This is possibly the first time in 18 years that I have had a slight disagreement with one of my hon. Friends, but my hon. Friend suggests that changing the way we vote will increase turnout. We introduced postal ballots for that reason and we have still seen a big decline in turnout. People do not vote if they see less difference between the parties: if there is a real difference and they have a real choice, they turn out to vote.
European Union Referendum Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Kelvin Hopkins
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 18 June 2015.
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Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union Referendum Bill.
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