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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
POSTAL VOTING SYSTEM (16 May 2005)

Motion Details

That this House expresses its deep concern at the weaknesses in the postal voting system highlighted by the comment of the judge in the recent Birmingham case that the postal voting system was wide open to fraud; notes that the inaccuracy of electoral registers and the lack of proper checks on them is at the root of the problem; further notes that the tried and tested Northern Ireland system of individual voter registration using National Insurance numbers has led to accurate registers and reduced opportunities for fraud; and calls on the Government to accept the recommendation of the Electoral Commission and other parties and immediately to introduce legislation to effect such a change.

Sponsored by:
Sir Oliver Heald (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
73
79%
 
 
Independent
7
8%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
4
4%
 
 
Labour
3
3%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
2
2%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
2
2%
 
 
Not Available
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (92 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Sir David Amess
Con
Mr Peter Atkinson
Con
Sir Tony Baldry
Con
Lord Bellingham
Con
Lord Blencathra
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Con
James Brokenshire
DUP
Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Derek Conway
Con
Sir Philip Davies
Con
Lord Deben
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Con
Philip Dunne
Lab
Bill Etherington
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Con
Michael Fabricant
Con
Sir Liam Fox
Con
Mr Mark Francois
Rayleigh and Wickford
Con
Christopher Fraser
Con
Lord Garnier
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
Con
Michael Gove
Con
James Gray
Con
Lord Grayling
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Con
Stephen Hammond
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Con
Mr Mark Harper
Con
Sir John Hayes
South Holland and The Deepings
Con
Sir Oliver Heald (Sponsor)
Con
Charles Hendry
Ind
Lady Hermon
Con
Adam Holloway
LD
Paul Holmes
Con
Lord Horam
Con
Sir Gerald Howarth
Lab
Lynne Jones
Con
Mr David Jones
Con
Robert Key
Con
Julie Kirkbride
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Con
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Con
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Sir David Lidington
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Con
Mr Andrew Mackay
Con
Mrs Anne Main
Con
Mr Humfrey Malins
Con
Mr Michael Mates
Con
Lord Maude of Horsham
Con
Baroness May of Maidenhead
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Ind
Anne Milton
Con
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Sutton Coldfield
Con
Mr Malcolm Moss
Con
David Mundell
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Con
Dr Andrew Murrison
South West Wiltshire
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Con
Sir James Paice
Ind
Mr Andrew Pelling
Con
Sir Mike Penning
Con
Lord Pickles
Con
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
Con
Sir John Redwood
Con
Mr Laurence Robertson
Con
Sir Hugh Robertson
Ind
Mrs Iris Robinson
Con
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
LD
Paul Rowen
LD
Sir Bob Russell
Con
Andrew Selous
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Con
Lord Swire
LD
Sarah Teather
Con
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Con
Sir John Whittingdale
Maldon
Con
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
PC
Hywel Williams
Con
Mr David Wilshire
Con
Mr Rob Wilson
Con
Ann Winterton
Con
Sir Nicholas Winterton
Con
Sir Jeremy Wright
Kenilworth and Southam

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