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Many stressed

the value of the wide

range

of

experience

to that this group brought

However, another body of opinion, including most of the submissions from groups and associations, was

the Council.

in favour

of reducing the number of Appointed Members.

35.

In general the public response supported the

concept of the functional constituency system and

an

increase in the number of Members elected in this way. There was a large response from groups and associations

seeking representation, either for

bodies to which

are to which they

constituencies.

themselves or for

affiliated,

as functional

36.

Many

increase

District Board members favoured

an

the

in the number of Members elected by

electoral college. A clear majority of submissions to

the Survey Office, however, opposed changing either the

number of electoral college constituencies

number of Members elected by each constituency.

ΟΥ the

37.

The

Green

raised,

as an

issue

for

a

Paper

discussion in the longer

longer term, a suggestion that

proportion of the members of the legislature might in future be elected by a new, broadly-based electoral

college.

Few

submissions

commented

on

this concept,

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