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  National Referendum on the United Kingdom's Membership of the European Union
  
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  @ MP voted no against a referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union 
  @ MP voted aye for a referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union
  
  The majority of MPs voted against a proposal to call upon the Government to hold a referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union. 
  
  The defeated motion was moved by David Nuttall MP[1], it read:
  
  :That this House 
  :''calls upon'' the Government to introduce a Bill in the next session of Parliament to provide for the holding of a national referendum on whether the United Kingdom should
  
  :(a) remain a member of the European Union on the current terms;
  
  :(b) leave the European Union; or
  
  :(c) re-negotiate the terms of its membership in order to create a new relationship based on trade and co-operation.
  
  
  Despite the majority of MPs not supporting this motion Parliament did eventually consider a European Union (Referendum) Bill introduced as a private members bill by James Wharton MP[2].
  
  * [1] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2011-10-24d.46.1#g46.3 David Nuttall (Bury North, Conservative), House of Commons 24 October 2011]
  * [2] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2013-14/europeanunionreferendum.html European Union (Referendum) Bill 2013-14 page on the Parliament website] 
  
  
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