Chuka Umunna, former MP, Streatham

How Chuka Umunna 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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Chuka Umunna generally voted for 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 Jul 2016: Chuka Umunna was absent for a vote on Electoral Reform (Proportional Representation and Reduction of Voting Age) Show vote
On 16 Dec 2015: Chuka Umunna voted 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 for fewer constituencies. Show vote
On 2 Nov 2010: Chuka Umunna 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. Show vote
On 12 Oct 2010: Chuka Umunna 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

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

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