Well, because they are not registered for a parliamentary ballot. The reason for making those equivalent is that the referendum is taking place on the Westminster parliamentary franchise—
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Mark Harper
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 25 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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2010-12
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