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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Ashton of Upholland (Labour) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 23 March 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Electoral Administration Bill.

Electoral Administration Bill

I dug out the speech that I gave in the debate last year which was led by my noble friend Lord Lipsey when we went through what one can achieve with some of the different voting systems, depending on the priorities. I shall resist the temptation in Committee to do that. The noble Lord, Lord Hanningfield, makes an important point about how to ensure that people understand what they are doing. As the noble Lord will know, we welcome the role that the Electoral Commission has played in this. The analysis of the mayoral elections involved complexity and a lack of familiarity with what was being asked.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
680 c196GC 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Access Disability Data protection Codes of practice Constituencies Candidates Administration Absent voting Costs Design Campaigns Fraud Finance Elections Electorate Eligibility Donors Expenditure Information Documents Electoral Commission Electoral register Languages Electoral systems Prisoners Political parties Referendums Loans Polling stations Standards Voting behaviour Voting rights Returning officers Timetables Ballot papers
Legislation
Electoral Administration Bill 2005-06
Link
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