He introduced the legislation as a private members bill, having secured support for the policy at the Labor Party convention.

He brought this issue to the house through a private members bill.

He was one of the few members legislate as a backbencher and introduce a private members bill.

While the act was introduced into the House of Commons as a private members bill, it never became law.

He introduced a private members bill which proposed to raise the maximum jail term for parents whose children commit crimes while under their supervision.

In December 2005, an abortive private members bill failed at its first reading to do so.

In 2004, Whalen's private members bill for mandatory booster seats was passed by the legislature.

In 1884 he introduced a private members bill on disestablishment, although it never came to a vote.

There are three methods by which a private members bill can be introduced: