ELECTIVE EXECUTIVE
(To the Editor.)
Sir,—Mr. R. A. Wright stated recently that "he did not support proportional representation because it was too scientific," and apparently he objects to every school of political thought being represented in Parlia-l ment in proportion to its voting strength hi the country, because, "if there were going to be several different parties in the House, it would be difficult for, any Government to carry on." It would, certainly, be difficult, if not impossible, for any party Government to carry on; but I should have thought that Mr. Wright, as an independent, would be only too glad of such an excellent opportunity, of getting rid of Government by party, with all its petty wire-pulling and the compulsion it places on members to vote against their principles in order to keep their party in power. He ought to know that the elective executive must necessarily accompany proportional representation, and that the elective executive means a truly National Government, and that every question would be voted on on principle and not on party lines—l am, etc.
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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 125, 22 November 1935, Page 10
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