Today Caroline Lucas’ bill went before parliament. Here is the text:
Electoral Reform (Proportional Representation and Reduction of Voting Age) Bill
A Bill to amend the Representation of the People Acts to provide for the introduction of proportional representation as a method for electing Members of the House of Commons; to reduce the voting age to 16 in all UK elections and referendums; and for connected purposes.
MPs rejected Caroline’s bill 81-74, that means just 7 votes would’ve swung it, this is good news! 74 supporters is a massive improvement on last time, when 29 MPs voted for Jonathan Reynolds' PR Bill. This shows how MPs are paying attention to their constituents who feel that this is an important issue. You can show your MP that you care about this issue by writing to them here.
Find out how your MP voted:
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| MP | Party | Constituency |
| Blackman, Kirsty | SNP | Aberdeen North |
| McCaig, Callum | SNP | Aberdeen South |
| Gray, Neil | SNP | Airdrie and Shotts |
| Williams, Hywel | Plaid Cymru | Arfon |
| O'Hara, Brendan | SNP | Argyll and Bute |
| Wilson, Corri | SNP | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock |
| Whiteford, Dr Eilidh | SNP | Banff and Buchan |
| Howlett, Ben | Conservative | Bath |
| McDonnell, Dr Alasdair | SDLP | Belfast South |
| Phillips, Jess | Labour | Birmingham, Yardley |
| Goodman, Helen | Labour | Bishop Auckland |
| Lucas, Caroline | Green Party | Brighton, Pavilion |
| Monaghan, Dr Paul | SNP | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross |
| Zeichner, Daniel | Labour | Cambridge |
| Edwards, Jonathan | Plaid Cymru | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr |
| Brake, rh Tom | Liberal Democrat | Carshalton and Wallington |
| Whitford, Dr Philippa | SNP | Central Ayrshire |
| Boswell, Philip | SNP | Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill |
| McDonald, Stuart C. | SNP | Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East |
| Cruddas, Jon | Labour | Dagenham and Rainham |
| Hayes, Helen | Labour | Dulwich and West Norwood |
| Hosie, Stewart | SNP | Dundee East |
| Chapman, Douglas | SNP | Dunfermline and West Fife |
| Saville Roberts, Liz | Plaid Cymru | Dwyfor Meirionnydd |
| Nicolson, John | SNP | East Dunbartonshire |
| Cameron, Dr Lisa | SNP | East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow |
| Kerevan, George | SNP | East Lothian |
| Oswald, Kirsten | SNP | East Renfrewshire |
| Sheppard, Tommy | SNP | Edinburgh East |
| Brock, Deidre | SNP | Edinburgh North and Leith |
| Thomson, Michelle | Independent | Edinburgh West |
| Mc Nally, John | SNP | Falkirk |
| Durkan, Mark | SDLP | Foyle |
| Thewliss, Alison | SNP | Glasgow Central |
| Grady, Patrick | SNP | Glasgow North |
| McLaughlin, Anne | SNP | Glasgow North East |
| Monaghan, Carol | SNP | Glasgow North West |
| McDonald, Stewart Malcolm | SNP | Glasgow South |
| Stephens, Chris | SNP | Glasgow South West |
| Grant, Peter | SNP | Glenrothes |
| Salmond, rh Alex | SNP | Gordon |
| Streeting, Wes | Labour | Ilford North |
| Cowan, Ronnie | SNP | Inverclyde |
| Hendry, Drew | SNP | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey |
| Brown, Alan | SNP | Kilmarnock and Loudoun |
| Mullin, Roger | SNP | Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath |
| Mulholland, Greg | Liberal Democrat | Leeds North West |
| Day, Martyn | SNP | Linlithgow and East Falkirk |
| Twigg, Stephen | Labour | Liverpool, West Derby |
| Bardell, Hannah | SNP | Livingston |
| Meale, Sir Alan | Labour | Mansfield |
| Thompson, Owen | SNP | Midlothian |
| Robertson, rh Angus | SNP | Moray |
| MacNeil, Mr Angus Brendan | SNP | Na h-Eileanan an Iar |
| Gibson, Patricia | SNP | North Ayrshire and Arran |
| Gethins, Stephen | SNP | North East Fife |
| Lamb, rh Norman | Liberal Democrat | North Norfolk |
| Glass, Pat | Labour | North West Durham |
| Lewis, Clive | Labour | Norwich South |
| Allen, Mr Graham | Labour | Nottingham North |
| Carmichael, rh Mr Alistair | Liberal Democrat | Orkney and Shetland |
| Newlands, Gavin | SNP | Paisley and Renfrewshire North |
| Black, Mhairi | SNP | Paisley and Renfrewshire South |
| Blackford, Ian | SNP | Ross, Skye and Lochaber |
| Ferrier, Margaret | SNP | Rutherglen and Hamilton West |
| Blomfield, Paul | Labour | Sheffield Central |
| Ritchie, Ms Margaret | SDLP | South Down |
| Reynolds, Jonathan | Labour | Stalybridge and Hyde |
| Paterson, Steven | SNP | Stirling |
| Creasy, Stella | Labour | Walthamstow |
| Donaldson, Stuart Blair | SNP | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine |
