Adam Tarr Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 3:50 PM > I didn't describe it as "single winner" I described it as > working in single winner districts. The point was, no change > to the voting method would have to be made for this to work. > > It was more of an intellectual exercise in squeezing PR out > of the current system, rather than a serious proposal that I > think is wonderful.
One serious issue you have ignored is the distorting effect on the overall party balance of local tactical voting in the single-member districts. That is why all (? most?) MMP systems have two votes - one for a candidate in the single-member district, the other for a party at national or regional level. Seats are allocated nationally or regionally on the basis of the party votes. James Gilmour ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
