Sentences with phrase «constituency size in»

And it is chutzpah for a pro-FPTP party to talk about votes having an «equal value» if you equalise constituency size in an electoral system where they do not.

It's possible the inclusion of constituency sizes in the bill might come back to haunt the Lib Dems.

Not exact matches

It was about what the government's size should be, how much deficits matter in tough economic times, and about looking good to the respective constituencies.

Conservatives accept their opposition to Lords reform could cost them another of the coalition's constitutional changes - the reduction in the size of the Commons from 650 to 600 MPs and equalisation of constituency sizes.

This fixation with equal constituency size upholds a vital democratic tenet of equal representation; but it also results in the confusions of the current Boundary Commission proposals.

Conveniently, this yields constituencies of roughly similar size to the number of voters in the Australian states of Victoria and NSW which elect 6 Senators each (except in double dissolution elections when they elect 12).

Its six points for parliamentary reform (universal male suffrage; no property qualification to become an MP; payment of MPs; equal sized constituencies; voting in secret; and annual parliaments) had first been proposed as a package in the 1770s by John Cartwright.

The Fidesz parliamentary bloc, which enacted constitutional changes without including or consulting any opposition party, slashed the size of the parliament in half, redrew all of the individual constituencies unilaterally, changed the two - round system to a single first - past - the - post election for individual constituencies, and altered the way votes were aggregated.

All the detailed rules of the game, including the voting system, the timing of elections, the constituency sizes and how by - elections are dealt with are included in this two - day section of the debate.

This election is likely to lead to a much messier hung parliament than in 2010, and constituency sizes and turnout mean the Tories are likely to suffer the most

Already people with diabetes represent a substantial interest group within a parliamentary constituency with around a third of constituencies in England having a higher number of people with diabetes than the size of the current MP's majority.

AMS / AV + would almost certainly be easier than STV, which would require huge constituencies for rural areas (and even under FPTP, there are inequalities in constituency membership because of the difficulties caused by excessive size), but then a whole new can of worms would be opened up concerning how to set the ratio between corrective «top - up» MPs, and constituency MPs, plus a whole load of other factors such as whether to allow dual standing, whether the two votes should be two choices or interconnected, whether the list should be open or closed, etc., etc..

The parties will bring forward a Referendum Bill on electoral reform, which includes provision for the introduction of the Alternative Vote in the event of a positive result in the referendum, as well as for the creation of fewer and more equal sized constituencies.

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In 2008, the Tamale South Constituency had a voter population of 78,186 whiles the Tamale North Constituency which was divided into two had a voter population of 75,276 and land size of 200.4 km2.

«We will bring forward a Referendum Bill on electoral reform, which includes provision for the introduction of the Alternative Vote in the event of a positive result in the referendum, as well as for the creation of fewer and more equal sized constituencies.

However STV is not a PR system and the degree of proportionality depends on how votes for the different parties are distributed across the country, and other variables such as the size of the multimember constituencies and the numbers of parties competing in the election.

«The constituencies used in the 2010 general election vary widely in size and this process will make them more equal and ensure everyone's vote has a more equal weight,» a No 10 spokesman said.

Unequal constituency sizes, low voter turnout and the recent increase in electoral fraud compound the problem.

Candidate profile becomes even more crucial given the increased size of some of these constituencies (North and South), meaning that well - known candidates must be seen to be at a crucial advantage in these contests.

Labour appears to have been thrown into turmoil by the announcement, which mixed policies they campaigned on at the election with a more radical attempt to reduce the number of MPs in the Commons, equalise constituency sizes, get rules on «no confidence» motions on the statute book and introduce an ability for parliament to dissolve parliament.

It will be «pursued in parallel» with the change that the Tories expect to most benefit them: redrawing constituency boundaries to make seats of more equal size.

He also pledged to cut the number of MPs in the Commons from 650 to 600 and to equalise the size of constituencies to ensure that people's votes carry the same weight «no matter where they live».

Earlier in the month, Nick Clegg officially announced the plans to cut the number of parliamentary constituencies from 650 to 600 and, crucially, to equalise their size across the UK.

As part of efforts to reach out to the people of Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region with the leadership of care and concern, the NDC Parliamentary Candidate for the Ashaiman Constituency, Ernest Norgbey, has donated 13 large - sized medicated paints, antibiotics and disinfectants to the Ashaiman Policlinic.

The deal between Nick Clegg and David Cameron was that Tories would deliver an AV referendum and, in return, the Lib Dems would vote for fair constituency sizes.

Common sense alone tells us that marginality should have some effect upon the size of the swing — if there was a 10 % swing at the election, it is unlikely that the Conservatives would actually pick up an extra 10 % of the vote in places like inner - city Glasgow and the Welsh valleys, while there are some home counties constituencies where Labour barely has 10 % to lose.

Generally, the new boundaries define each constituency taking account local government ward boundaries, and define constituencies close to equal in terms of the sizes of their electorates.

Others whose constituencies are an average size could still see their seats carved up, such as the shadow foreign secretary, Hilary Benn, whose Leeds Central seat was recommended for abolition in the last analysis by the Boundary Commission for England.

Dorset East constituency was reduced in area to about half its former size, with the northern part of the pre-1918 seat being transferred to Dorset North and the southern part to Dorset South.

The change in seat numbers made Scotland's constituencies an equal size to those south of the border.

Personally, we'd like to thank the trio of Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker, and Mark Weingarten for doing all they could within their power to drown out the Nolan brothers» pompous dialogue in favor of Hans Zimmer's IMAX - sized music cues, but even we'd draw the line at giving them the actual trophy, and there's little doubt that the Academy's sizeable ear trumpet - hoisting constituency will too.