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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Dennis Skinner almost always voted 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.
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On 20 Jul 2016:
Dennis Skinner voted against proportional representation for electing MPs and against reducing the voting age to 16.
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On 16 Dec 2015:
Dennis Skinner voted against proposals to make the number of MPs from each party in the House of Commons more closely reflect each party's share of the national vote and against a move to fewer constituencies.
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On 2 Nov 2010:
Dennis Skinner voted against only automatically acting on the outcome of the referendum on introducing the alternative vote system for electing MPs if at least forty per cent of electors entitled to vote did so.
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On 12 Oct 2010:
Dennis Skinner voted against including voting systems which would be expected to result in proportional representation as options in the referendum on how MPs are elected to the commons.
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On 9 Feb 2010:
Dennis Skinner 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.
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On 9 Feb 2010:
Dennis Skinner voted in favour of a referendum on using the alternative vote system for parliamentary elections being held no later than 31 October 2011.
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