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110 votes total
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| We should have fixed election dates instead of allowing the governing party to decide the timing of elections. |
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Strongly agree (67) |
 61% |
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Agree (26) |
24% |
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Ambivalent (10) |
9% |
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Disagree (7) |
6% |
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Strongly disagree (0) |
0% |
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| There should be a mechanism to allow the public to recall an MP before the end of their term in office (for example, for dishonesty or incompetence). |
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Strongly agree (82) |
75% |
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Agree (18) |
16% |
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Ambivalent (6) |
5% |
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Disagree (4) |
4% |
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Strongly disagree (0) |
0% |
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| MPs should be allowed to debate and vote on more issues according to their conscience, rather than always having to toe the party line. |
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Strongly agree (66) |
60% |
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Agree (30) |
27% |
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Ambivalent (12) |
11% |
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Disagree (2) |
2% |
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Strongly disagree (0) |
0% |
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| The governing party should include one or more Opposition MPs in the Cabinet. |
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Strongly agree (20) |
18% |
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Agree (26) |
24% |
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Ambivalent (32) |
29% |
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Disagree (28) |
25% |
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Strongly disagree (4) |
4% |
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| There should be a greater use of referenda when deciding policy on important subjects. |
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Strongly agree (63) |
57% |
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Agree (34) |
31% |
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Ambivalent (7) |
6% |
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Disagree (6) |
5% |
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Strongly disagree (0) |
0% |
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| There should be an official code of conduct for MPs. |
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Strongly agree (95) |
86% |
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Agree (10) |
9% |
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Ambivalent (3) |
3% |
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Disagree (2) |
2% |
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Strongly disagree (0) |
0% |
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| The notion of Collective Responsibility - in which all Cabinet members must always agree with each other in public - is redundant and should be scrapped. |
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Strongly agree (41) |
37% |
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Agree (31) |
28% |
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Ambivalent (16) |
15% |
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Disagree (18) |
16% |
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Strongly disagree (4) |
4% |
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| There should be greater use of bipartisan committees to research issues and develop policy, instead of everything being decided by Cabinet. |
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Strongly agree (64) |
58% |
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Agree (32) |
29% |
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Ambivalent (11) |
10% |
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Disagree (3) |
3% |
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Strongly disagree (0) |
0% |