Some of us on the convention argued for first past the post under any circumstances. The then leader, Donald Dewar, agreed as a compromise to try to accommodate the Liberal Democrats, and one or two others, that there would be a proportional system. Some of us would still have much preferred a first past the post system.
Scotland Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Maxton
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Thursday, 26 January 2012.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Scotland Bill.
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