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  Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill - Turnout Threshold for Alternative Vote Referendum to be Binding
  
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  @ MP voted aye to make the referendum on using the "alternative vote" system for electing MPs non-binding on the Government if less than 40% of the electorate took part.
  @ MP voted no against making the referendum on using the "alternative vote" system for electing MPs non-binding on the Government if less than 40% of the electorate took part.
  
  The majority of members of the House of Lords voted to make the referendum on using the "alternative vote" system for electing MPs non-binding on the Government if less than 40% of the electorate took part.
  
  The House of Lords was considering the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill[1]. The motion agreed in this vote was:
  
  :Amendment A1: Clause 1, page 1, line 5, at end insert-
  
  :"( ) If less than 40% of the electorate vote in the referendum, the result shall not be binding."
  
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2010-11/parliamentaryvotingsystemandconstituencies.html Parliament's webpage on the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill]
  
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