Electoral System

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:39 pm on 2 June 1998.

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Photo of Eric Forth Eric Forth Conservative, Bromley and Chislehurst 3:39, 2 June 1998

In that context, or later in his speech, will my right hon. Friend draw attention to the New Zealand experience? The people of New Zealand were conned into changing their electoral system and they have bitterly regretted it, not least because the outcome of the first election under the new system was the opposite of what they expected, and was the result of back-room deals between political parties.