John Healey

Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

Labour MP for Wentworth and Dearne

@JohnHealey_MP https://facebook.com/JohnHealeyRotherham

Proportional Representation When Electing MPs

There have been votes in Parliament on if the system used to elect MPs to the House of Commons should change to a one where the proportion of seats won by a political party better reflects the proportion of the vote they win.

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John Healey voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs

TheyWorkForYou has automatically calculated this MP’s stance based on all of their votes on the topic. You can browse the source data on PublicWhip.org.uk.

Key votes about a more proportional system for electing MPs:

  • On 20 Jan 2020: John Healey was absent for a vote on Queen's Speech — Programme for Government — Proportional Representation to Elect MPs Show vote
  • On 20 Jul 2016: John Healey was absent for a vote on Electoral Reform (Proportional Representation and Reduction of Voting Age) Show vote
  • On 16 Dec 2015: John Healey was absent for a vote on Representation of the People (Proportional Representation) (House of Commons) Bill — Leave to Bring In Show vote
  • On 2 Nov 2010: John Healey was absent for a vote on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 8 — 40% Minimum Turnout for Automatic Action on AV Referendum Result Show vote
  • On 12 Oct 2010: John Healey was absent for a vote on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Part 3 — Question for referendum on the system for electing MPs Show vote
  • On 9 Feb 2010: John Healey voted for the proposed Autumn 2011 referendum on the system for electing MPs to be on moving to the Alternative Vote system rather than on moving to the Single Transferable Vote. Show vote
  • On 9 Feb 2010: John Healey voted in favour of a referendum on using the alternative vote system for parliamentary elections being held no later than 31 October 2011. Show vote

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