And over five years, sufficient numbers of union members are expected to join the party to tip the electorate for the leadership election towards the unions with 50 % or more of the franchise expected to be drawn from union ranks — a considerable improvement on the third offered by
the current electoral college.
The current electoral college system gives a third of the votes each to the unions, rank and file party members, and the MPs and MEPs.
Gerrymandering is part of the issue as is
the current electoral college structure.
Much attention is given to the move to One Person One Vote and the role of trade unions in
the current electoral college.
Not exact matches
It leaves some ends loose (for example, on state nullification of federal laws) and undertreats some areas of
current interest (for example, the
electoral college).
And MPs would receive between 10 % and a third of the votes (Watson recognises that MPs
current war against Corbyn means the NEC will be minded to give them the bare minimum representation in any new
electoral college).