Clause 7 - Encouraging Voting
Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill
10:30 am
Mr Matthew Green (Ludlow, Liberal Democrat)
May I add to that? The Conservative spokesman used the example of voters in rural areas being less keen on regional assemblies than urban voters. In elections, voter turnout in rural areas tends to be far in excess of that in urban areas. Is it not the Conservatives' fear that encouraging voting will mean that those in urban areas will turn out to vote yes in a referendum?