The point I was trying to make, which I think has been misrepresented by the new hon. Member for Croydon Central, is that we should use the best data available on those people who are 18 and over and eligible to vote. I have accepted that we will not get a perfect number, but I propose that we should do the best we can with the data sets available to get as accurate a picture as possible, and that that is the best basis for a fair democracy. That would be much fairer than simply relying on registration figures.
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Geraint Davies
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 19 October 2010.
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Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.
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