Proceeding contribution from Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 6 December 2010. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
I am rather confused by this. This is another volte-face. My understanding is that the Liberal Democrats in the negotiations pressed for AV without a referendum, so I am not quite clear why the noble Lord, Lord Rennard, is saying, ““Trust the electorate””. I imagine the Liberal Democrats were pressing the Conservatives to agree to no referendum on the basis that they could not trust the electorate to go with what they thought was the right answer.
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- 723 c107
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- 2010-12
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- Alternative vote Ballots Administration Elections Local government Referendums Proportional representation Reform
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- Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill 2010-12
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