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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Does anyone think it is time to change the system in General Elections so that every Really Counts ? As I'm pretty sure a Consrvitive vote in Livepool is a waste as is a Labour one in say Windsor ? Why not make it if you get Ten per cent of the national vote you get ten per cent of the Seats ! Simples ie 500 seats in parliament equals fifty Seats ! At the moment that probably wouldn't get you any ! How can that be Right ! Thoughts please

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By *teveanddebsCouple
over a year ago

Norwich

We could call it something catchy like

Proportional Representation

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

What a load of crap

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By *bi HaiveMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset


"We could call it something catchy like

Proportional Representation"

You are a veritable genius! :-

A

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk


"Does anyone think it is time to change the system in General Elections so that every Really Counts ? As I'm pretty sure a Consrvitive vote in Livepool is a waste as is a Labour one in say Windsor ? Why not make it if you get Ten per cent of the national vote you get ten per cent of the Seats ! Simples ie 500 seats in parliament equals fifty Seats ! At the moment that probably wouldn't get you any ! How can that be Right ! Thoughts please "

Are people in individual areas not to be allowed to choose the MP they think will be best for them then?

How will it be decided which MP gets which constituency?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Lol yes I know it's called Proportional Representation ! but who is going to reply to that ? Those two words may be why it's never happened ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"We could call it something catchy like

Proportional Representation"

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

think everybody who is entitled to vote should have vote by law seems to work in Australia

but there should be a none of the above box to tick on the ballot paper for those that want to protest !

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"think everybody who is entitled to vote should have vote by law seems to work in Australia

but there should be a none of the above box to tick on the ballot paper for those that want to protest !"
yes I would defiantly agree with that !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"think everybody who is entitled to vote should have vote by law seems to work in Australia

but there should be a none of the above box to tick on the ballot paper for those that want to protest ! yes I would defiantly agree with that ! "

And a lucky dip box for people who can't decide

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

I think there was a Commons vote about this a few years ago. Surprisingly the two main parties voted against it. (sarcasm)

Why would a ruling party give up the very reason it's ruling? Never gonna happen.

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk


"I think there was a Commons vote about this a few years ago. Surprisingly the two main parties voted against it. (sarcasm)

Why would a ruling party give up the very reason it's ruling? Never gonna happen."

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

All the more reason why it Should ! It's simple and fair , and er ? democratic !

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I think there was a Commons vote about this a few years ago. Surprisingly the two main parties voted against it. (sarcasm)

Why would a ruling party give up the very reason it's ruling? Never gonna happen."
That was a half baked Lib Dem Vote not straight percentage P R I think Cameron blocked a P R Vote !

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk


"All the more reason why it Should ! It's simple and fair , and er ? democratic ! "

No necessarily entirely fair on constituents. Are you going to address my points?

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

Not, not no.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Sorry x yes I will try . A lot of costituancy work mp s are meant to do could be done by your local councillor . But what I would suggest would be that each party delegate its maps to an area , that way everyone in an area would have representation from the party they voted for .

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Meant mp s not maps

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By *obbytupperMan
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley


"We could call it something catchy like

Proportional Representation

You are a veritable genius! :-

A"

There is no need for rudeness......vegetable genus indeed

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The problem with this is each party would draw up a list of its prospective MPs in a priority order. I Cameron and Milliband would be top of their prospective lists.

So any unscruplous or unpopular MP would have a much better chance of being re-elected. At the moment at least an unpopular MP can be defeated in their local constituency in the election (Portillo, for example in 97). Also in extreme cases a local party association can deselect an MP so that they cant restand.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Sorry x yes I will try . A lot of costituancy work mp s are meant to do could be done by your local councillor . But what I would suggest would be that each party delegate its maps to an area , that way everyone in an area would have representation from the party they voted for . "

what you really mean is, can we do things the Scottish way

Holyrood elections use a mix of first past the post to elect constituency MSP's and proportional representation from regional lists.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There was a public vote in 2011 to change voting system

Electorate voted against it

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By *otlovefun42Couple
over a year ago

Costa Blanca Spain...


"I think there was a Commons vote about this a few years ago. Surprisingly the two main parties voted against it. (sarcasm)

Why would a ruling party give up the very reason it's ruling? Never gonna happen."

As stated above, it was put to a referendum and rejected by the electorate.

As a footnote, Clegg, in a fit of pique, then ratted on his promise to support the long overdue boundary changes.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

P R wasn't put to a vote ! It was a fudged system that was offered , I'd like ten percent of Vote equals ten per cent of power ! How can that be Wrong ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I think there was a Commons vote about this a few years ago. Surprisingly the two main parties voted against it. (sarcasm)

Why would a ruling party give up the very reason it's ruling? Never gonna happen.

As stated above, it was put to a referendum and rejected by the electorate.

As a footnote, Clegg, in a fit of pique, then ratted on his promise to support the long overdue boundary changes."

No - Clegg back tracked on the boundary changes because he didn't get his way on House of Lords reform.

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By *teveanddebsCouple
over a year ago

Norwich

Because it decreases the chance of anyone actually having control and we would end up with a succession of coalition governments with nothing positive being achieved.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

True ! But is it working now ?

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