Proceeding contribution from Robert Halfon (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 6 September 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
Although I understand the merits of first past the post, does my hon. Friend agree that the one flaw in it is that there are constituencies where no candidate gets a majority of the vote? What does he think of the French system, which retains first past the post but has a second run-off ballot for the top two a week later, making sure that in each constituency the winner has a majority of the vote?
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- 2010-12
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Boundary commissions Constituency size Constituencies Alternative vote Costs House of Commons Electoral register General elections Judicial review Fixed-term parliaments Members Referendums Public inquiries Voting methods Reform
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- Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill 2010-12
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