Of course, in the US, elections are so complex that they have the concept of punching the ticket. A voter can simply say, ““I'm a Democrat,”” and vote for all Democrats in one go.
However, my hon. Friend's question on complexity and confusion could also apply to England, because there will be different types of elections using different voting systems on the same day. Regardless of the principles of voting systems and the big decisions made on them, does he agree that the key democratic principle is that Parliament takes its time and comes up with something that is coherent overall, rather than rushing through a dog's breakfast of a series of Bills that is inherently incoherent and divisive?
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Mann
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 2 November 2010.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.
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