Mr. Morley in his speech on the second reading of
the Registration Bill (the Times, May 5th), quoted a statement made by the Member for Dover, that 9,350 was the fair nu:nber of electors for a constituency. He then proceeded to -quote five constituencies which return Unionists, in which the numbers fall below this figure, and then said, "Therefore when I reflect on these facts I see why redistribution has not played a very large part in the debate." The best comment -on this is the following table of the seats of some of the Members of the Government :—
Voters.
3,324 5,590 15,754 8,876 8,359 9,133
'The following constituencies return Gladstonian Members :— Bedford Borough, 3,998 voters ; Whitehaven, 2,700 voters ; Boston, 3,054 voters ; Durham City, 2,322 voters ; Berwick- shire, 5,644 voters ; Pontefract, 2,518 voters. Gladstonian Devonport, with 7,629 voters, returns two Members. Here is one of the reasons why Mr. Morley and the Government regard redistribution as so unnecessary. The Attorney General, Mr. R. T. Reid 2dr.Campbell Bannerman
Mr. Roe and Sir W Harcourt
Mr. Bryce
Mr. H. H. Fowler
Mr. Asquith
Dumfries Burghs Stirling Burghs Derby (2 Members) South Aberdeen East Wolverhampton Fifeshire (East)
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