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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10497, 6 November 1912, Page 5

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United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received November 6, 10 a. m. ■ London,, November 5. Mr Phillip Snowden moved in the House of Commons that votes should be given to the women of Ireland on the basis of the local Government register. - Mr Redmond urged that the matter be left to the Irish Parliament. Messrs Balfour and Ramsay McDonald supported the amendment. . Mr Asquith replied that there was no precedent for conferring the franchise on women in connection with the grant of self-government to the Dominions and he re-echoed , Mr Redmond’s opinion. The amendment was defeated by 314 to 141,