Pauline Latham MP, Mid Derbyshire

How Pauline Latham voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs.

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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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Pauline Latham 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.

Key votes about a more proportional system for electing MPs:

On 20 Jan 2020: Pauline Latham voted against introducing a system of proportional representation for the election of members of the House of Commons. Show vote
On 20 Jul 2016: Pauline Latham voted against proportional representation for electing MPs and against reducing the voting age to 16. Show vote
On 16 Dec 2015: Pauline Latham 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: Pauline Latham 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: Pauline Latham 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. Show vote

Vote information from PublicWhip. Last updated: 2020-01-20. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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