Abstract
The electoral reform movement took on a low profile for the twenty years after proportional representation had not been adopted in 1885. Although the PRS may have become less active, Lubbock and Courtney — the organization's foremost leaders — did not stop promoting their cause and they took every opportunity they could to keep working. This chapter illustrates how both Lubbock and Courtney were able to incorporate their ideas specifically through three different areas: school boards, local government, and the home rule for Ireland. The chapter looks into how they attempted to set up a select committee for the election of those to be included in school boards, how democratically elected local authorities allowed questions regarding the electoral procedure, and how a bill was introduced that enabled elections by simple majority.
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