SIR,— Surely Mr. Myer is incorrect in his statement that we,
the electors, do not vote for a policy, party or an issue. As electors this is precisely what we do ; how else would the electorate record its voice and retain control over the Parliament it wishes to return to Westminster? The real purpose of an election is not to give a division a representative, but to enable the electors of a division to choose a Government by choosing a majority in the House of Commons. To vote, as Mr. Myer suggests, for candidates, not policies, parties or issues, would result in a House of Commons divided not into Government and Opposition, but into blocs formed by groups of individuals, and every Government would be a coalition. If, therefore, an M.P. is elected as a party candidate, there is, as Janus asserts, a moral obligation to resign if he crosses the floor of the House. When the M.P. faces the electors, they will soon let him 4 know whether they want him personally or another candidate who will represent a policy, party or an issue.—YourS faithfully,
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