Not exact matches
It split votes between MPs (30 %), party
members (30 %) and trade unions and
socialist societies (40 %).
As I've pointed out before, the party's tripartite electoral college (divided between MPs / MEPs, party
members, and affiliated trade unions and
socialist societies) means that some votes are worth significantly more than others.
The NPF is made up of 204
members representing parliament, European and devolved assemblies, local government, affiliated trade unions,
socialist societies and others, and individual
members of the Labour Party, who elect representatives through an all
member ballot.
During the last leadership campaign, I had six votes: one from my membership, one from my unions and four from
socialist societies of which I am a
member.
The Labour Party is a membership organisation consisting of individual
members and Constituency Labour Parties, affiliated trade unions,
socialist societies and the Co-operative Party, with which it has an electoral agreement.
Affiliated supporters (AS): these are
members of a
socialist society or
members of an affiliated trade union who pay the political levy, who are on the electoral register, and who have signed up as an AS online or through their organisation.
The Scottish Executive Committee is made up of representatives of party
members, elected
members and party affiliates, for example, trade unions and
socialist societies.
How democratic is a system where one person, who isn't necessarily a
member of the Labour party, has a number of votes, depending on how many trade unions or
socialist societies they are
members of?
which is designed to involve all party stakeholders (including
members, local parties, trade unions,
socialist societies and Labour representatives) as well as the wider community in shaping party policy and support the relationship between the party in the country and the party in government.