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UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 0517

Parliamentary Elections (Recall and Primaries) Bill

[As Introduced]
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This bill would let voters remove their MP before the next election if enough constituents demand it (recall), and would allow voters to have a direct say in choosing parliamentary candidates instead of parties deciding alone (primaries). It aims to give ordinary people more control over who represents them in Parliament.

Presented by Mr Douglas Carswell.
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Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading13 Oct 2009
  • 2nd reading