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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
Well they are the reliable Tory vote unlike Labour's missing students.
Labour must have forgotten they began the policy of individual electoral registration while they were in government and still support it in principle,
Oh the irony |
I think it was introduced here in NI around 2000 by Labour in an attempt to counter electoral fraud. It wasn't without problems though as its introduction resulted in what was considered a net loss of voters in the demographic. I think that may have been why Labour didn't introduce it.
The current policy which is mandatory in England, Scotland and Wales was introduced under the 2012 Act.