Priti Patel

Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

Conservative MP for Witham

@pritipatel

Referendum on the UK's Membership of the EU

There have been a number of votes in Parliament on if there should be a national referendum on the United Kingdom's continued membership of the European Union.

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Priti Patel almost always voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU

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Major votes

  • On 7 Sep 2015: Priti Patel voted for a referendum to be held on if the UK should remain a member of the EU. Show vote
  • On 9 Jun 2015: Priti Patel voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU. Show vote
  • On 9 Jun 2015: Priti Patel voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU. Show vote
  • On 17 Oct 2014: Priti Patel voted for a referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union to be held before 31 December 2017. Show vote
  • On 5 Jul 2013: Priti Patel voted in favour of a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show vote
  • On 24 Oct 2011: Priti Patel voted for a referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union Show vote
  • On 1 Feb 2011: Priti Patel voted against a proposal that if a proposed transfer of powers from the UK to the EU was rejected in a referendum a subsequent, binding, referendum ought be held on the UK's membership of the EU. Show vote

Minor votes

  • On 29 Feb 2016: Priti Patel voted to set the date of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU as the 23rd of June 2016, and to set other dates relevant to the regulation of the referendum. Show vote
  • On 22 Nov 2013: Priti Patel voted against requiring a referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union be held specifically on the 23rd of October 2014; retaining instead a more general requirement to hold one by the end of 2017 Show vote
  • On 15 May 2013: Priti Patel voted to express regret that the Government had not included proposals for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU in their legislative programme. Show vote

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