I just wanted to correct a fact that my hon. Friend gave. He said that there were 700 Members in the 19th century owing to the Irish, but in fact, the only time that there were more than 700 Members was from 1918 to 1922. That redistribution was brought about by the Liberals.
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
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Chris Bryant
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 20 October 2010.
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