Under normal circumstances, one out of every ten votes goes to the Socialists, and Arnold would probably be crazy.

This is evidenced by the results of the other polling stations, which were counted by the Socialists and the Liberals in all but polling station 9, with the exception of polling station 9.

"That doesn't prove anything, in case the Socialists deliberately concentrated their votes at polling place ninth—" Harry Spencer said subconsciously, and then thought it was unlikely.

It might be possible in the UK itself, but in Johannesburg, it's almost impossible to happen.

In Johannesburg, the Socialist Party simply does not have such a strong organizational capacity, not even the former National Party, and a week before the start of the general election, the Socialist Party has just been formed, how many voters can Arnold draw?

None of the Socialist voters now exceeded 500, and in the counting of polling place No. 9, the number of voters cast for the Socialists exceeded 500.

"Will there be bribery?" Owen lowered his voice and whispered in Roque's ear that it would be a scandal if this kind of thing got out.

Roque wanted to get to the bottom of it, but as soon as Owen's words fell, Roque immediately became alert.

Let's not forget that there are countless pairs of eyes on the Johannesburg election, so even if the results at polling place 9 are flawed, now is not the time to hold accountable.

"Seal all the ballots and register them according to the normal results." Roque remained quiet, anyway, this deviation will not affect the normal statistical results, the most important thing now is not to make a sideshow, as long as the final result is a Liberal victory, Roque will wait for the dust to settle in the general election.

Even if it is to be investigated, there will be time to investigate it slowly, and wait for the inspection team and those who are watching the excitement to leave Johannesburg, and now it will not be a joke.

Owen was unwilling, but he also knew that Roque's way of dealing with it was the most suitable.

Harry Spencer is worried, whether it is a Liberal victory or a Socialist victory, it has nothing to do with Harry Spencer, but if there is a problem during the election, Harry Spencer is responsible.

With this little episode, everyone was completely sleepy, and there were no surprises in the next statistical results, and at four o'clock in the morning, Roque finally got the final statistical results.

The Liberals undoubtedly won the final victory, with the Liberals receiving 85 percent of the more than 34,000 votes, the Socialists seven percent, and the rest divided among the other parties.

"- Voter turnout exceeded 90 percent, the results were real and effective, and the Liberals won!" Although it was expected, Owen was still pleasantly surprised when he got the result.

All the staff involved in the statistics applauded, and the vast majority of them were Liberals, and although there were some surprises in the counting process, the final result was good.

"Congratulations, Owen." Arnold also appeared in the warehouse, and his expression was quite happy, and as far as the current result was concerned, the Socialists could also win four parliamentary seats, which had exceeded Arnold's expectations.

"Thank you, Arnold, and congratulations to the Socialist Party." Owen's expression was also happy, although he lost some seats, but under the premise of democratic representative system, this could not shake the advantage of the Liberal Party.

As chairman of the election committee, Owen will report to Ade and Joseph Chamberlain.

Instead of leaving with Owen, Roque called in a squad of soldiers to secure the warehouse and all the ballots before going to rest.

It is indeed necessary to rest, although Roque knew that the Liberal Party had a huge advantage, but the election was also the first time for Roque, and it was not until he got the election results that he relaxed after many days of tension, and it was necessary to take a break.

It wasn't until the evening that Roque woke up and there was another party in the evening, this time a real celebratory dinner, and it was hosted by the Liberal Party.

Roque is very tired, the evil consequences of the democratic representative system have actually appeared now, Nyasaland does not necessarily hold a banquet a year, Johannesburg has held more than a dozen times in the past week, no wonder the British government is inefficient, all the energy is consumed on dinner, can have energy to work is the hell.

This kind of cold banquet in the West, in fact, the purpose is not to eat, but to socialize, after a banquet, basically can't eat much, every time Roque attends the dinner, he has to come back to add a meal, or simply eat and go again, in Roque's opinion, it is really a waste of time.

But if you don't go, you can't do it, since the Liberal Party won the election, then the next step is to decide the ownership of the parliamentary seats, although Roque himself will not enter the parliament, but Roque will also install candidates in the parliament, so Roque must also communicate with Owen in advance, so as not to "unevenly divide the spoils" when he gets it.

