HC Deb 10 June 1890 vol 345 cc517-8
MR. O'HANLON (Cavan, E.)

I wish to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will bring in a Bill to enable commercial travellers who pay Income Tax to vote at elections, when they can show their business brings them to many parts of the country, and their only home the hotels at which they stop, also on their showing they have no other right to be registered?

THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Mr. GOSGHEN,) St. George's, Hanover Square

I fear there must be other classes of the community besides commercial travellers whose business makes it difficult for them to qualify by residence for the exercise of a vote at flections, and, though the matter is not strictly within my own province, I think it would be far from easy to frame a measure for making special provisions to enable commercial traveller in particular to vote.

MR. O'HANLON

Does the right hon. Gentleman intend to bring in a measure?

MR. GOSCHEN

I do not propose to bring in a measure.