ELECTORAL REFORM.
—. > COMMONS REJECT PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION. (By Cable. —Prcee Association.—Copyright.) (Australian and. N.Z. Coble Association.) LONDON, November 23. The House of Commons, by a majority of twenty-nine, embodied the principle of the alternative vote in the Reform Bill. The Government left the matter to the free vote of the House. Mr Arthur Henderson said it was probable th?t after the war, would adopt the Continental system of political groups. The Labour Party intended to nominate candidates on an unprecedented scale. The House of Commons again rejected proportional representation, this time by 202 votes to 126. London members are solidly against proportional representation.
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Press, Volume LIII, Issue 16068, 26 November 1917, Page 8
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102ELECTORAL REFORM. Press, Volume LIII, Issue 16068, 26 November 1917, Page 8
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