Author Archives: Robert Draper

Robert Draper

The Independent View: A new electoral system

By Robert Draper | Sun 21st March 2010 - 12:50 pm

We all understand the disproportionate effects of first past the post (FPTP), but what about the distance it puts between voters and politicians?

The size of constituencies used in FPTP, and the even larger ones used in STV, mean that politicians can’t hear the voices of individual communities clearly. The link between voters and MP gets weaker the larger the size of the constituency they are elected in.

There is only one electoral system that will make the gap smaller and deliver proportional results, non-contiguous first past the post. For an explanation on how this works, click here.

…

Continue reading »
Posted in Op-eds and The Independent View | 19 Comments
Advert

Recent Comments

  • Tim Rogers
    Nick. Time is the essential element here. Only with time will we be able to see if it worked. Voting for us at elections at all levels will require us to unders...
  • Ian Patterson
    It’s all down to the difference between fluffy seats where we can do well in parts of UK and the larger number of non fluffy seats where we do not. As the las...
  • Nick Baird
    Hi Tim - that may be a reasonable assessment of where we are now, but it also confirms the problem. When you talk about "those Conservative voters" that's an ac...
  • Tim Rogers
    Nick It was only a matter of time before the Conservative party woke up to the position they found themselves in. Badenochs is no longer under threat. She has ...
  • John C
    Congratulations! I've chalked up a mere 10 years, but what a 10 years it's been (in a good way)....