Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill Debate
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Julian Huppert
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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
Julian Huppert Excerpts(14 years, 2 months ago)
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The Deputy Prime Minister
My recollection is that there were plenty of leaflets around from Conservatives saying “Do not vote Liberal Democrat to keep Labour out”. I think that everyone played that game in the run-up to the general election.
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD)
Is my right hon. Friend aware that only one in three Members received more than half the votes cast? Does he agree that AV would end safe seats and ensure that Members received all those votes, that it would end the distortion of people being forced to guess who would be the last two still going, and that it would provide a more positive politics than we seem to have in the Chamber?
The Deputy Prime Minister
That may well be a case for the alternative vote, but we should focus today on providing the British people with the opportunity to hear those debates and make up their own mind.