Sentences with phrase «parties wider representation»

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg wants proportional representation to replace the current first past the post system and give smaller parties wider representation in the House of Commons.

Not exact matches

She says this not reflective of the wider membership, but concedes the party has more to do to bolster its ethnic minority and female representation.

The second set of seats (11) are won at a «London - wide» level using a system called «proportional representation», and is designed to ensure that no party wins either far more or far fewer seats than the share of votes they received.

While all electoral systems have flaws and none can offer a «perfect» solution, having a higher number of political parties allows for wider representation of the community's views and could mean more voters feel that their vote counts, which may help engage younger voters.

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We will convene an all - party Parliamentary committee to review a wide variety of reforms, such as ranked ballots, proportional representation, mandatory voting, and online voting.

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The court has a wide discretion and will hear representations from the parties and the journalist as to whether exclusion is necessary.