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Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill (Money) (No. 3)

I know that my right hon. Friend has 65 per cent. of the first preference votes in Birkenhead, and I compliment him on that. Does he recognise that there are already millions of voters in hundreds of constituencies who know that their first preference does not have a chance and therefore vote for their second preference? We already live in a system where millions of people use the alternative vote, but they have to guess who the top two are going to be. Does he recognise that in the majority of constituencies the situation that he has described does not obtain, and that we need a solution to tactical voting, which is the alternative vote system?
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
505 c818-9 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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