PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION.
- CHRISTCHURCH, April 26. The municipal elections were lifted out of the commonplace by tvto very significant issues in the election fox* Mayor and Councillors. Labor had thrown down the gage of anti-con-scription, and the citizens accepted the challenge, nominating man for man in, the struggle. The election was therefore a trial of strength between the auti-conseripfcion and the <(win the war" party. The election also created wide interest, being a bold experiment in proportional representation, Christchurch being the firjst city in New Zealand to adopt,that system. The polling was heavy, and it will be some days—possibly a fortnight— before the final results for the City Council are known.
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Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 97, 26 April 1917, Page 5
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110PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION. Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 97, 26 April 1917, Page 5
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