Oliver Letwin

Former Independent MP for West Dorset

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Equalise Number of Electors Per Parliamentary Constituency

There have been votes in Parliament on equalising the number of people who elect each MP. Specific votes have been held on if there ought be exceptions to rules aimed at equalising the size of constituencies for special cases such as Cornwall and the Isle of Wight.

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Oliver Letwin consistently voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency

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Major votes

Minor votes

  • On 15 Feb 2011: Oliver Letwin voted in favour of allowing a Parliamentary constituency to cover both part of the Isle of Wight and part of the UK mainland. Show vote
  • On 15 Feb 2011: Oliver Letwin voted to create two Parliamentary constituencies wholly on the Isle of Wight rather than just one. Show vote
  • On 1 Nov 2010: Oliver Letwin voted not to make specified exemptions from proposals to equalise the number of electors in each parliamentary constituency and voted against guaranteeing certain areas a whole number of MPs and also against widening the band within which the number of electors in every constituencies must remain. Show vote

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