What the Conference Decided

Conference voted for a Federation over a network: 65/96 (68%) for, 20 against, 11 abstaining. It also renamed the project the Socialist Federation and established a Socialist Education and Debate Association (SEDA).

Proposals on organisational form. The top three were carried to compositing.

1. 1 B4

   Common Ground

   Olivia Presland

   47/92 for (51%) · 19 against · 26 abstained

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2. 2 B9

   Federation to Coordinate Struggles / Common Programme

   Raz O’Connor

   37/77 for (48%) · 11 against · 29 abstained

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3. 3 B10

   Socialist Federation Structure Proposal

   James Kulmer

   36/76 for (47%) · 11 against · 29 abstained

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• B6 For A New Model Left Party — Max Shanly & Ewan Tilley Read the proposal → 33/75 for (44%)
• B2 Effective National Org with Powerful Local Branches — Phil Pope Read the proposal → 32/82 for (39%)
• B7 Interim Socialist Federation — Marcus Halaby Read the proposal → 32/75 for (43%)
• B12 The Patchwork Federation — John Urquhart Read the proposal → 32/78 for (41%)
• B5 “Endorsement of a Federation” (assigned title) — Coventry & Warwickshire Socialist Alliance Read the proposal → 29/72 for (40%)

Proposals on the initial platform. The top three were carried to compositing.

1. 1 C5

   Interim Platform for a Socialist Federation

   Richard Gerrard

   63/82 for (77%) · 7 against · 12 abstained

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2. 2 C1

   Platform for the programme of a Socialist Federation

   Raz O’Connor

   50/82 for (61%) · 12 against · 20 abstained

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3. 3 C2

   Building Solidarity and Trust Within and Without the Left

   Tom Lennard

   48/82 for (59%) · 6 against · 28 abstained

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• C3 “Proposal to Bring in Other Forces” (assigned title) — Coventry & Warwickshire Socialist Alliance Read the proposal → 45/82 for (55%)
• C9 Points of Unity — John Urquhart Read the proposal → 43/82 for (52%)
• C15 Theses on Strategy and Global Complexity — Graham Jones Read the proposal → 39/82 for (48%)
• C4 Develop a National Policy Platform — Jack Gibbons Read the proposal → 33/82 for (40%)
• C13 Swarm Organising — Graham Jones Read the proposal → 33/82 for (40%)
• C14 The Vectoral Programme — Graham Jones Read the proposal → 33/82 for (40%)
• C11 Relations with Other Organisations — Clive Power Read the proposal → 31/82 for (38%)
• C12 Support Campaign towards a Democratic Socialist Party — Democratic Socialists Read the proposal → 25/82 for (30%)

Decided by a show of hands.

• D2 “Rename to Socialist Federation” (assigned title) — Coventry & Warwickshire Socialist Alliance Read the proposal → 60/66 for (91%)
• D3 Socialist Education and Debate Association (SEDA) — Alex Green & Tony Collins Read the proposal → 61/94 for (65%)

Vote counts are taken from the conference’s official Vote Record.