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 Fookes generally 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 16 Feb 2011:
Baroness Fookes voted against allowing geographical considerations or local ties to justify greater variation from the mean number of electors in a parliamentary constituency.
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On 9 Feb 2011:
Baroness Fookes voted against allowing geographical considerations or local ties to justify greater variation from the mean number of electors in a parliamentary constituency.
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On 9 Feb 2011:
Baroness Fookes 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.
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On 9 Feb 2011:
Baroness Fookes voted against requiring that the number of MPs from each of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will remain within 10 per cent of the current number.
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On 9 Feb 2011:
Baroness Fookes voted not to require the number of members of the House of Lords be capped before reducing the number of MPs.
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On 26 Jan 2011:
Baroness Fookes voted against requiring a minimum of 35 MPs for Wales.
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On 19 Jan 2011:
Baroness Fookes voted to require Parliamentary constituencies covering the Isle of Wight to be wholly in the Isle of Wight and to exempt them from a rule requiring equal numbers of electors per constituency.
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