Re: [EM] the intrinsic value of the metric of *strength* of personalpreference (was: Re: Compatibility)

2010-05-06 Thread Juho
On May 5, 2010, at 10:24 PM, James Gilmour wrote: At present all 650 MPs are elected from single-member districts (here called constituencies). It is impossible to have a PR voting system that is based only on any voting system exclusively within singe-member districts. Yes, if the

Re: [EM] the intrinsic value of the metric of *strength* of personalpreference (was: Re: Compatibility)

2010-05-05 Thread James Gilmour
robert bristow-johnson Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 6:29 PM BTW, Juho, I heard a BBC news story about your election tomorrow regarding the desirability of FPTP vs. proportional methods in electing Parliament. so it sounds like that the UK, with its new Lib- Dem party, is also being