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Reputedly the cabinet approved in camera last week for early submission to Parliament, a bill providing that in a three-cornered contest for a parliamentary seat wherein no candidate has an absolute majority the re-vote shall be only on the two leaders in the original polling.

Thus in the very frequent instance of a Conservative and a Laborite completely outdistancing a Liberal, the re-vote would be between the Conservative and the Laborite only. Since the followers of the dropped Liberal would then be more likely to swing...