>> I was wondering first if there are any methods of measuring power in a >> legislature that I am unaware of? Secondly if anybody has tried to >> design a generic system where by votes are kept proportional to power, >> via allocation of seats? > > I find this question very interesting... But I am guessing that you don't > have many allocation possibilities, especially with a small number of > factions.
True, but one could design a system to select a fixed number of factions, that the designer would find appropriate. > > Another thing: I guess it wouldn't be cloneproof. Say there's normally > only three parties and everybody votes for a party list. I guess a > party could gain an advantage by running two lists instead of one. Yah, that is probably the biggest problem with it. because once the votes are translated into weights or seats, the addition of these seats would represent more power, then the sum of there seats would otherwise indicate. This would put a massive pressure on the larger parties to split into the smallest possible unit that will still be given recognition. On the up side this would resolve your earlier problem of not having enough parties...;) I feel design of such a system I suggested would simply be a mathematical / or computational exercise with no practical application to actually create a system which is better for the citizens. > > Kevin Venzke > > > > _____________________________________________________________________________ > Ne gardez plus qu'une seule adresse mail ! Copiez vos mails vers Yahoo! Mail > > ---- > Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
