Number of MPs in the House of Commons
There have been votes in Parliament on reducing the number of MPs in the House of Commons and reviewing the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies.
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Sheila Gilmore almost always voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons
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 29 Jan 2013:
Sheila Gilmore voted to postpone reviewing the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies until 2018 and also to delay a review into the effect of reducing the number of MPs
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On 1 Nov 2010:
Sheila Gilmore voted to seek make specified exemptions from the proposal to equalise the number of electors in each parliamentary constituency and voted to guarantee certain areas a whole number of MPs and also to widen the band within which the number of electors of all constituencies must remain.
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On 20 Oct 2010:
Sheila Gilmore voted to order a review of the number and size of Parliamentary constituencies in Wales within a year of deciding to go ahead with a referendum in Wales on additional devolution to the Welsh Assembly.
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On 20 Oct 2010:
Sheila Gilmore voted to keep the number of MPs at 650, rather than reduce it to 600.
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On 6 Sep 2010:
Sheila Gilmore voted against a referendum on using the Alternative Vote system in general elections and for parliamentary constituency boundary changes which would have reduced the number of MPs from 650 to 600.
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On 6 Sep 2010:
Sheila Gilmore voted against authorising spending the money required to enact the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill and pay the costs of the referendum on the alternative vote and the costs of the process of redrawing constituencies should the bill become law.
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