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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Jacob Rees-Mogg almost always voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
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of their votes on the topic. You can browse the source
data on PublicWhip.org.uk.
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On 10 Nov 2020:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted not to delay a review of Parliamentary constituency boundaries from 2031 to 2033.
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On 10 Nov 2020:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted not to allow greater variation in the number of electors in each Parliamentary constituency.
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On 10 Nov 2020:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against requiring 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:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against allowing 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:
Jacob Rees-Mogg was absent for a vote on Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill — Second Reading
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On 29 Jan 2013:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against postponing a review of the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies until 2018 and against delaying a review of the effect of reducing the number of MPs
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On 15 Feb 2011:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted not 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:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted not 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:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted in favour of allowing a Parliamentary constituency to cover both part of the Isle of Wight and part of the UK mainland.
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On 15 Feb 2011:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted to create two Parliamentary constituencies wholly on the Isle of Wight rather than just one.
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On 2 Nov 2010:
Jacob Rees-Mogg was absent for a vote on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Third Reading
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On 1 Nov 2010:
Jacob Rees-Mogg 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.
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On 1 Nov 2010:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against a provision which would ensure 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:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted to reduce the number of MPs to 600, and to equalise the number of electors in each UK Parliamentary constituency with some exceptions for hard to access areas.
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On 6 Sep 2010:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted in favour of 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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