§ MR. T. P. O'CONNORasked the Secretary to the Local Government Board, Why so many voters, especially Irish voters, entitled, to vote at the Poor Law elections have not been furnished with voting papers at the recent elections for Marylebone Union; whether, in some cases, voting papers were given to English and refused to Irish voters living in the same house and having exactly the same qualification; and, if this state of things exists, what official is responsible?
MR. GEORGE RUSSELLWe have received no complaint as to the conduct of the recent election of Guardians in Marylebone. The Returning Officer, with whom we have communicated about the question, states that no person entitled to vote was refused a voting paper; that he has no knowledge of the nationality of the voters; and that no distinction whatever was made in the issue of the voting papers. He has not heard of any complaint on the subject.
§ MR. T. P. O'CONNORI will give the hon. Member the names of several voters of Irish nationality who did not receive their voting papers.