Conservative Action for Electoral Reform

Title

Conservative Action for Electoral Reform

Shelfmark

CCO 20/24/8

Summary

Correspondents include:-

Douglas, James, Conservative Research Department

Fraser, Michael, Baron Fraser of Kilmorack, Deputy Party Chairman

Howarth, Alan, Personal Assistant to Party Chairman Lord Thorneycroft

Kershaw, Anthony, MP

Lee, Brig. Sir Henry, Conservative Board of Finance

Patten, Chris, Director, Conservative Research Department

Wigram, Anthony, Conservative Action for Electoral Reform

Wolff, Michael, Director General, Conservative Central Office

Subjects include:-

Speakers' Conference on electoral reform

Formation of Conservative Action for Electoral Reform [CAER] by Anthony Wigram in June 1974 to press for the adoption of electoral reform by the Conservative Party

Includes:-

Conservative Action for Electoral Reform: draft and final summary of aims, ND [Jun 1974]

Paper, 'Electoral Reform', Geoffrey Block, Conservative Research Department, 14/01/1975

CAER leaflet, 'Support Electoral Reform: Make Britain successful and Conservative', ND [c.1975]

CAER pamphlet, 'Evidence presented to the Commission of Enquiry into Electoral Reform convened by the Hansard Society under the chairmanship of Lord Blake', Anthony Wigram, Hugo Page, & Stephen Weil, ND [1976]

CAER Discussion Paper, 'Fragmentation under PR', Dec 1976

CAER Discussion Paper, 'methods of Election to a Scottish Devolved Assembly', Dec 1976

Note of meeting between Party Chairman Lord Thorneycroft and Anthony Wigram, CAER, 17/12/1976

CAER pamphlet, 'The Right Approach to the Liberal Vote', ND [c. Jul 1978]

CAER paper, 'Contingency Plan for Unilateral Withdrawal of Conservative Candidates in Labour Held Seats', ND [c. 1978]

Date

Jun 1974-Dec 1976; Jul 1978

Language

English

Physical extent

1 file