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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

On constitutional conventions, is it not the case that in many countries, including ours, Bills of this kind are subject to thresholds because they ensure that enough people have voted? On the abstention argument, do the Opposition believe that people have a right not to vote? Otherwise, do they believe that voting ought to be compulsory?

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Reference

517 c866-7 

Session

2010-12

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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