Sentences with phrase «british electoral system»

That's about the point that Labour can win more seats than the opposition, due to the British electoral system's inbuilt bias.

He also leaves his party before winning his battle to shift the British electoral system away from first past the post to a proportional representation system which would significantly push up his party's share of Commons seats.

Data from British Election Study panel surveys shows that the main problem UKIP has faced in translating its success from European Parliament elections to general elections has been retaining voters, whether because some UKIP voters only vote UKIP at European Parliament elections in protest and the return to their «normal» party for general elections or because the nature of the British electoral system incentivises voters to cast their vote for one of the existing main parties rather than a new entrant.

The British electoral system produces very disproportionate vote share to seat share outcomes and trying to account for local factors adequately is nigh on impossible.

The fate of the Social Democratic Party — which saw centrist MPs defect from Labour to form an ill - fated moderate rival in 1981 — offers a cautionary tale of what can happen to those who leave the safety of an established major party to go it alone in the British electoral system.

What is clear, however, is that the» bad result» of UKIP is first of all due to the mechanical effects of the British electoral system, and not to a lack of popular support.

The British electoral system values clarity: few people dissent from the line that it is better to have a government that can pass legislation and take decisions when it needs to than to be stuck with one that stumbles on hand - to - mouth from vote to vote.

This is the reason, beyond questions of perceived unfairness or inefficiency, why the British electoral system desperately needs reform.

Reformers are bemused by the passion with which MPs argue the case, when there are so many glaring deficiencies in the British electoral system.

Not exact matches

So after the pro-democracy legislators in Hong Kong's Legislative Council (Legco) voted down Beijing's proposal to replace the former British colony's undemocratic electoral system with another equally undemocratic version, the only thing we should expect is that this is not the end of the story.

An inkling of the movement for constitutional reform at the practical level of electoral politics may be traced to the Joint Commission on the Constitution set up in 1981 by the Alliance, with the purpose to «examine the policies for reform of the British constitution, in particular of the electoral system... that our parties should present together at the next election for implementation» (Joint Liberal / SDP Alliance Commission on Constitutional Reform 1983: 1).

Surely the only realistic compromise would be a fully independent review of the electoral system (borrowing from the British Columbia experience), the result of which would automatically go to a referendum?

Blair's project is to dismantle the Labour Party as a party based on the unions, to destroy the elements of democracy which exist within the party and to transform the British political party system, through electoral reform, to make possible a long - term governmental alliance with the Liberal Democrats and, if possible, the Heseltine - Clarke wing of the Tory Party.

Finally, strategically, the two key issues around which Blair will seek to fundamentally re-draw the map of the British political system are entry into the European Single Currency and electoral reform.

Until 2010, the electoral system hid the multi-party nature of British politics (smaller parties and independent candidates attracted 30 % of voting intentions but gained very few seats).

The shame of it is that Hughes, Cable et al don't seem to be in any position to alleviate the worst effects of Tory idiocy, altho even then you could argue they are doing their best with the bad hand dealt to them by a combination of the clueless British electorate and a deeply flawed electoral system.

The party is in favour of reform of traditional British institutions such as the Church of England, a change in the electoral system from first - past - the - post to proportional representation, and drug decriminalisation.

What seems likely is that, with a fragmented opposition, the «First Past the Post» electoral system will have an even more malign influence on British politics than normal.

When the British Columbia considered the question of whether to reform its electoral system from majority rule election of legislators to some form of proportional representation, the Government of British Columbia created a body called the British Columbia Citizen's Assembly, composed of citizens from throughout the province.

On May 17, 2005, British Columbians were asked to answer yes or no the following question: «Should British Columbia change to the BC - STV electoral system as recommended by the Citizens» Assembly on Electoral Reform?»

«While our «first past the post» electoral system remains and distorts our politics» Compass should build an alliance of all progressive parties to reform both Westminster and the electorial system that denies the British people their democratic rights.

We now know the date for the referendum when the British public get the opportunity to decide whether we change from our traditional first - past - the - post (FPTP) electoral system to the Alternative Vote (AV).

While this research is specifically about the impact of the Independence Referendum on the British party system, and more generally part of a narrative to be published next year in the British Election Study book (to be published by Oxford University Press) about the role of political events and shocks in explaining electoral change, it is interesting to speculate about possible lessons for the EU referendum.

Alright, this is something I've thought about for a while with respect to comparisons between the German and British or Australian and Estonian electoral systems.

After the campaign that the Liberal Democrats have waged over this past month, for which considerable personal credit goes to Nick Clegg, the election presents the British people with a huge opportunity: the reform of the electoral system itself.

Nick Clegg criticised those electoral odds, calling the British political system «broken».

A change in the electoral system could be permanent, but say whatever you want about Nick Clegg one thing for sure is that he is certainly temporary — this is probably his last job in frontline British politics.

The commission was set up in December 1997 by the Labour government with the support of the Liberal Democrats, to investigate alternatives to the single member plurality (or «first past the post») electoral system used for British general elections.

«There's a generation of young British Columbians who feel profoundly betrayed and disenfranchised by Mr. Trudeau on climate change, Trans Mountain and his commitment to ending the first - past - the - post electoral system.