Session 2010 - 11
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| | Wednesday 16 February 2011 |
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| | Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
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| | On Consideration of Lords Reasons for insisting on Amendments
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| | | Lords Reasons Nos. 1B and 8B |
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| | The Deputy Prime Minister | . |
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| | To move, That this House insists on its disagreement with the Lords in their Amendments Nos. |
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| | 1 and 8 but proposes the following Amendment to the Bill in lieu of those amendments:—
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| | | Agreed to on division (a) |
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| Page 20, line 3, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(3) | Following the referendum, the Electoral Commission must— |
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| | | (a) | publish the most accurate estimate that it is reasonably possible to make |
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| | | of the turnout in each of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland; |
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| | | (b) | include that information in any report they submit under section 6(1)(b) |
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| | | of the 2000 Act to do with the referendum. |
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| | | (4) | In sub-paragraph (3) “turnout” means the percentage of those entitled to vote in |
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| | | the referendum who did so. |
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| | | | A ballot paper recorded under head (b), (c) or (d) of rule 42(4) of the referendum |
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| | | rules is to be treated as a vote for this purpose.’. |
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