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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Pete Wishart almost always voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
TheyWorkForYou has automatically calculated this MP’s stance based on all
of their votes on the topic. You can browse the source
data on PublicWhip.org.uk.
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On 10 Nov 2020:
Pete Wishart voted to delay a review of Parliamentary constituency boundaries from 2031 to 2033.
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On 10 Nov 2020:
Pete Wishart voted to allow greater variation in the number of electors in each Parliamentary constituency.
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On 10 Nov 2020:
Pete Wishart voted to require proposals to be presented to Parliament for improving the completeness of electoral registers for purposes of boundary reviews.
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On 14 Jul 2020:
Pete Wishart voted to allow extra variation in the size of the electorate in a constituency where there are considerations such as the size, shape and accessibility or other electoral boundaries.
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On 18 Nov 2016:
Pete Wishart voted to keep the number of MPs at 650, and permit 5% more flexibility in the variation of the number of electors per constituency.
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On 29 Jan 2013:
Pete Wishart voted to postpone reviewing the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies until 2018 and also to delay a review into the effect of reducing the number of MPs
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On 15 Feb 2011:
Pete Wishart voted to increase the permitted variation from the norm in the number of voters in each parliamentary constituency to 7.5% from the 5% previously proposed.
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On 15 Feb 2011:
Pete Wishart voted to increase the permitted variation from the norm in the number of voters in each parliamentary constituency to 7.5% from the 5% previously proposed.
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On 15 Feb 2011:
Pete Wishart was absent for a vote on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 11 — Number and distribution of seats — Isle of Wight
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On 15 Feb 2011:
Pete Wishart was absent for a vote on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 11 — Special Case of the Isle of Wight
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On 2 Nov 2010:
Pete Wishart voted against holding a referendum on introducing the Alternative Vote system for electing MPs and against equalising the number of electors in each constituency via boundary changes which would also reduce the number of MPs from 650 to 600.
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On 1 Nov 2010:
Pete Wishart voted to seek make specified exemptions from the proposal to equalise the number of electors in each parliamentary constituency and voted to guarantee certain areas a whole number of MPs and also to widen the band within which the number of electors of all constituencies must remain.
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On 1 Nov 2010:
Pete Wishart voted for a provision which would have ensured a whole number of MPs would represent each of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Anglesey, Argyll and Bute, the Highland Council area and the Isle of Wight.
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On 20 Oct 2010:
Pete Wishart voted against reducing the number of MPs to 600 and against equalising the number of electors in each UK Parliamentary constituency.
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On 6 Sep 2010:
Pete Wishart voted against a referendum on using the Alternative Vote system in general elections and for parliamentary constituency boundary changes which would have reduced the number of MPs from 650 to 600.
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