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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Paul Blomfield almost always voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
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On 10 Nov 2020:
Paul Blomfield voted to delay a review of Parliamentary constituency boundaries from 2031 to 2033.
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On 10 Nov 2020:
Paul Blomfield voted to allow greater variation in the number of electors in each Parliamentary constituency.
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On 10 Nov 2020:
Paul Blomfield 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:
Paul Blomfield 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:
Paul Blomfield 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:
Paul Blomfield 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:
Paul Blomfield 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:
Paul Blomfield 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 2 Nov 2010:
Paul Blomfield 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:
Paul Blomfield 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:
Paul Blomfield was absent for a vote on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Clause 9 — Number and distribution of seats
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On 6 Sep 2010:
Paul Blomfield 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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