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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

I understand what the hon. Gentleman says, and I understand how strongly the people of Dumfries feel, but that is not the point of democracy. In a modern democracy what counts is not valleys, mountains, rivers and perceived ancient boundaries, as we heard argued in the previous debate; what counts is that every person in the United Kingdom has a voice of equal value and votes.

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Reference

517 c704 

Session

2010-12

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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