| Docherty-Hughes, Martin | SNP | West Dunbartonshire |
| Farron, Tim | Liberal Democrat | Westmorland and Lonsdale |
| Greenwood, Margaret | Labour | Wirral West |
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| MP | Party | Constituency |
| Howarth, Sir Gerald | Conservative | Aldershot |
| Baron, Mr John | Conservative | Basildon and Billericay |
| Mann, John | Labour | Bassetlaw |
| Stewart, Bob | Conservative | Beckenham |
| Fuller, Richard | Conservative | Bedford |
| Dodds, rh Mr Nigel | Democratic Unionist Party | Belfast North |
| Stringer, Graham | Labour | Blackley and Broughton |
| Campbell, Mr Ronnie | Labour | Blyth Valley |
| Skinner, Mr Dennis | Labour | Bolsover |
| Cleverly, James | Conservative | Braintree |
| Liddell-Grainger, Mr Ian | Conservative | Bridgwater and West Somerset |
| Nuttall, Mr David | Conservative | Bury North |
| Churchill, Jo | Conservative | Bury St Edmunds |
| Milling, Amanda | Conservative | Cannock Chase |
| Tyrie, rh Mr Andrew | Conservative | Chichester |
| Duncan Smith, rh Mr Iain | Conservative | Chingford and Woodford Green |
| Donelan, Michelle | Conservative | Chippenham |
| Field, rh Mark | Conservative | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Vickers, Martin | Conservative | Cleethorpes |
| Pursglove, Tom | Conservative | Corby |
| Smith, Henry | Conservative | Crawley |
| Philp, Chris | Conservative | Croydon South |
| Johnson, Gareth | Conservative | Dartford |
| Solloway, Amanda | Conservative | Derby North |
| Elphicke, Charlie | Conservative | Dover |
| Wood, Mike | Conservative | Dudley South |
| Wilson, Sammy | Democratic Unionist Party | East Antrim |
| Davies, Mims | Conservative | Eastleigh |
| Elliott, Tom | Ulster Unionist Party | Fermanagh and South Tyrone |
| Lopresti, Jack | Conservative | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Leigh, Sir Edward | Conservative | Gainsborough |
| Davies, Byron | Conservative | Gower |
| Holloway, Mr Adam | Conservative | Gravesham |
| Blackman, Bob | Conservative | Harrow East |
| Jenkin, Mr Bernard | Conservative | Harwich and North Essex |
| Mak, Mr Alan | Conservative | Havant |
| Wragg, William | Conservative | Hazel Grove |
| Quin, Jeremy | Conservative | Horsham |
| Turner, Mr Andrew | Conservative | Isle of Wight |
| Hollobone, Mr Philip | Conservative | Kettering |
| Cryer, John | Labour | Leyton and Wanstead |
| McCartney, Karl | Conservative | Lincoln |
| Whittingdale, rh Mr John | Conservative | Maldon |
| Latham, Pauline | Conservative | Mid Derbyshire |
| Tomlinson, Michael | Conservative | Mid Dorset and North Poole |
| Huddleston, Nigel | Conservative | Mid Worcestershire |
| Jenkyns, Andrea | Conservative | Morley and Outwood |
| Lewis, rh Dr Julian | Conservative | New Forest East |
| Swayne, rh Sir Desmond | Conservative | New Forest West |
| Brown, rh Mr Nicholas | Labour | Newcastle upon Tyne East |
| Jayawardena, Mr Ranil | Conservative | North East Hampshire |
| Rees-Mogg, Mr Jacob | Conservative | North East Somerset |
| Wiggin, Bill | Conservative | North Herefordshire |
| Tomlinson, Justin | Conservative | North Swindon |
| Francois, rh Mr Mark | Conservative | Rayleigh and Wickford |
| Blunt, Crispin | Conservative | Reigate |
| Evans, Mr Nigel | Conservative | Ribble Valley |
| Rosindell, Andrew | Conservative | Romford |
| Davies, Philip | Conservative | Shipley |
| Kawczynski, Daniel | Conservative | Shrewsbury and Atcham |
| Henderson, Gordon | Conservative | Sittingbourne and Sheppey |
| Phillips, Stephen | Conservative | Sleaford and North Hykeham |
| Kinahan, Danny | Ulster Unionist Party | South Antrim |
| Costa, Alberto | Conservative | South Leicestershire |
| Mackinlay, Craig | Conservative | South Thanet |
| Selous, Andrew | Conservative | South West Bedfordshire |
| Murrison, Dr Andrew | Conservative | South West Wiltshire |
| Smith, Royston | Conservative | Southampton, Itchen |
| Main, Mrs Anne | Conservative | St Albans |
| Double, Steve | Conservative | St Austell and Newquay |
| Scully, Paul | Conservative | Sutton and Cheam |
| Allan, Lucy | Conservative | Telford |
| Robertson, Mr Laurence | Conservative | Tewkesbury |
| Pritchard, Mark | Conservative | The Wrekin |
| Hall, Luke | Conservative | Thornbury and Yate |
| Simpson, David | Democratic Unionist Party | Upper Bann |
| Aldous, Peter | Conservative | Waveny |
| Penrose, John | Conservative | Weston-super-Mare |
| Marris, Rob | Labour | Wolverhampton South West |
| Baker, Mr Steve | Conservative | Wycombe |
| Sturdy, Julian | Conservative | York Outer |