HC Deb 31 January 1918 vol 101 c1913

The place of election shall be fixed for each constituency (other than a university constituency) by the returning officer, and shall be—

  1. (a) if the constituency is, or the major part of the constituency is contained in, a municipal borough, some place within the borough;
  2. (b) in any other case some place within the constituency or within a municipal borough adjoining the constituency.

Lords Amendment read a second time.

Amendments made to Lords Amendment:

In paragraph (a), leave out the words "or the major part of the constituency is contained in a municipal," and insert instead thereof the words "a Parliamentary borough or a division of a Parliamentary."

In paragraph (b), leave out the words "in any other case," and insert instead thereof the words "if the constituency is a Parliamentary county or a division of a Parliamentary county."

Leave out the word "municipal"—[Sir G. Cave.]