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Proceeding contribution from Chris Ruane (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 11 January 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on Electoral Administration Bill 2005-06.


Electoral Administration Bill

If the hon. Gentleman is holding up Northern Ireland as a paragon to be copied regarding the security of the vote, may I remind him that, initially, the electoral registration rate there went down to about 84 or 85 per cent? After a sustained campaign to reinstate people on the register it is now 92 per cent. If that were translated to the mainland, we would have to accept a loss of 3.5 million to 4 million registered voters.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
441 c345 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Databases Armed forces Administration Absent voting Costs Fraud Finance Elections Electorate Donors Expenditure Electoral Commission Electoral register National insurance Pilot schemes Northern Ireland Prisoners Political parties Proof of identity Registration Voting methods
Legislation
Electoral Administration Bill 2005-06
Link
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