I am listening carefully to the right hon. Gentleman, but can he confirm that Her Majesty’s Opposition opposed holding the AV referendum in May 2011 on the same day as local authority elections, but that to a certain extent that referendum drove up turnout for those elections, to 42%?
European Union Referendum Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Jackson of Peterborough
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 18 June 2015.
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and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union Referendum Bill.
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