The Terrible Sweal Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 The idea behind proportional representation is to achieve more precise representation of fractional political views in the electorate. Conceding for the moment that this is a laudable objectives (which I don't really), then I suggest an alternative approach to regular PR.... I suggest taking the total number of voters (e.g. 20M) divided by the total number of seats (say a nice round number like 500) (=40,000) for the total number of ballots any single individual must poll to obtain a seat. No Parties allowed to participate in the campaign (thought they could operate in Parliament), and strict spending limits by candidates. Whataya think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 So we all get the same ballot, with hundreds of different names on it ? I don't get it. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idealisttotheend Posted June 30, 2004 Report Share Posted June 30, 2004 You may well end up with no one having a seat anywhere or very few people have seats. I don't see the advantage either. Quote All too often the prize goes, not to who best plays the game, but to those who make the rules.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Terrible Sweal Posted July 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 It's a way to get even more precise fractional representation. Consider it a PR threshold of 0.2 percent of the population for each party of one. You're right that fewer than the maximum could be elected, but that would be the Will of the People too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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