PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
VOTES AT 16 (18 October 2005)

Motion Details

That this House believes that the time is right to lower the voting age to 16; recognises that at 16 and 17 young people's lives are as rich and varied as at any other age, that they have considerable responsibilities that routinely involve making complex decisions and that are unrecognised in their current democratic rights, that many youth-led organisations have been campaigning for the voting age to be reduced, and that lowering the voting age could play a huge role in helping young people feel more connected with political processes which would strengthen local and national democracy and is the next logical extension for citizenship education; and calls on the Government to use the Electoral Administration Bill to legislate to lower the voting age to 16 for all public elections in the UK.

Sponsored by:
Dame Diana Johnson (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
47
42%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
45
41%
 
 
Independent
6
5%
 
 
Scottish National Party
5
5%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
3
3%
 
 
Conservative
1
1%
 
 
Speaker
1
1%
 
 
Workers Party of Britain
1
1%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
1%
 
 
Social Democratic & Labour Party
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (111 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
LD
Danny Alexander
Lab
Janet Anderson
Lab
Mr David Anderson
Lab
John Austin
LD
Norman Baker
Lab
Ms Celia Barlow
LD
John Barrett
Lab
John Battle
LD
Lord Beith
Spk
John Bercow
Lab
Roger Berry
Lab
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
LD
Tom Brake
LD
Annette Brooke
Lab
Ms Lyn Brown
LD
Lord Bruce of Bennachie
Lab
Richard Burden
LD
Paul Burstow
LD
Baroness Burt of Solihull
LD
Sir Vince Cable
LD
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
Lab
Martin Caton
Ind
Mr David Chaytor
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Baroness Clark of Kilwinning
LD
Mr Nick Clegg
Lab
Harry Cohen
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Lab
Clive Efford
Eltham and Chislehurst
Lab
Natascha Engel
Lab
Bill Etherington
LD
Tim Farron
Westmorland and Lonsdale
LD
Baroness Featherstone
Lab
Paul Flynn
LD
Lord Foster of Bath
Lab
Dr Hywel Francis
WPB
George Galloway
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
LD
Sandra Gidley
LD
Julia Goldsworthy
Lab
Helen Goodman
Lab
Dame Nia Griffith
Llanelli
Lab
Andrew Gwynne
Gorton and Denton
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Dr Evan Harris
Lab
David Heyes
Lab
Dame Meg Hillier
Hackney South and Shoreditch
Lab
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Washington and Gateshead South
LD
Paul Holmes
LD
Martin Horwood
SNP
Stewart Hosie
LD
David Howarth
LD
Simon Hughes
LD
Mark Hunter
Lab
Mrs Siân C. James
Lab
Dame Diana Johnson (Sponsor)
Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
Lab
Mr Fraser Kemp
LD
Baroness Kramer
LD
Norman Lamb
LD
Mr John Leech
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Lab
Andrew Mackinlay
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Lab
Mr Shahid Malik
Lab
Mr Eric Martlew
Lab
Chris McCafferty
Lab
Kerry McCarthy
Bristol East
Lab
Sarah McCarthy-Fry
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Austin Mitchell
LD
Michael Moore
Lab
Jessica Morden
Newport East
Lab
Julie Morgan
LD
Greg Mulholland
LD
Mr Mark Oaten
LD
Lembit Öpik
Lab
Albert Owen
Ind
Mr Andrew Pelling
Lab
Mr Greg Pope
PC
Adam Price
Lab
Mrs Linda Riordan
SNP
Angus Robertson
DUP
Mr Peter Robinson
LD
Dan Rogerson
LD
Paul Rowen
Lab
Dame Joan Ruddock
LD
Sir Bob Russell
SNP
Alex Salmond
Ind
Bob Spink
Lab
Dr Phyllis Starkey
LD
Lord Stunell
LD
Jo Swinson
Lab
David Taylor
LD
Sarah Teather
LD
Viscount Thurso
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Lab
Lynda Waltho
LD
Steve Webb
SNP
Mike Weir
PC
Hywel Williams
LD
Mr Mark Williams
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
LD
Roger Williams
LD
Stephen Williams
LD
Lord Willis of Knaresborough
LD
Jenny Willott
SNP
Pete Wishart
Perth and Kinross-shire

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