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Proceeding contribution from Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 20 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 think my noble and learned friend has missed one of the merits of the system. If the canvasser goes to the door and says to the voter, ““I’m not asking for you to give me a full vote, but if you just vote for me as your third preference, I will get one third of the vote””, that is actually an incentive for those people who might worry that if they give their third preference weighted at 100 per cent in terms of value, they might actually be interfering with their first preference. I would have thought that that is quite a considerable argument.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
723 c963-4 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Constituency size Alternative vote Australia Cornwall Distribution of seats Electoral register Exemptions General elections Isle of Wight Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Assembly Members National Assembly for Wales Referendums Scotland Voting methods Wales Scottish Parliament Ballot papers Ynys Môn Na h-Eileanan an Iar Orkney and Shetland
Legislation
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill 2010-12
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk