Representation of the People Bill: Further to consider the Bill

Parliamentary debate

Parliament is continuing detailed scrutiny of the Representation of the People Bill in General Committee. This bill concerns electoral law and how people are represented in Parliament, including rules around voting, candidacy, and electoral administration. The committee stage allows line-by-line examination of the bill's clauses before it returns to the main chamber.

This bill affects the fundamental democratic process in the UK by potentially changing how elections work, who can stand as candidates, voter eligibility, or how electoral boundaries are managed. Changes could impact voter participation rates, representation of different communities, and the integrity of democratic elections nationwide.

MP & Parliament Local Government

MPs most likely to speak

David SimmondsConservative and Unionist Party

Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Prior Representation of the People Bill engagement: 10 debate(s) (40pts); Shadow Levelling Up — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on mp-performance, local-government (113 times, 40pts); Known positions: local-government: opposed, local-government: questioning, local-government: neutral (30pts)Voting record

Sir Gavin WilliamsonConservative and Unionist Party

Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

Prior Representation of the People Bill engagement: 1 debate(s) (30pts); Spoken on mp-performance, local-government (37 times, 40pts); Known positions: local-government: opposed, local-government: questioning, mp-performance: questioning (30pts)Voting record

Florence EshalomiLabour and Co-operative Party

Vauxhall and Camberwell Green

Prior Representation of the People Bill engagement: 1 debate(s) (30pts); Spoken on mp-performance, local-government (59 times, 40pts); Known positions: local-government: questioning, local-government: supportive (20pts); Committee: housing, communities and local government committee (Chair) (25pts)Voting record

Judith CumminsLabour Party

Bradford South

Prior Representation of the People Bill engagement: 1 debate(s) (30pts); Spoken on mp-performance, local-government (141 times, 40pts); Known positions: mp-performance: neutral, mp-performance: opposed, mp-performance: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Lisa SmartLiberal Democrats

Hazel Grove

Prior Representation of the People Bill engagement: 10 debate(s) (40pts); Spoken on mp-performance, local-government (90 times, 40pts); Known positions: local-government: supportive, mp-performance: opposed, local-government: neutral (30pts)Voting record

Representation of the People Bill: Further to consider the Bill

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