I guess my concern remains that the Chief Electoral Officer is appointed by resolution of the House and the record beforehand would surely be taken into account, and I'm not sure that the enhancement of independence is a reason to counterbalance what might turn out to have been, by all accounts, an excellent Chief Electoral Officer. I'm not so sure that I'd be easily convinced to vote for this for that reason.
On April 29th, 2014. See this statement in context.