Lord Lawson of Blaby

Former Conservative 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 Lawson of Blaby generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency

TheyWorkForYou has automatically calculated this MP’s stance based on all of their votes on the topic. You can browse the source data on PublicWhip.org.uk.

Major votes

  • On 16 Feb 2011: Lord Lawson of Blaby voted against allowing 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 Lawson of Blaby voted against allowing 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 Lawson of Blaby was absent for a vote on Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Special Case for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Show vote
  • On 9 Feb 2011: Lord Lawson of Blaby 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: Lord Lawson of Blaby voted against requiring a minimum of 35 MPs for Wales. Show vote
  • On 19 Jan 2011: Lord Lawson of Blaby voted against requiring 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

Scoring Agreements

Agreements are when Parliament takes a decision without holding a vote.

This does not necessarily mean universal approval, but does mean there were no (or few) objections made to the decision being made.

No scoring agreements are part of this policy while this member was elected.

Minor votes

  • On 9 Feb 2011: Lord Lawson of Blaby 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

Informative Agreements

Agreements are when Parliament takes a decision without holding a vote.

This does not necessarily mean universal approval, but does mean there were no (or few) objections made to the decision being made.

No informative agreements are part of this policy while this member was elected.

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