Ninehigh
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| posted on 13/6/09 at 07:00 PM |
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I always thought whoever got the most votes wins, or have I missed something in this whole democracy thing?
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Steve G
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| posted on 13/6/09 at 07:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
I always thought whoever got the most votes wins, or have I missed something in this whole democracy thing?
Depends on the system - with the first past the post sytem as used in the general election then yes its the one with the most votes wins. I prefer the
proportional representation system myself though as it gives as per the name a representation of the overall votes, so if 10% vote for the Green Party
for example, they get something like 10% of the MEP's.
Its perfectly feasable for one party to win say 30% of the votes in all 650 seats in the UK election winning each by only 1 vote to the next highest
party. They'd then be able to govern the country completely unopposed on every single point for the next 5 years. Ok so its never going to
happen but the potential is there - you only have to look at the percentages vs seats won to see how close some elections actually are on votes, but
the winners can have a huge seats majority.
Its irrelevant to my preferred system whether i believe in someone's politics or not - if the electorate want them to have a say then so be it.
The majority of elected MP's / MEP's still have the final say on policy through their votes so 2 BNP MEPs arent about to dictate policy
[Edited on 13/6/09 by Steve G]
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woodster
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| posted on 13/6/09 at 09:06 PM |
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my 10p for what its worth ...... the BNP did have a helping hand from 12 years of labours open door policy .............................. come to
england we have free medical care and houses ... o and if you have 3 wives bring them too  
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JoelP
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| posted on 13/6/09 at 09:18 PM |
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weak government has fostered many radical views, but i do find racism a sickeningly ignorant thing. Im all for name calling where appropriate, but
judging a book by its cover is just foolish.
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Simon
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| posted on 14/6/09 at 11:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson
What you call proportional representation I call giving too much power to minority groups
Which strangely enough is what Brown wants to introduce, as presumeably his party is now just that.
ATB
Simon
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