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Comments on http://www.commentonthis.com/votingsystemsen-gbrss@thegovernmentsays.comrss@thegovernmentsays.com1901-01-01T00:00+00:001dailyComment on http://www.commentonthis.com/votingsystems
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In areas where there has always been three main party MP's, the elector feels it is not worth voting because they "always get in" Comment on http://www.commentonthis.com/votingsystems
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Interesting that Jack Straw takes ownership of this document, but it is Michael Wills, his no:2, who has been fronting the defence in the Commons.Comment on http://www.commentonthis.com/votingsystems
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Is there any evidence to support the assumption that voters feel an affinity for their representative under FPTP? <br /><br />My own view is that a great many voters have little or no awareness of the name, personality or opinions of candidates or their eventually elected representatives. Rather, they vote for a party, and are primarily influenced by the personalities of the party leaders and the second-hand opinions regarding policies that they absorb from the Media. This is particularly true for General Elections.Comment on http://www.commentonthis.com/votingsystems
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..and this is surely an unwelcome distortion of the electoral systemComment on http://www.commentonthis.com/votingsystems
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In my opinion this is the main disadvantage of FPTP, and it's decisive. FPTP effectively disenfranchises voters who favour minority candidates or parties.Comment on http://www.commentonthis.com/votingsystems
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No, it doesn't repeat itself in the PDF.Comment on http://www.commentonthis.com/votingsystems
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stv appears to be the fairest method of election, certainly much fairer than ist past the post.Comment on http://www.commentonthis.com/votingsystems
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Yet another broken promise by Labour. Under Blair, the Government were more concerned with grabbing power than sharing it. Will Brown be any different?