A HOUSE OF COMMONS VOTE
to TUB EDITOR Or THE PRESS. Sir,—The defeat in the House of Commons of the labour motion of censure is reported in ' The Press on Friday to have left the Government well satisfied, but the question may well be asked, is this satisfaction Justifled? „ .. The number of votes for the Government, 330, is 78 per cent, of the number of seats held by the Government, This percentage of those who voted for the Government in the !»<«> elections is 8,060,636. On the hand the number of votes recorded against the Government, 168, is 83 per cent, of the number of seats held by the Opposition. Of the votes in favour of the Opposition at the elections. 83 per cent, equals 8,331,208. . Granted the members of Parliament who voted on the question of English foreign policy represent their electorates. the Government has been defeated by 230,000 votes.—Yours ,etc., RATA. February 25. 1938.
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Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22339, 1 March 1938, Page 13
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