Given that our system is - in theory - meant to involve us electing a representative whom we feel will best represented our local area surely it matters not whom the parties put forwards as parties should be irrelevant.DVB Cornwall wrote:It's wholly incomparable, if you extend the concept to a Parliamentary election the individual party selections for candidature would need to be open to the electorate as a whole and not within the selecting body.
That is not to say I disagree on the concept of more public say in who gets put forward. I completely disagree with the parachuting in of party favorrites into safe seats or affirmative action style women only shortlists, however I fail to see why a tweak to the final stage would necessitate this?
Out of curiosity, given yourpreviously stated preference for a two part run off within constituencies that failed to gain a 50% victory why exactly do you feel that AV - which whilst not perfect is surely closer than raw FPTP - is such a poor idea?
I'll be utterly honest and admit I don't think AV is brilliant. It is as someone once said a miserable little compromise. I've always preferred your constituency + others system like AMS or AV+. However I feel the current system needs a kick, and if AV is the only option then AV it is.