By the time Roque arrived, the dinner had already begun, and this time it was held on the rooftop of the Liberal Party headquarters instead of the banquet hall of the De Beers Hotel, and the atmosphere was still very good.

As one of the founders of the Liberal Party, Roque held a high position in the Liberal Party, and immediately became the center of the venue when he arrived at the banquet.

Not wanting to be the center of attention, Roque made an appearance at the banquet and went into the lounge, where Owen was talking to the Liberal Party bigwigs.

"After the establishment of Parliament, the next step is to reform the government, the previous government officials were all appointed by London or the Governor's Office, which is not appropriate, and then we may try to introduce a system of civil appointments, and completely end this party division system." Owen still has ideals, and now that Britain has begun to implement a civil service, Johannesburg should follow suit.

The political party distribution system is a very strange system, which is an inevitable product of the democratic representative system, and in the previous elections, if a party wins, then the government office will be taken out as a reward and distributed to the meritorious officials in the election.

Everyone knows the disadvantages of this, but there has been no good solution, and it was not until the emergence of the civil service system that the political party fat distribution system was gradually ended.

However, the end is not complete, until the 21st century, the political party fertilizer distribution system still exists in many countries, and the cabinet system is actually a political party fertilizer distribution system.

The advantages of the civil service over the political party system are enormous, and at least the civil service system can ensure that no matter which party wins the final election, it will not paralyze the government institutions.

Hearing Owen's words, everyone's reactions were mixed, some people were certainly disappointed, and more people were ecstatic.

Owen no matter what others think, his attitude is still firm: "After the election, the parliament will hold an examination, except for the members, all positions in the parliament must be determined by the results of the examination, such as the secretary general of the parliament, no matter which party wins the election in the future, the candidate for the secretary general of the parliament will not be easily replaced, so as to ensure that the basic functions of the parliament can be maintained, and will not be able to steal a high position because of a close relationship with the speaker." ”

To put it bluntly, the Liberal Party has now won the election, and Owen, the party leader, will definitely serve as the speaker of the parliament, and now it is equivalent to Owen voluntarily giving up his rights.

Of course, frank words are not necessarily likeable, the bigwigs here will definitely not all enter the parliament, and some people are still waiting to win the election.

"It's not a good thing to do that, these rights should all belong to us in the Liberal Party, not to be decided by the results of the exam." Objections were raised.

"At the moment this method is only available to the Parliament, and it will be extended to the government in the future, so friends, this is a better chance for us, and if you miss it, don't blame me for not reminding you." Owen has a special meaning.

Someone immediately understood what Owen meant.

Although nominally everyone has the right to participate in the exam, but in this era, most ordinary people are not able to take the exam, and many civilians are forced to live, and they have not been to school for a few days at all, and it is already good to be able to write their own names, so this "civil bureaucracy", although nominally for everyone, is actually biased towards people who have more opportunities to receive education.

It is not only the children of the upper class who have the opportunity to receive education, but also the children of middle-class families who have the opportunity to receive a relatively good education, so the final result of the "civil service" is that the upper class monopolizes the seats in parliament, the middle class monopolizes government officials, and the children of real commoners will not have the opportunity at any time.

This is not necessarily, many people must not know that there are thousands of Chinese children in the miners' children's school in Ziwei Town who are studying hard, and after they graduate, the civil service system should have been popularized.

Of course, Roque unconditionally supports Owen, so Roque's attitude is also very clear: "The civil service system is the trend of the times, what we have to do should be to adapt to the times, not to go backwards, and under the civil service system, our children will have more opportunities." ”

This "child" plays a huge role, and in this era, there is no family planning, and everyone has more than one child in the family, and three or five are normal.

Even if it is a nobleman like Roque, there is only one child who is eligible to inherit the title, so what about the others? You can't always fend for yourself, and entering the government department and serving as a grassroots official is actually a very good choice, which was what Owen did in the past.

Both Roque and Owen agreed, and the others didn't dare to speak out even if they were against it, so they quickly unified their voices.

"Well, gentlemen, now we should celebrate, and we should leave these troublesome things for tomorrow, and there are so many people waiting outside, and we should share our joy with everyone—" Roque suggested.

The crowd responded.