyce
Lab
Alan Keen
Con
Robert Key
Lab
Mr Piara S Khabra
Con
Julie Kirkbride
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Lab
Mr Terry Lewis
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Tim Loughton
Lab
Ian C. Lucas
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Lab
Mr Iain Luke
Con
Mr Andrew Mackay
Lab
Mr Khalid Mahmood
Lab
Alice Mahon
Lab
Mr David Marshall
Lab
Mr Eric Martlew
Con
Baroness May of Maidenhead
Lab
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Mitcham and Morden
Lord Speaker
Lord McFall of Alcluith
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Lab
Anne Moffat
Lab
Mr George Mudie
Con
Dr Andrew Murrison
South West Wiltshire
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Con
Mr George Osborne
Con
Sir Richard Ottaway
Lab
Linda Perham
Lab
Mr Colin Pickthall
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
Lab
Stephen Pound
Lab
Mr Ken Purchase
Lab
Syd Rapson
Lab
John Robertson
Ind
Mrs Iris Robinson
Con
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Lab
Mr Ernie Ross
Lab
Mr Frank Roy
Lab
Chris Ruane
Lab
Mr Malcolm Savidge
Lab
Phil Sawford
Con
Andrew Selous
Lab
Jim Sheridan
Lab
Mr Siôn Simon
Lab
Alan Simpson
Con
Mr Keith Simpson
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
UUP
The Rev Martin Smyth
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
Lab
Mr David Stewart
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Con
Lord Swire
Con
Sir Robert Syms
Lab
Mark Tami
Alyn and Deeside
Lab
Mr Bill Tynan
Lab
Keith Vaz
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Con
Mr Nigel Waterson
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Lab
Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
Lab
Lord Watts
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
Lab
Mr David Winnick
Con
Ann Winterton
Lab
Mike Wood
Lab
Mr Anthony Wright
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