Voting Methods
Commons · Question 119516 · Tabled 10 Mar 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission · Official record
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by David Simmonds
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 84203 on Voting Methods, whether the Electoral Commission was consulted by the
Answer
Answered by Sir Jeremy Wright, 17 Mar 2026
The Government was required to consult the Electoral Commission before making the draft orders providing for flexible voting pilot schemes at the May 2026 elections in England. The Commission has a statutory duty to independently evaluate and report on th...