I want the course of elections to be changed by people—by those eligible to vote. Although some of the seats in this place come down to very fine margins, across virtually every council area there are hyper-marginal seats, and indeed hyper-marginal councils, that will swing on this measure. As I have said, the Bill seeks to tackle something that has yet to be proved to be a problem.
Elections Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Alex Norris
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 17 January 2022.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Elections Bill.
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