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2 unusual facts about Secondary mandate


Secondary mandate

The secondary mandate is a proposed system for indirectly electing the UK parliament's second chamber, as espoused by singer-songwriter-activist Billy Bragg.

The system has attracted support from a number of Government ministers including Peter Hain and Lord Falconer of Thoroton.


Elect the Lords

Singer-songwriter and political activist Billy Bragg went on to receive significant attention for his secondary mandate system, in which members of the House of Lords would be appointed from party lists in proportion to the number of votes cast for each political party in elections to the House of Commons.


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