We need to get over 80 topics down to 15 MYPs will get the chance to choose the top

10 topics that matter to them This will create the final list read for the

ballot paper

This goes to MYPs registered email address

It will be sent to you at 9am – 1st August

You have until 11.59pm on the 4th August to vote

If you don’t get an email contact your PG

For Members of the Youth Parliament to debate and select the most important issue for the UK Youth Parliament to campaign on from a short listed list of topics decided by a public vote

The key event within Parliament Week

The annual national awareness week which aims to build greater awareness, understanding and engagement

with parliamentary democracy in the UK

Nation Numbers

England 234

Scotland 24

Wales 24

Northern Ireland 18

Year Number of Votes

Turnout

2009 721 0.0121%

2010 2502 0.0420%

2011 65,532 1.10%

2012 253,637 4.26%2013 ? ?

MYPs to represent as many other YP as possible

Mandate Legitimatise UKYP Numerical evidence of MYPs

taking their role in representing their constituents seriously

½ million ballots printed◦253,637 votes received◦4166 votes online ◦249,471 paper ballots counted ◦250,529 paper ballots missing in action ◦338 MYPs/DMYPs took part ◦69 MYPs/DMYPs got more than 1000

ballots

2013

1million ballots to be printed◦600 to every MYP/DMYP◦4000 to each LA (apart from IoS) ◦NI 20,000◦Scotland 10,000◦Wales 20,000

No extra ballots will be held at central office this year

If we have your registration form 600 ballots will be sent to the address you gave us on the form

Your youth worker will also have 4000 ballots

MYP DMYP Region Nation 1000YC Region Nation 1000

Count and verify them before the 12th October◦ Who can verity them?

Youth Worker Teacher Parent

Bring the count sheet to BYC Convention 2 on the 12th October