Proceeding contribution from Robert Smith (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 25 October 2005. It occurred during Debate on bill on Electoral Administration Bill.

Electoral Administration Bill

I have never quite understood how this country, without fixed-term Parliaments, can have a period running up to an election when only the Prime Minister has the faintest idea of when he plans to call that election. How will we know whether we will be caught by the four-month period until after the fact?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 438 c249
Session: 2005-06
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: ICT Candidates Administration Absent voting Age Conduct Devolution Campaigns Fraud Finance Elections Eligibility Electoral Commission Electoral register European Parliament Election observers General elections Local government Pilot schemes Northern Ireland Prosecutions Personation Political parties Proof of identity Polling stations Wales Scotland Registration Voting behaviour Voting methods Returning officers Timetables Ballot papers
Legislation: Electoral Administration Bill 2005-06
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Electoral Administration Bill

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