Whenever the federal government is involved in litigation before the Supreme Court, the Office of the Solicitor General handles the representation.

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Mr Blair has promised at some time (though here he is in no hurry) to hold yet another referendum, this one on whether to extend proportional representation to general elections.

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As the figures from the 2000 Census are reported, it is clear that previous estimates for minorities have been low in general, indicating the under-representation may be greater than the numbers show.

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Assuming it has passed, there will now be a fresh general election, in December, with a more proportional system of representation, in which many more Sunnis are expected to participate.

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Three general partners also represented Institutional Venture Partners and Venrock, one of the few firms to enjoy representation from both their IT and life sciences teams.

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Whatever the outcome of the referendum, Sunni representation in the next parliament will rise, due to improvements in the voting system to make representation more proportional and because more Sunni groups are expected to take part in December's general election than did so in January's.

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If General Musharraf has failed to change the political landscape very much by holding these elections, his hope that political representation would expand horizontally by reserving a large chunk of the seats for women and minorities (35%) has also been thwarted.

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He also called for a full proportional representation voting system, which he said would mean his party would come second or third in the next general election.

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