Sentences with phrase «alternative vote changes»

That does not strictly justify Clegg in refusing to agree to boundary revisions that are plainly overdue, and were linked to the alternative vote changes.

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One of the desirable qualities of a voting system (according to Kenneth Arrow) is independence of irrelevant alternatives — the introduction of a new candidate shouldn't change the winner unless it's to that candidate.

They claim boundary changes was introduced as a quid pro quo for the May 2011 referendum on electoral reform, in which the public rejected the alternative vote system by a ratio of two votes to one.

These alternative faces of Leave were exploited to gain votes for «change,» but the exact change sought by any two voters could be very different.

The reforms were designed to change the nature of electoral representation (the referendum on the alternative vote), alter the composition of both Houses of Parliament (boundary review and House of Lords reform), and to reduce the power of the Prime Minister to time elections.

There are certainly several examples in Britain where people have rejected change, the most prominent examples include the referendums on Scottish Independence, the Alternative Vote electoral system, and, in 1975, the UK's membership of the European Community.

Having failed to achieve a change in the voting system for the House of Commons — with the loss of last year's referendum on the alternative vote — Nick Clegg's party is determined to push ahead in order that his party can boast having forced a major constitutional change on the country as a result of being in government.

He faces a more real threat from energy and climate change secretary Chris Huhne, who has been at the forefront of dissent against the Conservatives» approach to the rejected alternative vote referendum.

Gordon Brown has briefed the Cabinet on planned constitutional changes which could see the first - past - the - post voting system scrapped in favour of alternative vote (AV).

Constitutional changes now being embraced by Cameron — fixed - term parliaments, a referendum on the Alternative Vote (ok not embraced, but put forward)-- are positive.

These were just some of the public responses to the great MPs» expenses scandal, but strangely, changing the electoral system to bring in the alternative vote was not high up the list.

Matt Wootton at LeftFootForward is more concerned at the failure of the Left to unite against FPTP: «The referendum on the Alternative Vote was a once - in - a-lifetime chance to change politics for the better, and to mainstream red, green and liberal politics, and sideline Conservative.

It's not surprising that they oppose a change to the alternative vote system, since an analysis by the BBC shows that such a system would at the last election have given them 27 fewer seats and Labour 21 more.

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).

«There are no circumstances in which I would have voted for a change to the alternative voting system without a referendum.

I support this coalition because a hung Parliament makes it necessary, but I would not support changes to our voting system that would make hung Parliaments the norm, so although I will loyally vote to hold a referendum on changing the voting system, I will campaign vigorously against the alternative vote.»

It seems to be taken for granted by a lot of commentators that changing to the alternative vote (AV) will be a move towards proportional representation - resulting in more hung parliaments and coalition governments.

But the biggest change to Germany's political scene was the emergence of the far - right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as the country's third biggest political force with 12.6 percent of the vote.

Jack Straw has said he is not opposed to the idea of the alternative vote system where people can rank their preferences for MPs, but it is a hardly a radical change to the way we elect our politicians and the Tory leader David Cameron has said that at least with first past the post you can kick out a government.

«Moving from first - past - the - post to alternative vote is not a big change, it's not real reform, it's not proportional representation,» he said.

While not as fundamental a reform as The Independent and other advocates of proportional representation would like, a move to the Alternative Vote system would still be a landmark change for a country that has used first - past - the - post since modern elections began.

With Labour now attempting to form its own coalition government, the Conservatives promised the Liberal Democrats a referendum on changing the voting mechanism to the Alternative Vote (AV) system.

The latest YouGov polling shows support for the Alternative Vote in a referendum on voting change dropping to 39 %, just one point ahead of... (Comments: 0)

In one of the least noticed changes, Clegg has been given responsibility for political reform including a bill enabling a referendum on the alternative vote for electing the Commons.

Back to today the only remedy we have on the table is a referendum to change the way we vote from one X on the ballot paper (first past the post) to a series of 1, 2, 3,... preferences for each of the candidates (the alternative vote).

The 2011 referendum proposing to replace the first - past - the - post (FPTP) voting system with the alternative vote (AV) was the culmination of a long process led by political parties and organised pressure groups pushing for change.

The Liberal Democrats clearly wanted to change the first - past - the - post system radically, but the compromise to hold a referendum on a merely slightly less majoritarian Alternative Vote system was too lukewarm a compromise to ignite anyone's passion, let alone that of the electorate.

As for the suggestion that people will vote for change, regardless of substance, in preference to the status quo, I refer you to the recent referendum on the alternative vote.

If a majority backed change, a new method of voting called Alternative Vote (AV) could then be introduced at the election after next.

What was linked was the boundary changes to last year's referendum on the Alternative Vote.

We included administrative data from teacher, parent, and student ratings of local schools; we considered the potential relationship between vote share and test - score changes over the previous two or three years; we examined the deviation of precinct test scores from district means; we looked at changes in the percentage of students who received failing scores on the PACT; we evaluated the relationship between vote share and the percentage change in the percentile scores rather than the raw percentile point changes; and we turned to alternative measures of student achievement, such as SAT scores, exit exams, and graduation rates.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Members of the Florida Constitution Revision Commission Education Committee today voted to support a proposal by Commission member Erika Donalds to change language in the Florida Constitution that will authorize the Legislature to enact general laws providing alternative processes to authorize the establishment of charter schools.

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Xenophon, a sitting senator who was re-elected on Saturday, told Guardian Australia he would not vote for the abolition of the carbon tax until the Coalition's alternative Direct Action plan had been changed to ensure it could meet Australia's emission reduction targets.

Similarly, the result of the referendum on an alternative voting system in 2011 required no change, but had it been otherwise, it was beyond doubt that change could have been achieved only by legislation passed by Parliament.