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Email alerts elections proportional representation bill : 1 Commons debate Representation of the People Bill: New Clause 72 - Donations etc in cryptoassets 2 Sep 2026 Katie Lam: ...the Members for Orpington (Gareth Bacon), for Broxbourne (Lewis Cocking), and for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner (David Simmonds), alongside whom I am so fortunate to be working, including on this Bill, and to my hon. Friend the Member for Hamble Valley (Paul Holmes), who has been incredibly helpful in handing over, and who has worked so hard on this Bill. In the same vein, I thank the... "proportional representation" : 1 Commons debate Representation of the People Bill: New Clause 72 - Donations etc in cryptoassets 2 Sep 2026 Katie Lam: ...still. Reform of our entire electoral system is not a minor technical adjustment—it would fundamentally alter the way in which democracy in this country functions. In particular, the system of proportional representation favoured by some Members from other parties would forever break the link between the performance of Members in this House and the will of the people. Under our system,... "proportional representation" : 1 Westminster Hall debate EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UK - [Dawn Butler in the Chair] 2 Sep 2026 Lisa Smart: .... A system that hands total power to a party with a minority of the vote and then dares it to govern for everyone will keep generating exactly this kind of instability. The Liberal Democrats want proportional representation through the single transferable vote at local and general elections. We want a second Chamber with a democratic mandate. We want the big money taken out of politics. We... speaker:Chris Hinchliff : 4 votes Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sep 2026 Voted no (division #61; result was 164 aye, 343 no) Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sep 2026 Voted no (division #62; result was 102 aye, 402 no) Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sep 2026 Voted no (division #63; result was 83 aye, 421 no) Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sep 2026 Voted aye (division #64; result was 404 aye, 101 no) speaker:Chris Hinchliff : 2 Commons debates Representation of the People Bill: New Clause 72 - Donations etc in cryptoassets 2 Sep 2026 Chris Hinchliff: A political system, even one with regular elections, is not really a democracy if rich individuals and corporations are able to use their wealth to buy access and influence, and shape decisions in a way that ordinary citizens will never enjoy. That is what new clause 25, tabled in my name, seeks to address. The British people will never be able to trust the fact that we are genuinely... Representation of the People Bill: New Clause 72 - Donations etc in cryptoassets 2 Sep 2026 Chris Hinchliff: As we have heard many times in today’s debate, there is a vast difference between trade unions—which are made up of millions of members making small contributions that are collectively donated to the Labour party, which they support—and corporations and rich individuals seeking influence and to further their own vested interests. To continue where I left off, what confidence can the... Best wishes, TheyWorkForYou mySociety, 483 Green Lanes, London, N13 4BS, United Kingdom Help keep TheyWorkForYou running Please consider donating to mySociety to help us continue and expand: