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

Proceeding contribution from Alan Reid (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 9 February 2010. It occurred during Debate on bills and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill.

My hon. Friend is right to highlight the fact that the first-past-the-post system does not work even in its own terms. I can give the example of February 1974, when Ted Heath went to the country and said, ““Back me or sack me.”” Under the terms of the first-past-the-post system, more of the electorate voted for him than for any other party, but he still ended up sacked.

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Proceeding contribution

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505 c827

Session

2009-10

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House of Commons chamber

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Boundary commissions

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