My hon. Friend makes a very good point, and that is exactly why we chose the optional preferential system—so that voters could vote once if they wanted to, or for as many candidates as were available. We thought that that choice was better left to the voter.
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Mark Harper
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 19 October 2010.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.
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