ELECTORAL REFORM
PROPOSED INQUIRY. ' " (Received 19th July; 9.55 p,.ni lf."LONDON, 18th "July. Mr MacDonald submitted to Mr Baldwin and Mr Lloyd George the, proposed terms of reference for an inquiry into electoral reform. " )*", The "Daily Telegraph" understands that these contain, firstly, the abolition or retention of the present limited-sys-tem of plural voting ; secondly.,,'.'the methods of voting, including an' alternative vote, second ballot, and proportional representation; thirdly, that vise be made of party funds for, the purposes of election campaigns. ' The inquiry is a direct outcome of the recent election. The Liberals protested at their under-representation according to votes cast, while Labourites coinplained of the lavish expenditure of other parties from respective headquarters, as distinct from the candidates' own expenses. ' ■: Mr Lloyd George practically made ' Liberal* support conditional on the Labourites embarking on a scheme of electoral reform. Mr MacDonald agrees, but extends th e inquiry into party expenditures.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 19 July 1929, Page 5
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