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Electoral Systems

Asked by Tony VaughanLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 23 March 2026UIN 121178

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of alternative electoral systems to the single member district system used to elect MPs.

Answered by Samantha Dixon

The government has no plans to change the electoral system for UK Parliamentary elections.

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