Sentences with phrase «for tactical voting»

Among its many advantages is reducing the need for tactical voting.

If all votes are collected and one is chosen at random to pick the winner then there is no opportunity for tactical voting.

These tight results open the possibilities for tactical voting.

It has been reported that David Cameron called for tactical voting in The Sunday Times today (e.g. here and here).

@Pureferret Instant Runoff aka Ranked Choice is generally considered a very good system precisely because it prevents the spoiler - effect and leaves practically no options for tactical voting.

And it has the additional benefits of eliminating the need for tactical voting while conferring greater democratic legitimacy on the elected MP.

Such a push for tactical voting shows the change in Scot politics.

Despite all these efforts, and as today's Survation poll underlines, the SNP's lead may be too big for tactical voting to make any real difference.

Appeals for tactical voting have emerged from two opposite ends of the Scotland's political spectrum, from one of the most vulnerable figures within the Tory - Lib Dem coalition — Danny Alexander, and from Scotland's most famous socialist, Tommy Sheridan.

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That's why Dr. Roger Mortimore from Ipsos MORI has said: «Under AV there is a real incentive for tactical voting, because the order in which candidates are eliminated affects the result».

In 1997 though it became a close Conservative / Lib Dem marginal and since then a haven for tactical voting — at subsequent elections both the Conservative and Lib Dem vote shares have risen as the Labour vote is remorselessly squeezed.

On the one hand, coalition government has massively boosted the potential for tactical voting: it's made many Conservatives comfortable backing Lib Dems and vice versa.

While the scheme would retain the first - past - the - post principle, and still calls for tactical voting, it would ensure a fairer distribution of seats in relation to parties» shares of the vote.

It is not morally superior, or perfection, but it minimises the need for tactical voting and reduces wasted votes.

Under AV there will be little opportunity for tactical voting and the Lib Dems will suffer as a result.

Proponents of other voting methods in single - member districts argue that these would reduce the need for tactical voting and reduce the spoiler effect.

If voters strongly associate a small party with one of the major parties — and an electoral pact or formal call for tactical voting would be a clear signal — they will believe a vote for the small party is effectively a vote for a government led by its proximate major party.