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Electing The House Of Commons

EDM number 1754 in 2001-02, proposed by Tom Harris on 15/10/2002.

That this House agrees that the first-past-the-post electoral system is the most appropriate for electing honourable Members of Parliament.

This motion has been signed by a total of 142 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Tom Harris15/10/2002Glasgow, CathcartLabourProposed
Ian Lucas15/10/2002WrexhamLabourSeconded
Robert Wareing15/10/2002Liverpool, West DerbyLabourSeconded
Hywel Francis15/10/2002AberavonLabourSeconded
Dave Watts15/10/2002St Helens NorthLabourSeconded
Wayne David15/10/2002CaerphillyLabourSeconded
Stephen Pound15/10/2002Ealing NorthLabourSigned
Frank Roy15/10/2002Motherwell & WishawLabourSigned
Chris Ruane15/10/2002Vale of ClwydLabourSigned
Jim Sheridan15/10/2002West RenfrewshireLabourSigned
Dennis Skinner15/10/2002BolsoverLabourSigned
Doug Henderson15/10/2002Newcastle upon Tyne NorthLabourSigned
Mark Hendrick15/10/2002PrestonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Stephen Hepburn15/10/2002JarrowLabourSigned
Jimmy Hood15/10/2002ClydesdaleLabourSigned
George Howarth15/10/2002Knowsley North & Sefton EastLabourSigned
Brian Iddon15/10/2002Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins15/10/2002TamworthLabourSigned
Kevan Jones15/10/2002North DurhamLabourSigned
Julie Kirkbride15/10/2002BromsgroveConservativeSigned
Iain Luke15/10/2002Dundee EastLabourSigned
Eric Martlew15/10/2002CarlisleLabourSigned
John McFall15/10/2002DumbartonLabour Co-operativeSigned
David Cairns15/10/2002Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Michael Clapham15/10/2002Barnsley West & PenistoneLabourSigned
Jon Cruddas15/10/2002DagenhamLabourSigned
Ann Cryer15/10/2002KeighleyLabourSigned
John Cryer15/10/2002HornchurchLabourSigned
Jim Cunningham15/10/2002Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Jim Dobbin15/10/2002Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Frank Dobson15/10/2002Holborn & St PancrasLabourSigned
George Foulkes15/10/2002Carrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleyLabour Co-operativeSigned
Neil Gerrard15/10/2002WalthamstowLabourSigned
Irene Adams15/10/2002Paisley NorthLabourSigned
David Hamilton15/10/2002MidlothianLabourSigned
Candy Atherton15/10/2002Falmouth & CamborneLabourSigned
David Stewart15/10/2002Inverness East, Nairn and LochaberLabourSigned
Mark Tami15/10/2002Alyn & DeesideLabourSigned
Bill Tynan15/10/2002Hamilton SouthLabourSigned
Keith Vaz15/10/2002Leicester EastLabourSigned
Tom Watson15/10/2002West Bromwich EastLabourSigned
Anthony D Wright15/10/2002Great YarmouthLabourSigned
Linda Perham16/10/2002Ilford NorthLabourSigned
Ken Purchase16/10/2002Wolverhampton North EastLabour/Co-operativeSigned
Syd Rapson16/10/2002Portsmouth NorthLabourSigned
John Robertson16/10/2002Glasgow, AnnieslandLabourSigned
Ernie Ross16/10/2002Dundee WestLabourSigned
Malcolm Savidge16/10/2002Aberdeen NorthLabourSigned
Si16/10/2002Birmingham, ErdingtonLabourSigned
Martin Smyth16/10/2002Belfast SouthUUPSigned
Bob Spink16/10/2002Castle PointConservativeSigned
Lady Hermon16/10/2002North DownUUPSigned
Kelvin Hopkins16/10/2002Luton NorthLabourSigned
Lindsay Hoyle16/10/2002ChorleyLabourSigned
Joan Humble16/10/2002Blackpool North & FleetwoodLabourSigned
Huw Irranca-Davies16/10/2002OgmoreLabourSigned
Boris Johnson16/10/2002HenleyConservativeSigned
Eric Joyce16/10/2002Falkirk WestLabourSigned
Alan Keen16/10/2002Feltham & HestonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Terry Lewis16/10/2002WorsleyLabourSigned
Andrew MacKay16/10/2002BracknellConservativeSigned
Siobhain McDonagh16/10/2002Mitcham & MordenLabourSigned
George Mudie16/10/2002Leeds EastLabourSigned
Ian Paisley16/10/2002North AntrimDUPSigned
Andy Burnham16/10/2002LeighLabourSigned
David Burnside16/10/2002South AntrimUUPSigned
Alistair Burt16/10/2002North East BedfordshireConservativeSigned
Ronnie Campbell16/10/2002Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Helen Clark16/10/2002PeterboroughLabourSigned
