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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

I am not at all. I am talking about the equal worth of people who are eligible to be registered but are not, and those who are registered. That is the difference between our position and the Government's. They simply wish to take a number and say that every constituency must reach that number of electors, otherwise it cannot exist. That is illogical and ludicrous, and worse still, they plan to do nothing to attempt to equalise the numbers, even on their own terms. I conclude by repeating that as Members of Parliament we serve all our constituents and all our constituencies. I am sure that we all often say, ““Well, frankly, if you're not voting, don't come complaining to me.”” But we are not suggesting that only voters count, are we? On the technical issue of registration, that is not good enough for me, and it should not be good enough for the majority of hon. Members.

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Reference

516 c916-7 

Session

2010-12

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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