Tuesday 11 January 2011

Fair to voters ?

Fair to voters ?
If the yes’ campaign in the forthcoming AV referendum debate is looking for a stick to beat Conservatives with need look no further than the proposed boundary change policy. Promoted as a fairer deal for voters – and few could argue with that – the equalisation of constituency sizes will indeed distribute the value of votes more equitably. But can the same argument not be used to support the introduction of AV, indeed virtually any other alternative to first-past-the-post ?
David Cameron’s position looks illogical on this issue. Distinguishing between fair constituency sizes and a fair voting system is either dishonest or disingenuous. The ‘yes’ campaign would do well to throw more light on this inconsistency.

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