David Clelland16/10/2002Tyne BridgeLabourSigned
Jeremy Corbyn16/10/2002Islington NorthLabourSigned
John Cummings16/10/2002EasingtonLabourSigned
Brian H Donohoe16/10/2002Cunninghame SouthLabourSigned
Peter Duncan16/10/2002Galloway & Upper NithsdaleConservativeSigned
Ian Gibson16/10/2002Norwich NorthLabourSigned
Roy Beggs16/10/2002East AntrimUUPSigned
David Winnick16/10/2002Walsall NorthLabourSigned
Iris Robinson17/10/2002StrangfordDUPSigned
Peter Luff17/10/2002Mid WorcestershireConservativeSigned
Khalid Mahmood17/10/2002Birmingham, Perry BarrLabourSigned
Alice Mahon17/10/2002HalifaxLabourSigned
Tom Cox17/10/2002TootingLabourSigned
Janet Dean17/10/2002BurtonLabourSigned
Mark Francois17/10/2002RayleighConservativeSigned
Edward Garnier17/10/2002HarboroughConservativeSigned
Peter Bottomley17/10/2002Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Rudi Vis17/10/2002Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned
Peter Pike21/10/2002BurnleyLabourSigned
Andrew Rosindell21/10/2002RomfordConservativeSigned
Robert Key21/10/2002SalisburyConservativeSigned
Tim Loughton21/10/2002East Worthing & ShorehamConservativeSigned
George Osborne21/10/2002TattonConservativeSigned
Bill Etherington21/10/2002Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Paul Farrelly21/10/2002Newcastle-under-LymeLabourSigned
Hugo Swire21/10/2002East DevonConservativeSigned
Betty Williams21/10/2002ConwyLabourSigned
Colin Pickthall22/10/2002West LancashireLabourSigned
Phil Sawford22/10/2002KetteringLabourSigned
Dai Havard22/10/2002Merthyr Tydfil & RhymneyLabourSigned
Helen Jones22/10/2002Warrington NorthLabourSigned
Piara S Khabra22/10/2002Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
David Marshall22/10/2002Glasgow, ShettlestonLabourSigned
Richard Ottaway22/10/2002Croydon SouthConservativeSigned
Andrew Dismore22/10/2002HendonLabourSigned
Mark Field22/10/2002Cities of London & WestminsterConservativeSigned
Stuart Bell22/10/2002MiddlesbroughLabourSigned
Keith Simpson23/10/2002Mid NorfolkConservativeSigned
Alan Hurst23/10/2002BraintreeLabourSigned
Eric Illsley23/10/2002Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Stephen O'Brien23/10/2002EddisburyConservativeSigned
Peter Bradley23/10/2002Wrekin, TheLabourSigned
John Butterfill23/10/2002Bournemouth WestConservativeSigned
Jeffrey M Donaldson23/10/2002Lagan ValleyUUPSigned
Michael Fabricant23/10/2002LichfieldConservativeSigned
Peter Ainsworth23/10/2002East SurreyConservativeSigned
Harold Best23/10/2002Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Crispin Blunt23/10/2002ReigateConservativeSigned
Robert Syms23/10/2002PooleConservativeSigned
Nigel Waterson23/10/2002EastbourneConservativeSigned
Ann Winterton23/10/2002CongletonConservativeSigned
Alan Simpson24/10/2002Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Andrew Murrison24/10/2002WestburyConservativeSigned
Adrian Bailey24/10/2002West Bromwich WestLabour Co-operativeSigned
Eleanor Laing28/10/2002Epping ForestConservativeSigned
Mike Wood28/10/2002Batley & SpenLabourSigned
Colin Burgon29/10/2002ElmetLabourSigned
Julian Lewis30/10/2002New Forest EastConservativeSigned
David Heyes31/10/2002Ashton-under-LyneLabourSigned
Theresa May31/10/2002MaidenheadConservativeSigned
Caroline Spelman04/11/2002MeridenConservativeSigned
Patrick Mercer04/11/2002NewarkConservativeSigned
Jeff Ennis04/11/2002Barnsley East & MexboroughLabourSigned
James Gray05/11/2002North WiltshireConservativeSigned
Andrew Selous06/11/2002South West BedfordshireConservativeSigned
Charles Hendry06/11/2002WealdenConservativeSigned
Anne McIntosh06/11/2002Vale of YorkConservativeSigned
Adrian Flook06/11/2002TauntonConservativeSigned
Cheryl Gillan07/11/2002Chesham & AmershamConservativeSigned
Desmond Swayne07/11/2002New Forest WestConservativeSigned
Angela Watkinson07/11/2002UpminsterConservativeSigned
Evan HarrisUnknownWithdrawn
Paul DaisleyUnknownWithdrawn

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