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Bill: Seat Numbers
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Workers Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 2817
Description[?]:
| The fact that we have a large population but little representatives must be tackled. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 200
Current: 365
Proposed: 350
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:15:45, September 13, 2009 CET | From | Country Liberal Party | To | Debating the Seat Numbers |
| Message | We are totally against any increase in size of Parliament, and would actually favour a reduction back down to 100. |
| Date | 17:34:15, September 13, 2009 CET | From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Seat Numbers |
| Message | The URP also favors reducing Parliament back to 100. This move just confirms that increasing the size of parliament is a slippery slope to 750. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 94 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 106 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "Sometimes democracy must be bathed in blood." - Augusto Pinochet |