Referring to a paragraph in the King's Speech to the effect. tha: the Government proposed to institute an examination into the experiences of the recent election in der that the working of the law relating to parliamentary elections may be brought into conform With the new conditions, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald said that the Gov fernment stood for constitutional democracy. He doubted +whe' some. developmente—like relaying speeches to 20 or 30 constituencies made for democratic security. There was also the question of the representative result of elections. Some persons favoured personal ballots and. some proportional presentation. The terms of refer. ence for the proposed inquiry would therefore be wide and comprebensive, conclusion he stated that the Government recognized that it was in the minority if the other sections of the House combined to defeat i, therefore the work of the Govern: ment would be done Largely in rit of consultation, and not of The House of Commons then a Journed.
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