The phrase
"smaller parties" refers to political groups that have fewer members or less influence compared to the larger and more prominent political parties.
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The election
of smaller parties gives rise to one of the principal objections to PR systems, that they almost always result in coalition governments.
We can copy this style for going out
for small parties with our friends as the outfit will add more charm to our look.
Moreover in some instances, it encourages bigger parties to build alliances
with smaller parties, in order to attract their voters in the second round.
Your argument being that 31 % is less than 50 % so she and
other small party candidates wouldn't get elected under AV?
And since
smaller parties do not gain substantially under AV, as it makes getting a representative elected harder, it will not be them either.
The European elections are held under a proportional voting system which
gives smaller parties a better chance of winning seats than in general elections.
But
if smaller parties form an alliance their votes are added up for the distribution of seats, so this increases their chances of getting one.
And 51 % believe it is better to have
several smaller parties than two big parties against 27 % who think the opposite.
As for general elections, you seem to be implying that,
because smaller parties have not been handed power, the electorate has rejected all their policies.
There are exceptions
where smaller parties have briefly been provided time during Question Period, but not necessarily as a leader of opposition.
The first preference of
smaller party voters is still wasted as are the lower preferences of larger parties.
Smaller party leaders could push for a more generous approach if called upon to support a Labour government.
Smaller parties need to be able to demonstrate their distinct contribution to government to avoid «the narrative of the lost moral compass».
Your local party supply shop should have
small party favors at a really inexpensive price.
Many small parties and groups are taking the opportunity to voice their views during the campaign despite having little or no chance of obtaining seats.
He had a pretty
small party last year, but he's made a ton of friends from sports and kindergarten in the last year.
With more than two parties it displays bias against third or
smaller parties whose supporters are widely spread geographically.
A few years later, the 5 % threshold was introduced to get rid of a
few small parties that won seats in the first two elections (like the refugees movement).
In 2012,
small parties collectively ran 21 candidates, the lowest minor party total since 1966 — when no minor parties were on the ballot.
However, history suggests that
although smaller parties can make a big impact at by - elections, translating that into wider political success is far from easy.
Often it is one
small party near the center or the edges that holds the balance of power.
Alternatively, it can aim to reach agreements
with smaller parties to support it in parliament in the event of a confidence motion aimed at bringing down the government.
In other words, I wouldn't be so worried if people turned to
smaller parties as if the turn - out hit a record low, particularly for the general election.
And research on debates demonstrates that they do not disadvantage incumbents, even
if smaller parties may have more to gain from the exposure.
Because smaller parties are thrown out the race first, their secondary choices are distributed among the remaining (presumably mainstream) parties.
And these are just the obvious things, there will be lots of other subtle or unusual differences (ICM weight down people who didn't vote last time, Survation ask people to imagine all parties are standing in the seat, ComRes have a harsher turnout filter for
smaller parties in their online polls, etc, etc)
And there are three reasons why they are likely to attempt to stick to this position: they know there are dangers in policy U-turns (think Lib Dem commitments to oppose student fees); commitment to the renewal of Trident is entrenched in some parts of the party, even if key members of the leadership understand the downsides; and it would be seen as weakness if they succumbed to pressure
from smaller parties with less credibility and electoral support.
This is in line with other
smaller parties such as the SNP and the Greens and, to a lesser extent, the Labour Party.
But pure party - list systems can lead to a destabilizing proliferation of
small parties which are able to extract promises from the bigger parties in exchange for joining their coalitions.
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