Voter Identification

Details

Status: Active

Groups: Constitutional Reform

There have been votes in Parliament on introducing a requirement for photographic identification to vote at polling stations.

[Person name] voted for/against photographic voter identification at polling stations

Decisions may be read as agreeing with the policy, or being against the policy.

month	decision	alignment	strength	decision type	uses powers	voting cluster	participant count
2017-12	Draft Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017	agree	weak	Division	uses_powers	Strong conflict: Gov proposes	549
2017-12	Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2017	agree	weak	Division	uses_powers	Strong conflict: Gov proposes	549
2021-05	Queen's Speech — Programme for Government — Immigration — Policing — Elections	against	weak	Division	does_not_use_powers	Strong conflict: Opposition proposes	631
2021-09	Elections Bill — Decline Second Reading — Voter ID — Overseas Voters — Postal Vote Misuse	against	strong	Division	uses_powers	Strong conflict: Opposition proposes	557
2021-09	Elections Bill — Second Reading — Voter ID — Overseas Voters — Postal Vote Misuse	agree	strong	Division	uses_powers	Strong conflict: Gov proposes	554
2022-01	Elections Bill — Clause 1 — Voter Identification	against	strong	Division	uses_powers	Strong conflict: Opposition proposes	557
2022-01	Elections Bill — Third Reading — Voter ID — Overseas Voters — Postal Vote Misuse	agree	strong	Division	uses_powers	Strong conflict: Gov proposes	560
2022-04	Elections Bill — Schedule 1 — Voter Identification — Acceptable Forms of Identification	agree	weak	Division	uses_powers	Strong conflict: Gov proposes	515