PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
2009 PROJECT PLEDGE TO VOTE CAMPAIGN (7 December 2005)
Motion Details
That this House applauds the 2009 Project, which aims to engage young people in politics by calling on all those under the age of 35 years at the next election to pledge to vote; recognises with concern the downward trend in voter participation at general elections of those aged under 35 years; and calls on honourable and right honourable Members to support the project's objective and to encourage their younger constituents to pledge to vote.
Sponsored by:
Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Liberal Democrat
38
39%
Conservative
25
26%
Labour
23
23%
Independent
5
5%
Plaid Cymru
2
2%
Social Democratic & Labour Party
2
2%
Speaker
1
1%
Workers Party of Britain
1
1%
Not Available
1
1%
Sponsor List (98 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Sir David Amess
LD
John Barrett
LD
Lord Beith
Lab
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
LD
Mr Colin Breed
Con
James Brokenshire
LD
Mr Jeremy Browne
LD
Baroness Burt of Solihull
LD
Sir Vince Cable
LD
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
Lab
Martin Caton
LD
Mr Nick Clegg
Derek Conway
Con
Stephen Crabb
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
Con
David Davis
Goole and Pocklington
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Dr David Drew
Con
Sir James Duddridge
SDLP
Mark Durkan
Con
Michael Fabricant
Lab
Paul Farrelly
LD
Tim Farron
Westmorland and Lonsdale
LD
Baroness Featherstone
LD
Lord Foster of Bath
Con
Christopher Fraser
WPB
George Galloway
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Lab
Mr Roger Godsiff
LD
Julia Goldsworthy
Con
Mr John Greenway
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Dr Evan Harris
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
LD
Mr David Heath
LD
John Hemming
Con
Adam Holloway
Con
Lord Horam
LD
Martin Horwood
LD
David Howarth
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
LD
Simon Hughes
Con
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
Lab
Mr Brian Jenkins
Lab
Lynne Jones
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
LD
Norman Lamb
LD
Mr David Laws
Lab
Mark Lazarowicz
LD
Mr John Leech
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Lab
Gordon Marsden
SDLP
Dr Alasdair McDonnell
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Ind
Anne Milton
Lab
Laura Moffatt
LD
Greg Mulholland
LD
Mr Mark Oaten
LD
Lembit Öpik
Lab
Albert Owen
Ind
Mr Andrew Pelling
Con
Sir Mike Penning
Lab
Mr Greg Pope
PC
Adam Price
LD
John Pugh
Lab
Mr Jamie Reed
Lab
Mr Mohammad Sarwar
Con
Mr Lee Scott
Con
Andrew Selous
Lab
Alan Simpson
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
LD
Lord Stunell
LD
Jo Swinson (Sponsor)
Con
Lord Swire
LD
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor
LD
Sarah Teather
Con
Sir Peter Viggers
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Con
Mr Ben Wallace
LD
Steve Webb
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
LD
Mr Mark Williams
LD
Roger Williams
LD
Stephen Williams
LD
Lord Willis of Knaresborough
LD
Jenny Willott
Con
Mr David Wilshire
Lab
Derek Wyatt
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