Parliamentary and Local Elections (Choice of Electoral Systems) — 14 Jun 2006 at 12:46
I beg to move,
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for the holding of referendums about methods of election to the House of Commons and to local authorities; to enable a specified number of electors to require the holding of such a referendum; to require the Electoral Commission to establish a Citizens' Assembly to perform functions in relation to referendums; to provide for the adoption by a local authority of a different method of election; and for connected purposes.
Question put, pursuant to Standing Order No. 23 (Motions for leave to bring in Bills and nomination of Select Committees at commencement of public business):-
The House divided: Ayes 72, Noes 168.
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| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Danny Alexander | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Annette Brooke | Mid Dorset and North Poole | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Jeremy Browne | Taunton | LDem (front bench) | tellaye |
| Chris Bryant | Rhondda | Lab | aye |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Lorely Burt | Solihull | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Gregory Campbell | East Londonderry | DUP (front bench) | aye |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Alistair Carmichael | Orkney and Shetland | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mark Durkan | Foyle | SDLP (front bench) | aye |
| Natascha Engel | North East Derbyshire | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | aye |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| George Galloway | Bethnal Green and Bow | Respect | aye |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem | aye |
| Sandra Gidley | Romsey | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Julia Goldsworthy | Falmouth and Camborne | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Holmes | Chesterfield | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Stewart Hosie | Dundee East | SNP (front bench) | aye |
| David Howarth | Cambridge | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Christopher Huhne | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Hunter | Cheadle | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Norman Lamb | North Norfolk | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Laws | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Lazarowicz | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab | aye |
| John Leech | Manchester, Withington | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | aye |
| William McCrea | South Antrim | DUP (front bench) | aye |
| Alasdair McDonnell | Belfast South | SDLP (front bench) | aye |
| Eddie McGrady | South Down | SDLP | aye |
| Michael Moore | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Greg Mulholland | Leeds North West | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| John Pugh | Southport | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Alan Reid | Argyll and Bute | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Willie Rennie | Dunfermline and West Fife | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Angus Robertson | Moray | SNP (front bench) | aye |
| Dan Rogerson | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Rowen | Rochdale | LDem (front bench) | tellaye |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | aye |
| David Simpson | Upper Bann | DUP (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Jo Swinson | East Dunbartonshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sarah Teather | Brent East | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| John Thurso | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Michael Weir | Angus | SNP (front bench) | aye |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Hywel Williams | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Williams | Ceredigion | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Roger Williams | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Stephen Williams | Bristol West | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Jennifer Willott | Cardiff Central | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Sammy Wilson | East Antrim | DUP (front bench) | aye |
| Adam Afriyie | Windsor | Con (front bench) | no |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Anderson | Blaydon | Lab (minister) | no |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | no |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab (minister) | no |
| Richard Bacon | South Norfolk | Con (front bench) | no |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con | no |
| John Baron | Billericay | Con (front bench) | no |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | whilst Con (front bench) | no |
| Brian Binley | Northampton South | Con (front bench) | tellno |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Bone | Wellingborough | Con (front bench) | tellno |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | no |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| James Brokenshire | Hornchurch | Con | no |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | no |
| David Burrowes | Enfield, Southgate | Con (front bench) | no |
| Alistair Burt | North East Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab (minister) | no |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | no |
| Derek Conway | Old Bexley and Sidcup | whilst Con (front bench) | no |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mary Creagh | Wakefield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow South West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Philip Davies | Shipley | Con | no |
| Jim Devine | Livingston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jonathan Djanogly | Huntingdon | Con (front bench) | no |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nigel Dodds | Belfast North | DUP (front bench) | no |
| Brian H Donohoe | Central Ayrshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| James Duddridge | Rochford and Southend East | Con (front bench) | no |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | no |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con | no |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con | no |
| David Evennett | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Con (front bench) | no |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mark Field | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | no |
| Rob Flello | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Hywel Francis | Aberavon | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mark Francois | Rayleigh | Con (front bench) | no |
| Christopher Fraser | South West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | no |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Gauke | South West Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | no |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | no |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Paul Goodman | Wycombe | Con (front bench) | no |
| Robert Goodwill | Scarborough and Whitby | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | no |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | no |
| Nia Griffith | Llanelli | Lab (minister) | no |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Hamilton | Midlothian | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stephen Hammond | Wimbledon | Con (front bench) | no |
| Greg Hands | Hammersmith and Fulham | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con (front bench) | no |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab | no |
| Charles Hendry | Wealden | Con (front bench) | no |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mark Hoban | Fareham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Philip Hollobone | Kettering | Con (front bench) | no |
| Adam Holloway | Gravesham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Jimmy Hood | Lanark and Hamilton East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con (front bench) | no |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nick Hurd | Ruislip - Northwood | Con (front bench) | no |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | no |
| Stewart Jackson | Peterborough | Con (front bench) | no |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | no |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Boris Johnson | Henley | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Jones | Clwyd West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kevan Jones | North Durham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Daniel Kawczynski | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | no |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab | no |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con (front bench) | no |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ian Liddell-Grainger | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | no |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | no |
| Ian Lucas | Wrexham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con (front bench) | no |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Marshall | Glasgow East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | no |
| John McFall | West Dunbartonshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jim McGovern | Dundee West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ann McKechin | Glasgow North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Anne Milton | Guildford | Con (front bench) | no |
| Madeleine Moon | Bridgend | Lab (minister) | no |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Mundell | Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | Con (front bench) | no |
| Andrew Murrison | Westbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stephen O'Brien | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mike Penning | Hemel Hempstead | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mark Prisk | Hertford and Stortford | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mark Pritchard | The Wrekin | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | no |
| Linda Riordan | Halifax | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | no |
| Hugh Robertson | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Robertson | Glasgow North West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | no |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew Rosindell | Romford | Con (front bench) | no |
| Lee Scott | Ilford North | Con (front bench) | no |
| Andrew Selous | South West Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | no |
| Jim Sheridan | Paisley and Renfrewshire North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mark Simmonds | Boston and Skegness | Con (front bench) | no |
| Siôn Simon | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab | no |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Bob Spink | Castle Point | whilst Con (front bench) | no |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | no |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | no |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East | Lab | no |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Graham Stuart | Beverley and Holderness | Con (front bench) | no |
| Andrew Turner | Isle of Wight | Con (front bench) | no |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | no |
| Shailesh Vara | North West Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con (front bench) | no |
| Theresa Villiers | Chipping Barnet | Con (front bench) | no |
| Charles Walker | Broxbourne | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ben Wallace | Lancaster and Wyre | Con (front bench) | no |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con | no |
| Angela Watkinson | Upminster | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | no |
| Bill Wiggin | Leominster | Con (front bench) | no |
| Rob Wilson | Reading East | Con (front bench) | no |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Wright | Telford | Lab (minister) | no |
| Iain Wright | Hartlepool | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jeremy Wright | Rugby and Kenilworth | Con | no |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | no |
