Proceeding contribution from Lord Harper (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 16 February 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
Our system does not have a minimum turnout threshold for elections and we do not have a tradition of thresholds for the 10 referendums that have been held in this country. Only one of those referendums had a turnout threshold and its effect was to thwart the clearly expressed will of the people. It may have been something I agreed with, but it meant that that issue festered for another decade.
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- 523 c1076
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- 2010-12
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Alternative vote Referendums Voting behaviour
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- Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill 2010-12
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