INDEPENDENT COMMISSION ON VOTING SYSTEMS

Early day motion 537, tabled 1 December 1997 by Stephen Twigg (Labour). Signed by 110 members.

That this House welcomes the establishment of an independent commission on voting systems to recommend a proportional alternative to the first-past-the-post system for election to the House of Commons which can then be put to a referendum of the British people before the next general election; and believes that open and informed discussion of the options for electoral reform will be good for democracy in the United Kingdom.

Signatures by party: Labour 60, Liberal Democrat 38, Labour/Co-operative 6, Plaid Cymru 4, Independent Conservative 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.