Lord King of West Bromwich

Former Labour 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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Lord King of West Bromwich consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency

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Major votes

  • On 16 Feb 2011: Lord King of West Bromwich 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: Lord King of West Bromwich 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: Lord King of West Bromwich voted to require 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: Lord King of West Bromwich voted to require that the number of MPs from each of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will remain within 10 per cent of the current number. Show vote
  • On 26 Jan 2011: Lord King of West Bromwich voted for a minimum of 35 MPs for Wales. Show vote
  • On 19 Jan 2011: Lord King of West Bromwich 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. Show vote

Minor votes

  • On 9 Feb 2011: Lord King of West Bromwich 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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