A Bill to introduce the optional preferential voting system for Parliamentary elections; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
2 November 2023
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This bill would introduce an optional preferential voting system for UK parliamentary elections. Voters would be able to rank candidates in order of preference, rather than just selecting a single candidate, with provisions to support and regulate the new system.
The bill is at an early stage, having just been introduced and given its 1st reading in the Commons; it has not yet progressed to the second reading or committee stages.
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11 Jul 2022
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
