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Referendum on the Alternative Vote
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robin orton


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08-05-2011 02:52 PM

I agree, but I fear it would be seen as reactionary. I believe that before the 1832 Reform Act counties and boroughs were allowed to decide themselves how to choose their MPs and that there were a variety of different types of franchises. Between then and the Representation of the People Act in the 1940s the OPOV FPTP system gradually became universal for elections to the Westminster parliament. To restore any kind of local option would look like turning the clock back.

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RE: Referendum on the Alternative Vote - robin orton - 08-05-2011 02:52 PM