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Proceeding contribution from Lord McAvoy (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 16 November 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

My good friend the noble Lord, Lord Tyler, has informed me that in 2005 my electorate was just over 74,000. In response, I should have said ““approximately 77,000””. I needed to get that clear. In 2010 it must be near enough to 77,000. Does the noble Lord, Lord Roberts, take into account that the bigger the constituency in numbers, the more casework there will be? In my old constituency I went from having 53,000 to that 74,000 after the reduction of the Scottish seats. It made for a considerably increased amount of work.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
722 c747-8 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Constituency size Constituencies Alternative vote Costs Electoral register General elections Northern Ireland Referendums Scotland Voting methods Reform Wales
Legislation
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill 2010-12
Link
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