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EDM number 381 in 1999-00, proposed by John Cryer on 09/02/2000.

That this House notes with alarm the accession to power of the Austrian Freedom Party; further notes this organisation was aided by Austria's proportional electoral system; and calls on the British Government to confirm that the first past the post electoral system is fair, accountable and tends to lead to the exclusion of extremists of all kinds.

This motion has been signed by a total of 28 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John Cryer09/02/2000HornchurchLabourProposed
John McDonnell09/02/2000Hayes & HarlingtonLabourSigned
David Winnick09/02/2000Walsall NorthLabourSigned
Chris Ruane10/02/2000Vale of ClwydLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins10/02/2000Luton NorthLabourSigned
Alice Mahon10/02/2000HalifaxLabourSigned
Bill Michie10/02/2000Sheffield, HeeleyLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn10/02/2000Islington NorthLabourSigned
Angela Smith11/02/2000BasildonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Iain Coleman11/02/2000Hammersmith & FulhamLabourSigned
John Cummings14/02/2000EasingtonLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore14/02/2000HendonLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley14/02/2000Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Tony Colman15/02/2000PutneyLabourSigned
Ian Gibson15/02/2000Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Bill Etherington15/02/2000Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Julian Lewis15/02/2000New Forest EastConservativeSigned
John McWilliam16/02/2000BlaydonLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell16/02/2000Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Ann Cryer16/02/2000KeighleyLabourSigned
David Drew16/02/2000StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Maria Fyfe16/02/2000Glasgow, MaryhillLabourSigned
John Austin17/02/2000Erith & ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner21/02/2000BolsoverLabourSigned
Eric Illsley02/03/2000Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Alan Simpson07/03/2000Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Terry Davis08/03/2000Birmingham, Hodge HillLabourSigned
Audrey WiseUnknownWithdrawn

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