ELECTORAL REFORM
LONDON, December 4. Earl Grey presided at an international dinner given by the Proportional Representation Society. Messrs Courtney, Simmon, F. Smith, M‘Call, and many prominent foreign delegates were present. Earl Grey said the movement was gathering weight, dignity, and momentum in all parts of the Empire. He eulogised the activities of the societies working in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Westralia, and New Zealand. Mr Snowden said that if the system were in vogue in Britain there would bo from 80 to 100 Labour members in the House of Commons. Only under proportional representation could members ever be able to vote according to their convictions. Mr Georges Lorand claimed that the system was a great success in Belgium.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3117, 10 December 1913, Page 26
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121ELECTORAL REFORM Otago Witness, Issue 3117, 10 December 1913, Page 26
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