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Category Archives: Conservative Party
The Advantages of the Alternative Vote – No More Wasted Votes, No More Split Votes
Possibly the greatest advantage of the Alternative Vote, or any preferential voting system, is that is does away with split votes. Split votes are one of the disadvantages of the First Past the Post system and lead to some of … Continue reading
The Advantages of the Alternative Vote System – An Overview
On 5th of May a referendum will be held to ask you, the voter, for the first time ever, how you want to elect your main public servants, Members of Parliament. You will be offered a choice of voting Yes … Continue reading
Oldham East and Saddleworth – A Vote For Apathy?
So the Oldham East and Saddleworth bye-election results are in and representatives from each party are trying to persuade us, and themselves, that it was an okay result for their party. I think the result has some interesting things to … Continue reading
X Voting and Preferential Voting – 3 Case Studies – Guest Blog
In the second of his guest blog posts Stuart Emerson takes us through three case studies that show how preferential voting systems increase voter power and how preferential voting can lead to a Parliament more reflective of the views of … Continue reading
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