Proceeding contribution from Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 15 November 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
Perhaps I may say that the unspoken interventions of my noble friend Lord Dubs are more powerful than the words of the noble Lord, Lord Strathclyde. What is the effect of removing 7.7 per cent—some 50—of the total of MPs? According to Professor King, the respected psephologist, the average constituency size will go up from 66,000, which it was at the end of the Second World War, to around 105,000 by the time of the next election.
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- 2010-12
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- Constituency size Constituencies Alternative vote Costs Electoral register General elections Northern Ireland Referendums Scotland Voting methods Reform Wales
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- Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill 2010-12
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