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Poll Question: The Alternate Voting System how will you vote
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22 [51.16%]
3 [6.98%]
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    Posted: 03 May 11 at 7:40pm
In two minds myself, really can't decide, on the one hand I don't want the chnage and the expense, on the other I consider myself disenfranchised living in a 'safe' Tory seat.

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i dont know either yet, but i will probably vote yes, then for my second vote, vote no  Big smile
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Some sort of change is needed, not sure AV would be my first choice ......so a yes
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Originally posted by G.R.F.

In two minds myself, really can't decide, on the one hand I don't want the chnage and the expense, on the other I consider myself disenfranchised living in a 'safe' Tory seat.

I'm interested in all views
Ever willing to help, I would suggest you think of it in terms of either Fleet ("No") or Handicap ("Yes") racing........first over the line - or sit around for ever until someone's calculated a result which is as far from that as is possible.
 
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Interesting analogy that X, kind of totally sums it up, so it's yes on that basis then.
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I have to vote for, on the  basis that the tories are voting against.
the same, but different...

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There is no "post" in First Past the Post- the racing analogy is flawed. Winning a close fought battle in FPTP is a bit like the winner being declared sixty metres down a 100m final. Some MPs take their seat with little more a quarter of those that vote (let alone the electoral role) voting for them.

It's not hard to rank candidates. Hand counting does take a bit longer, but not that much longer- and in the constituencies where someone gets 50% of the first choice vote, it doesn't take any longer at all.

This isn't quite perfect, but it's a pretty good analogy for our purposes, in a language many of you will understand.





Edited by alstorer - 03 May 11 at 9:03pm
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Well it's that Godless Philanderer Clegg, the man of his word, promoting it that puts me off
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I voted already.... by post
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Well, if you're voting "yes" in the referendum.... bear in mind that you are hoping to get your way via a FPTP system! Smile
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