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Enid Lakeman
Enid Lakeman, OBE (28 November 1903 – 7 January 1995) was a British political reformer, writer and politician, noted for her long-standing championship of the Single Transferable Vote system of elections. Biography She was born and brought up in Kent, and studied chemistry at Bedford College (London), Bedford College, University of London, graduating with first-class honours in 1926. She went on to work in the chemical industry in Britain and in Germany. During the World War II, second world war she was a radar operator with the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF). In 1946, Lakeman became Research Secretary at the Proportional Representation Society, which changed its name to the Electoral Reform Society in 1958. This was and still is a lobby group campaigning for the introduction of the Single Transferable Vote (STV) in multi-member constituencies to replace the Plurality voting system, first-past-the-post electoral system used in most British elections. She was appointed Dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enid Lakeman
Enid Lakeman, OBE (28 November 1903 – 7 January 1995) was a British political reformer, writer and politician, noted for her long-standing championship of the Single Transferable Vote system of elections. Biography She was born and brought up in Kent, and studied chemistry at Bedford College (London), Bedford College, University of London, graduating with first-class honours in 1926. She went on to work in the chemical industry in Britain and in Germany. During the World War II, second world war she was a radar operator with the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF). In 1946, Lakeman became Research Secretary at the Proportional Representation Society, which changed its name to the Electoral Reform Society in 1958. This was and still is a lobby group campaigning for the introduction of the Single Transferable Vote (STV) in multi-member constituencies to replace the Plurality voting system, first-past-the-post electoral system used in most British elections. She was appointed Dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |