Sentences with phrase «voting system no»

When YouGov asked their sample whether they supported changing the voting system so that parties are represented in parliament broadly in line with their national vote, 54 per cent were in favour and only 16 per cent opposed.

We need a better voting system.

They reckoned that their best hope of holding their seats was for the coming referendum on the voting system to produce a majority for the Alternative Vote (AV).

You can also design a non-manipulable voting system like this: you draw two candidates at random, and voters choose between these two according to a specific voting rule (for example simple majority).

Mr Clegg went on to deliver a passionate defense of AV, the voting system which will be put to a referendum next spring.

Mr Cable insisted that electoral reform would be back in the picture quickly in the shape of the House of Lords, which would need a new voting system once coalition plans are followed through.

Combining Gibbard's version and a remark made by Satterthwaite, a complete version of the theorem is: «Every deterministic voting system with at least 3 eligible candidates is either dictatorial or manipulable.»

It is especially obvious when epsilon tends to 0: then, the voting system is equivalent to system X, whatever it is.

PM is right to worry about the decline of local newspapers - but the current voting system is also damaging democracy

In other words, he simply failed to take on board the point that the kind of voting system affects the kind of policies we get in a systematic way.

If «strong and stable» has been the motto of parliament's first past the post voting system, June 5th put an end to that myth once and for all.

I do not believe that there are any countries that actually practice this form of voting - it would be in conflict with the principles of democracy - universal suffrage, one man one vote, etc -, and undemocratic countries generally do not require a voting system in the first place.

The current voting system can be judged by the fact that its supporters include the BNP and the Communist party, Nick Clegg has said.

Now, what happens if you add a very reasonable requirement to your voting system, for example unanimity?

But Ukip supporters wanted to keep first - past - the - post despite leader Nigel Farage campaigning for a change to the voting system.

Intuitively, you can design a non-manipulable voting system like this: you draw a voter at random, and the outcome (which is a probability distribution on the candidates) depends only on her ballot.

Anything that stinks of shennanigans might be rejected in a referendum on a new voting system, especially if it involves keeping a third - placed Labour near, if not in, power.

Two of Cayuga County's state senators say they are opposed to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to establish an early voting system in New York.

Last year's referendum on whether the UK should adopt the alternative voting system for general elections cost the taxpayer # 75 million, according to a report out today.

Here, I use the phrase eligible candidate to mean that the candidate is actually in the image of the voting system (if three candidates exist but you accept that one of them can not be elected in any situation, then you can consider the simple majority rule on the other two candidates, which is neither dictatorial nor manipulable).

People often say «It's been mathematically proven that no perfect voting system is possible» and cite Arrow's Impossibility Theorem, but Arrow's theorem specifically only applies to ranked / preferential systems.

Regardless of the actual voting patterns in this case, any voting system in which individual members are all elected from a single geographical region, as is used in the Australian House of Representatives can easily have the party with most seats (and perhaps an overall majority / plurality) not be the party which received most votes.

A voting system is duple if the final outcome is restricted to a pair of alternatives.

«There is no difference in principle between STV and party lists; they both presuppose that voting is essentially not for a person, but for a party» I don't know what voting system you're talking about, but it definitely isn't STV, which is all about voting for individuals, strengthens the chances of Independents, weakens the party structure, etc..

I'd recommend a change to the voting system, one that would allow for a third party.

«I know AV may not be the favourite voting system of everyone here, but whether you prefer this, AV +, the single transferable vote or any another model, we all agree that AV is infinitely fairer than what we have at the moment,» he said.

Given the loss of the AV referendum on the voting system and the deadlock over House of Lords reform, this may be unsurprising.

Having failed to achieve a change in the voting system for the House of Commons — with the loss of last year's referendum on the alternative vote — Nick Clegg's party is determined to push ahead in order that his party can boast having forced a major constitutional change on the country as a result of being in government.

A two - party system often develops in a plurality voting system.

Chuka Umunna has recently made welcome noises about changing the voting system; some voices one would once have associated with 1997 - era orthodoxy have lately been making the case for a citizen's income; the idea of an unconditional payment granted to every individual as a right of citizenship..

Estonia's internet voting system should not be used for the European elections in May because its security vulnerabilities could lead to faked votes or totals, say independent researchers.

2) If you are interested in a particular election, for example the London Mayoral election, clink on the election link on the right hand side of the homepage, which will then take you to an overview of these elections, with an interactive map, summary results, and, importantly a section on how the voting system in your area works.

He has won two Scottish elections, the first as the largest party in a hung parliament and the second in 2011 with an overall majority, which, under the proportional voting system introduced after the 1998 devolution settlement, was forecast as highly improbable.

The results in Scotland mean that they either need a collapse of the SNP or a different voting system if they are to get into government again.

Consider his interactions with the Working Families Party, a homegrown New York third party of unions and liberal groups that, because of the state's unique fusion voting system, has become an electoral powerhouse over the past decade.

It can be found here: What can UK citizens do to replace first past the post with a proportional representation voting system?

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 32 states and the District of Columbia have an early voting system that allows registered voters to cast their votes in person before Election Day.

Oh yes, sill me, the Lib Dems get some crumbs from the table like a referendum on the voting system.

Shadow Defence Secretary Clive Lewis said that under the first past the post voting system, Labour will struggle to form a government without the backing of other left - leaning parties.

AV IS NOT THE REFORM WE NEED: There are lots of genuine reforms which would go some way to restoring people's trust in politics — but changing our voting system to AV is not one of them.

Why not let the English decide their own voting system for the English Parliament that would have to follow?

There are related questions about the second chamber of Parliament and the election itself is likely to raise again questions over the voting system.

If historical examples are allowed, I think Prussia had an open ballot (and 3 clasees) voting system between 1850 and 1918.

I am not writing to complain that Robin Walker MP does not share my views on the UK voting system but to complain about his scaremongering and deliberate misinformation in his discussion of FPTP.

They could vote for a party that supports a proportional representation (PR) voting system but, due to FPP's winner - takes - all setup, their vote would likely go to waste.

They could also wait for the next hung parliament, and hope that a smaller party has enough influence (and determination) to hold a referendum on a PR voting system, but this depends on the luck of hung parliaments, and on the negotiating decisions of existing parties.

Rigging the postal voting system not quite enough gerrymandering for you then?

Myself, I am very dubious about picking a voting system on the basis of which parties you do or don't like to see winning.

The deputy prime minister spoke in Leeds of restoring the public's faith in parliament through a change to the voting system.

Now, either Labour has a huge amount to fear from forthcoming boundary changes (and much - needed reform of the corrupt postal voting system), or Cameron is an electoral genius.