Referendum on PR
10 May 2010, 10:07 PM
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Even if it's a yes/no question it will still be "first past the post" - or would we move to a system where y% of the seats are determined by PR and n% determined by first past the post (where y and n are the proportion of yes and no votes)?
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11 May 2010, 10:18 AM
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Hmmmmmmmmmm, and under a Lying Labour led government, how much chance of it being a FAIR referendum do you think there is?
Nope, me neither
"Do you disagree that Proportional representation should not become the unused method of voting in the UK?"
I can see it now.........people exiting polling stations with their brains on fire...........
Nope, me neither
"Do you disagree that Proportional representation should not become the unused method of voting in the UK?"
I can see it now.........people exiting polling stations with their brains on fire...........
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11 May 2010, 12:07 PM
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I've got an idea. We could have a referendum that lists all the different voting systems and ask people to pick their favourite. Then we use the system that came third to choose between the top two choices.
Not an original idea - it's the system we seem to be using for general elections now.
Not an original idea - it's the system we seem to be using for general elections now.
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I've got an idea. We could have a referendum that lists all the different voting systems and ask people to pick their favourite. Then we use the system that came third to choose between the top two choices.
Not an original idea - it's the system we seem to be using for general elections now.
Not an original idea - it's the system we seem to be using for general elections now.
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11 May 2010, 12:50 PM
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Well, I hope we do get a referendum (Only if the tories get power) as if it's a LibLab government we won't. It'll be forced through without asking the people that vote... us.
If we get PR, we'll get all this deals behind closed doors every time. So instead of party `A` winning and running the country under their manifesto, we'll get party `A` running manifesto's from party `A`, `B`, `C`, `D` etc.
So most of the people vote for party `A`s policy, only for it not to get used as a backroom deal stopped it.
My vote will be `NO`
If we get PR, we'll get all this deals behind closed doors every time. So instead of party `A` winning and running the country under their manifesto, we'll get party `A` running manifesto's from party `A`, `B`, `C`, `D` etc.
So most of the people vote for party `A`s policy, only for it not to get used as a backroom deal stopped it.
My vote will be `NO`
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Well, I hope we do get a referendum (Only if the tories get power) as if it's a LibLab government we won't. It'll be forced through without asking the people that vote... us.
If we get PR, we'll get all this deals behind closed doors every time. So instead of party `A` winning and running the country under their manifesto, we'll get party `A` running manifesto's from party `A`, `B`, `C`, `D` etc.
So most of the people vote for party `A`s policy, only for it not to get used as a backroom deal stopped it.
My vote will be `NO`
If we get PR, we'll get all this deals behind closed doors every time. So instead of party `A` winning and running the country under their manifesto, we'll get party `A` running manifesto's from party `A`, `B`, `C`, `D` etc.
So most of the people vote for party `A`s policy, only for it not to get used as a backroom deal stopped it.
My vote will be `NO`
Something deffo needs doing, perhaps a vote for local MP then for the main party. So you could vote for the best local person, but vote for your preferred party. So we`d then know what %age of the UK population voted for each party.
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