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Proceeding contribution from Lord Greaves (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 22 January 2009. It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2009.

European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2009

My Lords, many of these slogans are misleading, but parties are allowed to register them. The Electoral Commission does not subject them to an analysis of ideological or policy purity; it just accepts them. Are we now saying that there will be a description that is actually the name of the political party, such as the ““Liberal Democrats”” or the ““Conservative Party””—the Conservative and Unionist Party, or whatever it has decided its name is—which is the registered name, and then there will be up to six words of description in addition?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
706 c1845 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Candidates Absent voting Bankruptcy Convictions Custodial treatment Campaigns Fraud Finance Elections Eligibility Donors Electoral Commission EU accession EU enlargement Hereditary peers European Parliament European Parliament members Gibraltar European Court of Human Rights Offenders Prisoners Political parties Publicity Referendums Loans Polling stations Scotland Returning officers Gibraltar House of Assembly
Legislation
European Parliamentary Elections (Loans and Related Transactions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) Order 2009
European Parliament (Disqualification) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) Order 2009
European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Link
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