Does my hon. Friend agree that the challenge will be not just here in the Chamber but in every marginal constituency? That is what happens in Australia, where they have the system in question. The equivalent of a Liberal Democrat Senator in a Conservative seat becomes that area’s parliamentary representative, and so it is in every marginal constituency.
House of Lords Reform Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Oliver Heald
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 9 July 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills on House of Lords Reform Bill.
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