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If Welsh Labour wants a two-member-constituency voting system, this is the one they should adopt

David wrote 6 months ago: In the recent row over possible changes to the voting system used for elections to the Welsh Assembl … more →

Tags: Politics, Devolution, Labour Party, proportional representation, First Past The Post, Single Transferable Vote (STV), Alternative Vote (AV), Electoral Reform, Voting Systems

Maori Party Tactical Voting

Kiwi Poll Guy wrote 6 months ago: There is a lot of information out there on tactical voting, some of it good, and some not so good. O … more →

Tags: Maori Party

Tactical voting in Epsom

Kiwi Poll Guy wrote 6 months ago: There has been a bit of talk lately about tactical voting in Epsom, and the “cup of tea” … more →

Tags: Scenario analysis, Election Simulation, 2011 NZ General Election, nz electorates, Electorate Seats, ACT Party, epsom

American Idol Strategic Voting is Possible for Local Government Elections

Jason Morris wrote 6 months ago: I was asked to comment for CKPG TV (Prince George, BC Canada) on whether the local government method … more →

Tags: Local Government, election, facebook, Local Government, American Idol, strategic voting, bloc voting at-large electoral system, Peer Pressure

Is there a reasonable way to count votes?

Dave Marsay wrote 7 months ago: I have seen a supposedly learned journal which suggests that there is no ‘fair’ way to s … more →

Tags: Voting, Voting, arrow's impossibility theorem, voting paradox

AV or not to AV - A one horse race.

Chris Huw Williams wrote 1 year ago: Of course, today’s the big day. For week’s I’ve been waiting in anticipation for t … more →

Tags: ChrisHuwBlog, All posts, av, Yes Campaign, Lib Dem, 250Million, SNP, vote

If you want a preferential voting system, at least make it preferential

David wrote 1 year ago: I feel like the kind of pedant that will jump on you for saying ‘less people’, rather th … more →

Tags: Referendum, Politics, united kingdom, Alternative Vote (AV), Electoral Reform, Voting Systems, Bucklin voting, preferential voting

AV and Tactical Voting

ariversideview wrote 1 year ago: My friend Mark has written a good article about AV and Tactical Voting here. … more →

Tags: av

Is it time to consider tactical voting for May's local elections in Brighton and Hove?21 comments

brightonpoliticsblogger wrote 1 year ago: Can Brighton and Hove afford another four years with a minority administration? It might come as som … more →

Tags: Council Elections 2011, Caroline Lucas, Bill Randall, Alex Phillips, Goldsmid, amy kennedy, Nick Clegg, Pete West, Rachael Bates

Labour being devious and dishonourable in its use of statistics34 comments

brightonpoliticsblogger wrote 1 year ago: I received a leaflet from Brighton and Hove Labour Party this morning that has made my blood boil. O … more →

Tags: Council Elections 2011, Campaigning

Being the Difference Needs Resistance

Chris Browne wrote 1 year ago: Washington mass demonstration, October 2010 One question I always get asked at election time is ‘wha … more →

Tags: boar, Politics, Legitimacy, anarchism, Power, Voting, Direct action, representative democracy, democracy

Are the Greens squeezing Labour and can Labour sqeeze the Tories in Brighton and Hove?4 comments

brightonpoliticsblogger wrote 1 year ago: There continues to be a great debate in the comments section of this blog, showing the interest in M … more →

Tags: Politics, Council Elections 2011, Caroline Lucas, Brighton, Pavilion, Hove, Alex Phillips, Goldsmid, Luke Walter

Could Labour be scuppered by another soft Lib Dem campaign in Ipswich?

ipswichspy wrote 1 year ago: In an offhand comment during the Opposition Day Debate yesterday in Parliament, Secretary of State f … more →

Tags: Campaign Activity, General, Ipswich, Labour, Conservatives, liberal democrats, North Ipswich, Norwich North, Coalition

Alternative alternative voting systems, part eight: Bucklin voting9 comments

David wrote 1 year ago: So far in this series of articles, I’ve looked at only single member-constituency systems, inc … more →

Tags: Referendum, Politics, First Past The Post, General Election, Alternative Vote (AV), Electoral Reform, Voting Systems, Bucklin voting, single member-constituency systems

Giving second preferences to the Conservatives could be the best tactic for the Lib Dems under AV

David wrote 1 year ago: If you use the delightful Electoral Calculus to ‘predict’ the 2015 UK general election r … more →

Tags: Politics, Labour Party, conservative party, liberal democrats, General Election, Alternative Vote (AV), Electoral Reform

Tactical voting scenarios under AV4 comments

David wrote 1 year ago: A common argument in favour of the Alternative Vote (AV) voting system that is the object of the pla … more →

Tags: England, Referendum, Politics, Alternative Vote (AV), Electoral Reform, Voting Systems

Brighton and Hove Politician of the Year 201015 comments

brightonpoliticsblogger wrote 1 year ago: There are five nominees for the Brighton and Hove Politician of the Year: Juliet Williams (Lib Dem), … more →

Tags: Politics, General Election 2010, Council Elections 2011, Caroline Lucas, Greens, Brighton, Lib Dems, Pavilion, Hove

A Miserable Little Compromise

h0wgreenismyvalley wrote 1 year ago: Careful readers may recognise my title as having been used by one N Clegg to describe the half-baked … more →

Tags: av, safe seats

No hiding place for Lib Dems in Brighton and Hove4 comments

brightonpoliticsblogger wrote 1 year ago: Mark Collins from the Brighton and Hove Liberal Democrats has a letter in todays Argus saying that B … more →

Tags: Politics, General Election 2010, argus, norman baker, Stephen Lloyd, Tuition Fees, Mark Collins, Education


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