Proceeding contribution from David Howarth (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Friday, 16 May 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on Fixed Term Parliaments Bill.
Fixed Term Parliaments Bill
One could argue that fixed terms and PR go together, as often happens in other parts of Europe. If there were a fixed term that could be bypassed only with broad political consensus, parties would have to work together more. The hon. Gentleman talks about strong government, but I would talk about popular government. The Government would be more popular, more of the time, because they would be backed by more of the people.
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- 475 c1710-1
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- 2007-08
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Campaigns British constitution Elections General elections Government Dissolution Political parties Parliament Manifestos Recall of parliament Reform Royal prerogative Labour Censure motions
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- Fixed-term Parliaments Bill 2007-08
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