tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149751460360426536.post3856086217208359463..comments2022-11-14T10:36:20.805+00:00Comments on BilloTheWisp: Reasons For AV - 1974BilloTheWisphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16221663524948086557noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149751460360426536.post-88510189872623043992011-04-25T09:47:31.885+01:002011-04-25T09:47:31.885+01:00Dilettante, You are right, I need to fully explain...Dilettante, You are right, I need to fully explain why AV is less likely to foist a losers coalition on us. I'll do this after my next scheduled posts on voting fraud. <br /><br />But briefly - Wilson got 1st chance to form the govt because he got the most seats, though he had less vote share. Under AV, because it eventually boils down to straight fight the largest 2 candidates in any seat is virtually g'teed the largest vote share goes to the party with most seats - assuming the electorial commision has done its job and seat populations are roughly equal.<br /><br />Tactical voting - all tactical voting is under FPTP is a poor man's AV where you have to guess where your vote would transfer to. TV also then denies a true image of voting intentions.BilloTheWisphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16221663524948086557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149751460360426536.post-89744421360624765812011-04-25T06:47:17.589+01:002011-04-25T06:47:17.589+01:00I'm anti-AV, and I outline why here:
http://d...I'm anti-AV, and I outline why here:<br /><br />http://dilettante11.blogspot.com/2011/04/coalition-politics-on-your-doorstep-why.html<br /><br /> Interestingly, the fact that people would be less inclined to vote tactically under AV is one of my most serious objections. <br /><br /> You never explain how AV is less likely to foist random coalitions of losers on us, meaning the article doesn't make a positive case for AV at all.Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532639584338090676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149751460360426536.post-19918570886821114862011-04-24T19:27:24.873+01:002011-04-24T19:27:24.873+01:00Hi John,
I understand the Labour vote - after all ...Hi John,<br />I understand the Labour vote - after all you are voting tactically, which is really simply what AV would do for you automatically if it were in place!BilloTheWisphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16221663524948086557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6149751460360426536.post-84863161659157160542011-04-24T18:52:10.263+01:002011-04-24T18:52:10.263+01:00We sent our postal votes yesterday, both "yea...We sent our postal votes yesterday, both "yea", it would be a blow to democracy if the "nay" win through.<br /><br />In Wales things are tricky, we also voted Labour for the first time ever, we just had to help keep Plaid Cymru out in Caerphilly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05037177825712467778noreply@blogger.com