Correspondence and papers concerning Electoral Reform

Title

Correspondence and papers concerning Electoral Reform

Shelfmark

CCO 20/24/10

Summary

Includes:-

Annotated copy of report (2nd draft), 'Alternative Electoral Systems' by James Douglas, Conservative Research Department, Jan 1975 [44pp]

Opinion Research Centre report, 'Public Attitudes to Electoral Reform', with accompanying note by Chris Patten, Conservative Research Department, 01/08/1975 [7pp]

Analysis of the ORC report 'Public Attitudes to Electoral Reform', prepared for Mrs Thatcher by James Douglas, Conservative Research Department, 14/07/1975

Correspondence between Angus Maude, Deputy Party Chairman, and Sir Anthony Bowlby of Guest Keen & Nettlefolds Ltd of Smethwick Warley, Warwickshire, Jul-Nov 1975, concerning electoral reform

Cutting from unknown journal, 'Electoral Reform: A true Tory cause', by Douglas Hurd, ND

Report, 'Aide-Memoire: Changing the British Electoral System: Prospects, Advantages and Disavantages', ND [c. 1975; 20pp; Author unknown]

Correspondence between Angus Maude, Sir Keith Joseph, Norman Lamont and Chris Patten concerning the formulation of a Conservative Party response to the Hansard Society report on electoral reform, Apr-May 1976

Conservative Central Office press release, 'Old Queen Street Paper on Electoral Change', 11/04/1976

Opinion Research Centre report, 'Public Attitudes to Electoral Reform', 23/05/1978 [ORC ref. 27812; 9pp, photocopy only] with accompanying note by Keith Britto, Conservative Research Department, 09/06/1978

Date

Jan 1975-Jun 1978

Language

English

Physical extent

1 file