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Proceeding contribution from Lord Norton of Louth (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 13 March 2008. It occurred during Debate on Elections: Voting Systems.

Elections: Voting Systems

My Lords, the fact that 30 per cent of the voters vote for party A and 20 per cent for party B, and after the election parties A and B get together, does not mean that they have 50 per cent of popular support. They have zero per cent because not one person voted for the arrangement. Let us look at Wales in the previous National Assembly elections. There was a 43.5 per cent turnout and not one voter had the chance to vote for a Labour plus Plaid Cymru coalition.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
699 c1607-8 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
House of Lords House of Commons House of Lords composition Electoral systems General elections Proportional representation Voting behaviour Reform Simple majority electoral systems House of Commons composition Coalition governments
Link
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