ISLE OF MAN'S GENERAL ELECTION AND VOTING AGE (EDM277)

ISLE OF MAN'S GENERAL ELECTION AND VOTING AGE

EDM number 277 in 2006-07, proposed by Stephen Williams on 23/11/2006.

That this House notes that the General Election in the Isle of Man on 23rd November 2006 was the first opportunity for 16 and 17 year olds to vote in the British Isles; further notes that in 1881 the Isle of Man was the first place to give women the vote in a parliamentary election; applauds the reduction in voting age as engaging young people in the democratic process; believes that Britain ought once again to follow the Isle of Man's lead and extend the electoral franchise to 16 and 17 year olds; and calls on the Government to hold a free vote on this issue as soon as possible.

This motion has been signed by a total of 32 MPs.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
Stephen Williams	23/11/2006	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Proposed
Colin Breed	23/11/2006	South East Cornwall	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Paul Burstow	23/11/2006	Sutton and Cheam	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Peter Bottomley	27/11/2006	Worthing West	Conservative	Seconded
Bob Spink	27/11/2006	Castle Point	Conservative	Seconded
John Leech	27/11/2006	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Adrian Sanders	27/11/2006	Torbay	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lynne Jones	27/11/2006	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Mark Durkan	28/11/2006	Foyle	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Willie Rennie	28/11/2006	Dunfermline and West Fife	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roger Williams	28/11/2006	Brecon and Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Martin Caton	28/11/2006	Gower	Labour	Signed
Albert Owen	29/11/2006	Ynys M	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	29/11/2006	Finchley and Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Natascha Engel	29/11/2006	North East Derbyshire	Labour	Signed
Mark Williams	29/11/2006	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alex Salmond	30/11/2006	Banff and Buchan	Scottish National Party	Signed
Andrew George	30/11/2006	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Hywel Francis	30/11/2006	Aberavon	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	04/12/2006	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Betty Williams	04/12/2006	Conwy	Labour	Signed
Tim Farron	04/12/2006	Westmorland and Lonsdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Martin Horwood	04/12/2006	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Kerry McCarthy	04/12/2006	Bristol East	Labour	Signed
Greg Pope	05/12/2006	Hyndburn	Labour	Signed
Alasdair McDonnell	05/12/2006	Belfast South	Social Democratic and Labour Party	Signed
Malcolm Bruce	05/12/2006	Gordon	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Janet Dean	05/12/2006	Burton	Labour	Signed
John Hemming	11/12/2006	Birmingham, Yardley	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jo Swinson	18/12/2006	East Dunbartonshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Howarth	10/01/2007	Cambridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Austin	19/01/2007	Erith and Thamesmead	Labour	Signed

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