PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION

Early day motion 764, tabled 30 January 2007 by Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative). Signed by 27 members.

That this House notes with concern the rapid move to more elections by proportional representation, especially in the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish devolved bodies, and for EU elections; further notes that proportional representation can lead to unstable coalition government, and that in comparison to a first past the post system proportional representation leads to a lack of accountability with an elected representative who is not accountable to a certain geographical area, and to a specific local community; and seeks reassurance from the Government that such changes in the electoral process will not be considered for local and parliamentary elections in England.

Signatures by party: Labour 14, Conservative 13.