Baroness Howarth of Breckland

Crossbench Peer

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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Baroness Howarth of Breckland voted a mixture of for and against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency

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Major votes

  • On 16 Feb 2011: Baroness Howarth of Breckland voted to allow geographical considerations or local ties to justify greater variation from the mean number of electors in a parliamentary constituency. Show vote
  • On 9 Feb 2011: Baroness Howarth of Breckland voted to allow geographical considerations or local ties to justify greater variation from the mean number of electors in a parliamentary constituency. Show vote
  • On 9 Feb 2011: Baroness Howarth of Breckland voted against requiring Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to be included in parliamentary constituencies which are wholly in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Show vote
  • On 9 Feb 2011: Baroness Howarth of Breckland was absent for a vote on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Limit Reduction of MPs from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland Show vote
  • On 26 Jan 2011: Baroness Howarth of Breckland was absent for a vote on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Minimum of 35 MPs for Wales Show vote
  • On 19 Jan 2011: Baroness Howarth of Breckland was absent for a vote on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Special Case for Isle of Wight Constituency Show vote

Minor votes

  • On 9 Feb 2011: Baroness Howarth of Breckland was absent for a vote on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Reduce Number of Members of the House of Lords Before Reducing Number of MPs Show vote

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