Proceeding contribution from Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 13 May 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Political Parties and Elections Bill.

Political Parties and Elections Bill

I had sat down. This argument could go on all night, and I have no intention of prolonging it. However, I shall remark on one historical episode of exercise of continuity. Winston Churchill, after the 1918 election, alluded to the glories of peace, but then said that when we looked to Ireland, ""we see the dreary steeples of Fermanagh and Tyrone"," continuing to rise above the bogs and the mist. It was in Fermanagh and Tyrone that the charges of malfeasance were strongest after the 2001 election, which then gave rise to the 2002 Act.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 710 c410GC
Session: 2008-09
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects: Disclosure of information Databases Armed forces Candidates Absent voting Fraud Finance Elections Electoral register Northern Ireland Political parties Members' interests Proof of identity Voting rights Councillors' interests Information sharing
Legislation: Political Parties and Elections Bill 2007-08 to 2008-09
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Political Parties and Elections Bill

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