Every Member of the House would agree that the touchstone here is the concept of equality. However, equality can mean an arithmetical exactitude when looked at objectively from the viewpoint of the Member of Parliament towards his constituency, but there is another concept of equality from the viewpoint of the ordinary elector—in other words, ““Do I have an equal access to my Member of Parliament compared with a person in an urban constituency?””. That must be considered.
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Elystan-Morgan
(Crossbench)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 24 January 2011.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill.
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