The 20 successful MPs are given priority in presenting a Bill of their choice and putting it down for second reading on one of the Private Members' Bills Fridays.
The Bills of the MPs successful in the ballot are formally presented in the House on the fifth sitting Wednesday, 20 June 2012. In general, only the titles of the Bills are known at this stage; their texts may not appear in print until some time after this date.
The Private Members' Bills ballot for the 2012-13 session took place on Thursday 17 May 2012.
Ballot Results
The 20 MPs successful in the ballot were as follows:
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John McDonnell
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Richard Ottaway
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Barbara Keeley
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Gavin Barwell
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Peter Aldous
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John Hemming
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Neil Carmichael
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Paul Beresford
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Richard Harrington
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Mike Weir
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Stuart Andrew
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Sheryll Murray
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Lindsay Roy
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John Glen
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Jo Swinson
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Mark Hendrick
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Simon Kirby
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Michael Meacher
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Michael Connarty
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Douglas Carswell
Related information
For information on the progress of Private Members' Bills, including ballot Bills:
For information on Private Members' Bill procedure and practice: