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Poll Idol contest gets under way

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Fourteen contestants are lining up on Monday for ITV's Pop Idol-style talent competition to find a member of the public to stand for Parliament.
The candidates on Vote for Me will take part in televised challenges, judged by an independent panel.

The winner will be chosen by a phone vote from a shortlist of seven and encouraged to stand for Parliament in one of the UK's 659 constituencies.

The channel says the week-long series could help tackle voter apathy.

Former ITN political editor John Sergeant will head the judging panel, joined by ex-Sun newspaper editor Kelvin MacKenzie and television presenter Lorraine Kelly.

Super tax?

Among the contestants are a Suffolk housewife who wants to encourage people to care of one another and a London writer advocating a three year tax relief for new businesses.

There is also a 31-year-old student who wants to fund the welfare state through a "super tax" for the rich and a London lawyer desperate to stop Britain adopting the euro.

One contestant will be voted out at the end of each show.

Presenter Jonathan Maitland has said the idea was to "find a new political star".

The programme was looking for "people who appeal to young voters," he said.

"One of the main reasons we are doing this programme is because the politicians themselves have said to us, 'you have got to do something to re-engage people, particularly young people, with the political process'".

ITV will not be funding the winner's campaign and their eventual choice of constituency will be up to them.

Author:	Madeline [ 10 Jan 05, 13:16 ]
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Lorraine Kelly, Kelvin MacKenzie and John Sergeant are the 3 judge's on ITV1’s 'Vote For Me' show that start tonight at 11pm. The show sets out to find a promising candidate for the House of Commons, every night the panel will get rid of the candidate they feel are not up to the job ahead of a public vote at the end of the week. ITV1 11pm

Author:	Christine [ 11 Jan 05, 20:22 ]
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Quote: Last Updated: Monday, 10 January, 2005, 17:53 GMT E-mail this to a friend Printable version Poll Idol contest gets under way The Cheeky Girls were discovered on Popstars: The Rivals Fourteen contestants are lining up on Monday for ITV's Pop Idol-style talent competition to find a member of the public to stand for Parliament. The candidates on Vote for Me will take part in televised challenges, judged by an independent panel. The winner will be chosen by a phone vote from a shortlist of seven and encouraged to stand for Parliament in one of the UK's 659 constituencies. The channel says the week-long series could help tackle voter apathy. Former ITN political editor John Sergeant will head the judging panel, joined by ex-Sun newspaper editor Kelvin MacKenzie and television presenter Lorraine Kelly. Super tax? Among the contestants are a Suffolk housewife who wants to encourage people to care of one another and a London writer advocating a three year tax relief for new businesses. There is also a 31-year-old student who wants to fund the welfare state through a "super tax" for the rich and a London lawyer desperate to stop Britain adopting the euro. One contestant will be voted out at the end of each show. Presenter Jonathan Maitland has said the idea was to "find a new political star". The programme was looking for "people who appeal to young voters," he said. "One of the main reasons we are doing this programme is because the politicians themselves have said to us, 'you have got to do something to re-engage people, particularly young people, with the political process'". ITV will not be funding the winner's campaign and their eventual choice of constituency will be up to them. Poll Idol contest gets under way

Author:	Madeline [ 13 Jan 05, 22:21 ]
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'Parliament Idol' fails to draw viewers from reality competition VOTE For Me!, the political reality show broadcast on ITV on Monday night, appealed to just 1.2 million viewers, despite a belief that the general public would be interested in a "hunt for a new political star". The show brings together a judging panel consisting of the GMTV presenter Lorraine Kelly, the former ITV political commentator John Sergeant and the former Sun newspaper editor Kelvin MacKenzie. The winner of this Friday’s public vote will be given the opportunity of standing for parliament. Billed as a political version of The X Factor, it was hoped the series would do for the House of Commons what Simon Cowell has done for wannabe pop stars. However, the first-night viewing figures equate to just a tenth of the Pop Idol ratings and the show has found itself in a head-to-head clash with Celebrity Big Brother on Channel 4. Would-be MPs include a druid, a Morris dancer, a porn star, a grandmother, lawyer George Carman’s son, a convicted fraudster, a suburban Christian and a shaven-headed male who wants violent offenders to be publicly flogged. ITV said the show was never meant for a peak-time slot and was a "genuine attempt to boost public interest in politics". The winner will run for parliament as an independent but will be prevented by electoral law from receiving funding or support from ITV at the time of the election. An ITV spokesman said: "Despite the comparisons with Pop Idol, Vote For Me! was never intended to compete with entertainment-reality formats and is not competing with shows like Big Brother. It is a current affairs programme and its post-ITV News slot reflects this." [url=http://www.entertainment.scotsman.com/tv/headlines_specific.cfm?id=9706]scotsman [/url]

Author:	nicki [ 15 Jan 05, 16:54 ]
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Article in the Times today about this programme here.

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