Sentences with phrase «equalising constituency»

They voted against equalising constituency boundaries which would have reduced Labour's unfair advantage.

Unfortunately, the decision to equalise constituency sizes on the back of the current electoral roll prompted an angry response from Labour, which said black people and the young would be disproportionately affected.

And it is chutzpah for a pro-FPTP party to talk about votes having an «equal value» if you equalise constituency size in an electoral system where they do not.

Labour appears to have been thrown into turmoil by the announcement, which mixed policies they campaigned on at the election with a more radical attempt to reduce the number of MPs in the Commons, equalise constituency sizes, get rules on «no confidence» motions on the statute book and introduce an ability for parliament to dissolve parliament.

Not exact matches

It is thought the changes could deliver as many as 20 extra seats to the Tories, by equalising the size of constituencies across the UK.

This could result in either different unions allying with rank and file currents on a political basis which would tend to equalise their impact, or an agreement that the constituency section be left to the rank and file.

He also pledged to cut the number of MPs in the Commons from 650 to 600 and to equalise the size of constituencies to ensure that people's votes carry the same weight «no matter where they live».

Earlier in the month, Nick Clegg officially announced the plans to cut the number of parliamentary constituencies from 650 to 600 and, crucially, to equalise their size across the UK.

There may also be difficulties ahead over electoral reform, with the Tories insisting that the number of MPs is reduced and the size of constituencies equalised — a move that could give the party an advantage at election time.

The total number of seats will be reduced from 650 to 600 and the new boundaries will be drawn so as to equalise the number of registered voters in each constituency within narrow margins.

The reform was intended to save # 50m over five years and equalise the number of voters in each constituency.

Last year, the Boundary Commission published draft seat boundaries designed to equalise the size of constituencies and cut back on MPs.