ics ▁measure ▁was ▁" a ▁Bill ▁to ▁enable ▁mental ▁defect ives ▁to ▁under go ▁ster il izing ▁operations ▁or ▁ster il izing ▁treatment ▁upon ▁their ▁own ▁application , ▁or ▁that ▁of ▁their ▁sp ouses ▁or ▁parents ▁or ▁guard ians ," ▁its ▁underlying ▁purpose ▁was ▁the ▁event ual ▁introduction ▁of ▁comp uls ory ▁ster il isation , ▁with ▁Church ▁describing ▁it ▁as ▁" an ▁experiment ▁on ▁a ▁small ▁scale ▁so ▁that ▁later ▁on ▁we ▁may ▁have ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁the ▁results ▁and ▁experience ▁gained ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁conclus ions ▁before ▁bringing ▁in ▁a ▁Bill ▁for ▁the ▁comp uls ory ▁ster il isation ▁of ▁the ▁un fit ." ▁The ▁Commons ▁voted ▁by ▁ 1 6 7 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 8 9 ▁against ▁any ▁second ▁reading . ▁ ▁Move ▁to ▁N LO ▁and ▁failed ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁campaign ▁When ▁the ▁Labour ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁R ams ay ▁Mac Donald ▁left ▁the ▁party ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁to ▁co - le ad ▁a ▁Conserv ative - domin ated ▁National ▁Government , ▁Church ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁Labour ▁MP s ▁to ▁support ▁him . ▁He ▁followed ▁Mac Donald ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁National ▁Labour ▁Organisation ▁then ▁that ▁year ▁stood ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁general ▁election ▁as ▁a ▁National ▁Independent ▁for ▁the ▁London ▁University ▁seat , ▁where ▁he ▁lost ▁by ▁a ▁ 2 7 : 7 3 ▁ratio ▁against ▁one ▁candidate . ▁ ▁He ▁stood ▁again ▁twice , ▁as ▁a ▁National ▁Labour ▁( N LO ) ▁candidate : ▁in ▁Br istol