The result of the vote in favour of equality was announced by Henry Fairweather, the club captain, just ten months after the membership had rejected the same proposal in another ballot. Last May, 64 per cent of the membership had voted in favour of gender equality, just short of the two-thirds majority required to change the club’s constitution. However, the second vote has now been passed with 80.2 per cent expressing approval. The postal ballot produced 621 votes — a 92.7 per cent turnout. 498 members voted for change,…

Source: The Times March 14, 2017 12:00 UTC