Committee stage of Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, day five
26 October 2010
The House of Commons held its fifth day of the Committee stage of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill on Monday 25 October. The Committee stage took place over five days. The remaining stages of the Bill will be considered on Monday 1 November and Tuesday 2 November
Monday 25 October
- Video and Audio: Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, day five
- Commons Hansard: Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, day five
- Bills before Parliament 2010-11: Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill
- About Parliament: Passage of a Bill
Wednesday 20 October
- Video and Audio: Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, day four
- Commons Hansard: Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, day four
Tuesday 19 October
- Video and Audio: Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, day three
- Commons Hansard: Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, day three
Monday 18 October
- Video and Audio: Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, day two
- Commons Hansard: Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, day two
Tuesday 12 October
- Video and Audio: Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, day one
- Commons Hansard: Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, day one
Summary of the Bill
The Bill provides for the next General Election to be held under the Alternative Vote system, provided this change is endorsed in a referendum on 5 May 2011 and boundary changes have been made to reduce the size of the House of Commons to 600.
The Bill also creates new rules for the redistribution of seats which will require 600 constituencies in the Commons rather than the current 650. The rules will give priority to numerical equality as a principle, in that there will be a uniform electoral quota for the UK, and seats may not vary by more than 5 per cent from the quota, with some limited exceptions.
Regular redistributions would take place every five years. The Parliamentary Boundary Commissions are to conduct a review by the end of September 2013 with subsequent reviews every five years.