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Excerpt from Page 11 of "THE
BEST SYSTEM - An account of the first hundred years of the ELECTORAL REFORM
SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND" published to mark its centenary
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JOHN HUMPHREYS |
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Secretary PRS* 1912-46 |
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... The [1914-18] war did
not prevent an important tour by John Humpheys to Australia,
New Zealand and America. The main reason for this trip was a threat to STV in Tasmania, where a change to a party
list system had been proposed. Mr
Humpheys' evidence to a select committee certainly influenced it to recommend
preserving the STV system, and led to the
filling of casual vacancies by re-counting the deceased member's papers. He addressed a large number of meetings in
Tasmania and other parts of Australia,
New Zealand, the United States, and Canada, over a period of about eight
months, being well reported and making a good impression. ... |
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* The
Proportional Representation Society of Great Britain and Ireland changed its
name to Electoral Reform Society
of Great Britain and Ireland in 1959, as it was increasingly felt that the
original name was "too liable to suggest a connection with the
continental party list systems". |
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