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Proceeding contribution from Lord Renton of Mount Harry (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 10 May 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on Fixed-term Parliaments Bill.

Fixed-term Parliaments Bill

I only make the point, before I give way to others, that it is very interesting to see just how many people voted on the AV matter and all that a few days ago: just 42 per cent. One may think that most of the public are longing and waiting to have a vote; it is not true. Most members of the public are very difficult to interest in politics and many members of the public would much rather only have to vote once every five years rather than every four.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
727 c791 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Devolution Elections Legislatures Fixed-term parliaments Dissolution Referendums Parliament Scotland Wales Coalition governments Statutory instruments Sunset clauses
Legislation
Fixed-term Parliaments Bill 2010-12
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk