A consensus seems to be growing here on 16 and 17-year-olds having the vote. Rather than Wales mirroring some other parts of the United Kingdom, we should be radical in moving forward even further by talking about compulsory voting in Wales. Seventy four per cent. voted in a referendum, but if those others who felt disfranchised voted, the result might have been different. What we are talking about is radical Welsh politics.
Wales Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Albert Owen
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 5 July 2016.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Wales Bill.
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