Recall Of Elected Representatives

EDM number 1253 in 2010-12, proposed by Zac Goldsmith on 11/01/2011.
Categorised under the topic of Members of Parliament.

That this House welcomes the Coalition Agreement commitment to introduce a power of recall for constituents to recall their hon.Members; expresses its disappointment that a recall vote will only happen if the Committee on Standards and Privileges deems an hon. Member guilty of serious wrongdoing; further expresses its disappointment that the Government has no plans to introduce a power for electors to recall members of the London Assembly, local councillors or Members of the European Parliament; further welcomes instead the provisions of the Recall of Elected Representatives Bill that would permit voters to recall their elected representatives if a majority has lost confidence in them, for whatever reason, and if enough voters sign a petition to trigger a recall vote; and urges the Government to incorporate these provisions as part of its legislative programme to put power in the hands of communities and individuals.

This motion has been signed by a total of 57 MPs.