Where you take someone’s deposit away because they get less than 5 per cent, you are in effect ““punishing”” the candidate for standing because he could not get enough support. You would be wrong to punish the people who vote for him.
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Falconer of Thoroton
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 20 December 2010.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.
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