Lord Willis of Knaresborough

Liberal Democrat Peer

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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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We don’t have enough information to calculate Lord Willis of Knaresborough’s position on this issue

However, Lord Willis of Knaresborough has taken part in the following votes on the topic:

Minor votes

  • On 9 Feb 2010: Lord Willis of Knaresborough voted in favour of a referendum on using the Single Transferable Vote system for electing MPs to the House of Commons, rather than a referendum on moving to the Alternative Vote. Show vote
  • On 9 Feb 2010: Lord Willis of Knaresborough voted in favour of a referendum on using the alternative vote system for parliamentary elections being held no later than 31 October 2011. Show vote

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