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02/07/2010
PR On Way For Westminster Elections?
Proportional Representation (PR) could be on the way for parliamentary elections.
MPs have voted to allow a referendum that could herald the end of Westminster's traditional first-past-the-post system of electing MPs.
A date for a national referendum on reform of the Westminster voting system will be announced next week - amid reports that the vote will be held in May next year.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg indicated that a statement on the timing of the public vote on a move to the alternative vote system was imminent.
Agreement to a referendum on a switch from first-past-the-post to the alternative vote was a key Liberal Democrat demand for forming a coalition Government with the Tories.
Mr Clegg's party wants it to coincide with next year's elections to improve turnout.
Under the proposed system, voters rank candidates in order of preference and anyone getting more than 50% in the first round is elected.
If that does not happen, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and voters' second choices allocated to the remaining candidates. This process continues until a winner emerges.
(BMcC/GK)
MPs have voted to allow a referendum that could herald the end of Westminster's traditional first-past-the-post system of electing MPs.
A date for a national referendum on reform of the Westminster voting system will be announced next week - amid reports that the vote will be held in May next year.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg indicated that a statement on the timing of the public vote on a move to the alternative vote system was imminent.
Agreement to a referendum on a switch from first-past-the-post to the alternative vote was a key Liberal Democrat demand for forming a coalition Government with the Tories.
Mr Clegg's party wants it to coincide with next year's elections to improve turnout.
Under the proposed system, voters rank candidates in order of preference and anyone getting more than 50% in the first round is elected.
If that does not happen, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated and voters' second choices allocated to the remaining candidates. This process continues until a winner emerges.
(BMcC/GK)
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