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Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill

On unintended consequences, has my hon. Friend considered the implications of the Oldham East and Saddleworth election petition judgment, whereby the number of votes influenced by the action was not a consideration? By implication, the amount of spending by which one might breach the rules would not in itself be the issue; rather, it would be whether there had been a breach. The complexity of the rules could lead to election petitions and to elected Members being thrown out of the House.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
567 c922 
Session
2013-14
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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