I thank the hon. Lady for giving way on that point. I have argued strongly that we should never have two elections on the same day when that includes a general election. It is not so much of a problem to have local elections and another election on the same day because the turnout is naturally much lower than for a general election. A general election should be a stand-alone election. We should never have local elections and a general election on the same day.
Electoral Registration and Administration Bill
Proceeding contribution from
John Leech
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 27 June 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Electoral Registration and Administration Bill.
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