On Sir Malcolm's constituency web page web he asks "What can an MP do?" He answers, stating: "They are only able to deal with issues raised by people who live in their constituency, called constituents".
Australians can vote at any booth in their constituency.
Yet MPs have to represent everyone living in their constituency.
Voters opt not only for a candidate in their constituency, but also for a party.
They are on holiday, in their constituency, busy doing other things.
We don't have a system where people are required to live in their constituency," he said.
It is the job of an MP to represent everyone in their constituency.
Many Labour and Liberal Democrat supporters decided to back whichever of those two parties was best placed in their constituency.
Those who did mind were often forced to opt for parties that didn't stand a chance in their constituency.
Many of the MPs were swapping one home in London for another, or one home in their constituency for another.
Almost without exception, MPs now work much harder in their constituency than used to be seen as necessary.
