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Bill: Added seats in the Legislative Assembly
Details
Submitted by[?]: The Dolgavan Conservative 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: December 3359
Description[?]:
| There are more parties now and it should be allowed to add more seats to allow parties more seats to vote. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The total number of seats in the legislative assembly. Should be between 75 and 750.
Old value:: 251
Current: 200
Proposed: 325
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:52:26, August 26, 2012 CET | From |  The Dolgavan Conservative Party | To | Debating the Added seats in the Legislative Assembly |
| Message | remember this is a debate - I will cancel the bill if you do not see this fit. |
| Date | 10:01:49, August 27, 2012 CET | From | Vigs Partija ('Whigs') | To | Debating the Added seats in the Legislative Assembly |
| Message | We would support a reform to the size of the Seima, certainly. Perhaps expansion to around 301 seats? |
| Date | 11:23:16, August 27, 2012 CET | From | The Dolgavan Conservative Party | To | Debating the Added seats in the Legislative Assembly |
| Message | Ok, we shall wait for the other party's to get their view in and then I shall change the number of seats to the majority vote? |
| Date | 12:31:30, August 27, 2012 CET | From | Vigs Partija ('Whigs') | To | Debating the Added seats in the Legislative Assembly |
| Message | Sounds fair to me. |
| Date | 18:47:03, September 03, 2012 CET | From | Vigs Partija ('Whigs') | To | Debating the Added seats in the Legislative Assembly |
| Message | Given the defaulting of the Labour Party, there is no reason for an increase in the Seima. As things stand now, we only have 206 seats filled out of 251. Surely there is no justification for this expansion given there is less, not more, competitive parties? |
| Date | 20:19:03, September 03, 2012 CET | From | The Dolgavan Conservative Party | To | Debating the Added seats in the Legislative Assembly |
| Message | he will be reactivated by the time the voting goes through. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 32 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 114 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 105 |
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