Lord Haselhurst

Conservative Peer

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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Lord Haselhurst generally voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs

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Major votes

  • On 20 Jul 2016: Lord Haselhurst was absent for a vote on Electoral Reform (Proportional Representation and Reduction of Voting Age) Show vote
  • On 16 Dec 2015: Lord Haselhurst 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. Show vote
  • On 12 Oct 2010: Lord Haselhurst 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

Minor votes

  • On 2 Nov 2010: Lord Haselhurst 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 9 Feb 2010: Lord Haselhurst was absent for a vote on Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill — Amendment to New Clause 88 — Referendum on voting systems Show vote
  • On 9 Feb 2010: Lord Haselhurst was absent for a vote on Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill — New Clause 88 — Referendum on Voting System for Electing MPs Show vote

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