Just to exemplify the point, will the right hon. Gentleman consider Wales and the spectre of three elections being held there? We waited a long time for our referendum date from the previous Government, but it did not come. Now, under this Government, we are finally getting it. There is a prospect of three elections in Wales—the National Assembly referendum, the Assembly elections, and the AV referendum. What effect does he believe that will have on turnout, and does it not necessitate that at least one of those elections be held on the same day?
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Mark Williams
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 12 October 2010.
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Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.
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