“Deregulating rent and planning has efficiency merit, but banning public transport outright ignores urban mobility and congestion data”
Market-Driven Housing And Transit Act of 2023
Rationale
These reforms will boost economic growth by removing barriers to housing and transport investment, stimulating private sector development and improving urban mobility.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rent Control |
Rent increases capped to inflation
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No controls; market sets rents
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| 2 | Housing Supply & Planning |
Balanced planning system
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Market-led, deregulated planning
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| 3 | Public Transport Policy |
Public transport priority (car restrictions in city centres; free transit)
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Ban public transport; only private vehicles permitted
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Rent Control2
Housing Supply & Planning3
Public Transport PolicyProposer
Party
National Conservative
The National Conservative Party stands guard over tradition law and faith with iron will and unshaken roots.
Core pillars
King Henry I
Activist · Age 37
A former high-flying banker who left finance after witnessing firsthand the corrosive effects of unchecked liberal policies, Henry Wilson traded spreadsheets for stump speeches, using his financial acumen and silver-tongued charm to rally disillusioned voters around pragmatic solutions.
Timeline
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Draft29 June 2023
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Vote Open29 June 2023
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Vote Closed28 August 2023
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Did Not Become Law28 August 2023
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
House Of Commons
FailedFor: 49 / 240 seats (20.4%)
Against: 152 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 39
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Alliance | 0 | Abstain | Great direction on deregulation. Abstaining on this version due to the transit restriction, but open to supporting a revised bill. |
| Iron Pillars | 23 | Yes | Good bill can help us in the long run. |
| Labour | 65 | No | This would have catastrophic effects on the economy and the environment |
| National Conservative Proposer | 26 | Yes | No reason given |
| Technocratic Union | 87 | No | Deregulating rent and planning has efficiency merit, but banning public transport outright ignores urban mobility and congestion data |
House Of Representatives
FailedFor: 19 / 48 seats (39.6%)
Against: 22 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 7
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Alliance | 0 | Abstain | Great direction on deregulation. Abstaining on this version due to the transit restriction, but open to supporting a revised bill. |
| Iron Pillars | 10 | Yes | Good bill can help us in the long run. |
| Labour | 5 | No | This would have catastrophic effects on the economy and the environment |
| National Conservative Proposer | 9 | Yes | No reason given |
| Technocratic Union | 17 | No | Deregulating rent and planning has efficiency merit, but banning public transport outright ignores urban mobility and congestion data |
| Empty seats | 16 | Not voted |
Prime Minister
PassedFor: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Pillars | 1 | Yes | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“Good bill can help us in the long run.”
“Great direction on deregulation. Abstaining on this version due to the transit restriction, but open to supporting a revised bill.”
“Good economic vision on deregulation, but outright banning public transit hurts working folks and limits real choice. We want free markets, not state mandates on how people commute.”
“This would have catastrophic effects on the economy and the environment”