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Proceeding contribution from Lord Lipsey (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 19 January 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HL) on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.


Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

66ZA: Clause 11, page 9, line 23, at end insert— ““( ) For the purposes of rule 2(1) the electorate shall be defined as the registered electorate, adjusted by the Electoral Commission’s best estimate of the unregistered electorate. ( ) In making that estimate, the Electoral Commission shall take account of the known socio-economic profile of that constituency.””


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
724 c436 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Boundary commissions Constituency size Constituencies British overseas territories Electoral register Isle of Wight Prisoners Members Voting rights Population
Legislation
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill 2010-12
Link
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