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Proceeding contribution from Philip Davies (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 26 February 2007. It occurred during Opposition day on Electoral System.


Electoral System

In Bradford, there have unfortunately been quite a number of complaints about electoral fraud, and Bradford council is one of the councils that are keen to have individual registration, because it knows how big a difference that would make. In west Yorkshire the police, who should be spending a lot of time investigating proper crimes that affect people in our communities, are having to spend an awful lot of time investigating either genuine or malicious complaints of electoral fraud because of the lax system. Does my hon. Friend agree that the police need to spend time on other crimes, rather than wasting time on electoral fraud?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
457 c689-90 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Committee on Standards in Public Life Fraud Electoral Commission Electoral register Electoral systems Voting methods
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk