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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

What about factual inaccuracies, for example the discussion about 50 per cent? Ministers at the Dispatch Box—including the noble Lord himself—have had to correct the record on the 50 per cent question. Does he think that the Electoral Commission might be in a position, in a neutral way, to set the record straight that it is not a requirement for a candidate to secure more than 50 per cent of the votes to be elected under AV?
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
724 c1338 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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