In a system where people only have one vote, they often wish they could have voted for the party they wanted most, but feel they had to vote for one of the top two instead.
How about the Triangular Ballot alternative? It ensures each winning MP receives some support & backing from an absolute majority of voters, how?
In Line One the voter ticks either the Labour or Conservative box;
In Line Two, he chooses between Labur & Lib Dem;
In Line Three, he can choose between the Lib Dem & Tory candidates.
And in Line Four, he writes the three letter code of one of the 40-100 other parties (a full lamented list of all these is available at each booth, along with 20 mission statement words from each).
The winner has beaten both main alternatives outright.
The second place (won 1, lost 1) and the party getting the most Line 4 votes will be main opponents of the winner at the next election.
The party that has lost against the second placed party, falls into the Line 4 list.
2007-02-24
04:11:38
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