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But it seems the Conservatives are determined to change all this, and Wales is cited as a prime example of over-representation:
Reducing MPs 2009
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But it seems the Conservatives are determined to change all this, and Wales is cited as a prime example of over-representation:
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Experts and politicians said over-representation of black men was a result of decades of racial prejudice in the criminal justice system and an overly punitive approach to penal affairs.
More black people jailed in England and Wales proportionally than in US Randeep Ramesh 2010
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Because of its concentration in small city seats and its over-representation in Wales, Labour will start the election next year well ahead of the Conservatives: David Cameron will need a lead of somewhere between six and nine per cent to have an overall majority.
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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Up to 1707 we had 513 MPs, but the Act of Union added 45 MPs from Scotland, which was an over-representation.
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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The over-representation of young black men in youth jails comes despite a sharp fall in the number of children and young people in custody that has already led to the closure of five YOIs, including a specialist unit for young women.
Young black men make up four in 10 of youth jail population 2011
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The British Government before Partition was similarly elected and sat in Parliament with 105 Irish MP, a gross over-representation, most of whom were Nationalist.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Obama Effect” Spurs Record Number of Nobel Peace Prize Nominations 2010
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That kind of thinking is more than sufficient to account for both the purge of Protestants, and the over-representation of Catholics and Jews on the Court.
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Both surveys used a RDD approach, but the 2010 sample is stratified to ensure an over-representation of Hispanic respondents.
Brian Schaffner: Will Hispanic Turnout Really Be Down in 2010? Brian Schaffner 2010
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Up to 1707 we had 513 MPs, but the Act of Union added 45 MPs from Scotland, which was an over-representation.
Reducing MPs 2009
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