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Constitutional Law

I think the hon. Gentleman's memory betrays him. If he had been paying particular attention to the helpful contribution of the Scottish Affairs Committee on the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill in September, he would have seen that Mr Gould had said:"““The marking of yes or no on a referendum ballot is much easier to understand and carry out than the requirements of marking an STV ballot””—" a ballot under the single transferable vote. He also said:"““I do not believe that the same factors which led to voter confusion and the large number of rejected ballots at the last Scottish Parliamentary and Municipal elections would arise if both the Parliamentary Election and the Referendum were held on the same date.””"