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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2008 13:17:51 GMT
"PR does give a voice in parliament to smaller parters..." Like the Nazis.
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Post by gobby cow on Feb 6, 2008 14:53:36 GMT
I have seen a few episodes of the first series of the West Wing. I will have to finish the series. I will try and remember to tape it tonight as it clashes with Mr T's favourite programme
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Post by DazaB on Feb 6, 2008 16:21:21 GMT
Another serious question. Proportional representation has it's merits (and it's down sides) but when a candidate wins a seat because proportionally the party had a certain % of the votes, who decides which constituency he/she is given. Dpoes it mean that some constituencies are then represented by people who didn't win in that area? I would like to see a system similar to the Additional Member System applied. You would have two votes, one for your local constituent and one for the overall party. One might say it's half FPTP and half PR. You could vote for Mike Foster and the conservatives if you were a tory but liked Foster as your local MP. but when a candidate wins a seat because proportionally the party had a certain % of the votes, who decides which constituency he/she is given. Dpoes it mean that some constituencies are then represented by people who didn't win in that areaI assume no-one would be given a specific area of the country like the house of Lords. (Even though they're not elected!) You can contact any member of the House of Lords - usually one with a specific interest in your area of enquiry but often in the Commons only your local Constituency MP will be interested in hearing from you (if at all!) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Additional_Member_System
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Post by Tim Munslow on Feb 6, 2008 18:18:22 GMT
Notorious Boo Boy wrote
Now that I understand; I well remember the episode of Auf Wiedersehn Pet where they voted for the colour with which they would decorate the hut, and at Timothy Spall's insistence (sorry, can't remember his character's name) they used STV. The result was that they all ended up with a colour they didn't want!
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Post by Croc on Feb 6, 2008 18:55:10 GMT
i'm currently registered to vote in Irish elections (Local Council, Dáil and European Elections) - and we use the PR-STV system.
And it works pretty well tbh
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2008 19:59:26 GMT
Notorious Boo Boy wrote Now that I understand; I well remember the episode of Auf Wiedersehn Pet where they voted for the colour with which they would decorate the hut, and at Timothy Spall's insistence (sorry, can't remember his character's name) they used STV. The result was that they all ended up with a colour they didn't want! Barry Taylor
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