The Elected MemberThe Elected Member is a novel by Welsh writer Bernice Rubens. It won the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1970.PlotThe novel's main character is Norman Zweck, who is addicted to amphetamines and is convinced that he sees silverfish wherever he goes.AwardsThe Elected Member won the 1970 Booker Prize. This made Rubens the first woman to win the prize.