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ghoti_mhic_uaitI found this, a quote from YouGov, quite interesting:
"Looking at the breakdown of support in this most recent poll, Liberal Democrat supporters, usually always strongly in favour of AV, have become even more pro-AV, with 84% saying they would vote in favour of AV. Conservative supporters, while still opposed to AV, were also slightly less hostile, with the proportion of Tory voters saying they would back AV rising to 28%. It may be that the coverage of Labour opposition to the legislation setting up the referendum in the House of Lords has convinced some partisan Conservative and Lib Dem voters that AV itself can't be bad, or it may just be a sign that the Yes campaign is starting to have an effect upon public opinion."
Also, 15 years ago, I would not have believed that electoral reform could happen in my lifetime. Even if this referendum goes no, the fact that it's not clear at this point that it will is a major step forward, as far as I'm concerned.
I thought then that the Additional Member system was probably right for the UK. One of the most compelling arguments for FPTP was that the UK likes to have a single member constituency. Additional Member allows for individual MPs while still being proportional overall. I still think that that system is best: essentially, that the system in place in NI and Scotland should be rolled out across England and Wales. It does seem crazy that we should change and change to something different - and I can see that being the argument being used next time, in 15 or 20 years.
That, to me, is amazing, that I could even envision being here now.
"Looking at the breakdown of support in this most recent poll, Liberal Democrat supporters, usually always strongly in favour of AV, have become even more pro-AV, with 84% saying they would vote in favour of AV. Conservative supporters, while still opposed to AV, were also slightly less hostile, with the proportion of Tory voters saying they would back AV rising to 28%. It may be that the coverage of Labour opposition to the legislation setting up the referendum in the House of Lords has convinced some partisan Conservative and Lib Dem voters that AV itself can't be bad, or it may just be a sign that the Yes campaign is starting to have an effect upon public opinion."
Also, 15 years ago, I would not have believed that electoral reform could happen in my lifetime. Even if this referendum goes no, the fact that it's not clear at this point that it will is a major step forward, as far as I'm concerned.
I thought then that the Additional Member system was probably right for the UK. One of the most compelling arguments for FPTP was that the UK likes to have a single member constituency. Additional Member allows for individual MPs while still being proportional overall. I still think that that system is best: essentially, that the system in place in NI and Scotland should be rolled out across England and Wales. It does seem crazy that we should change and change to something different - and I can see that being the argument being used next time, in 15 or 20 years.
That, to me, is amazing, that I could even envision being here now.
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Date: 2011-04-21 04:46 pm (UTC)It's going to be really interesting to see if either of the parties campaigning just for additional seats (Green & UKIP) get anywhere.
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Date: 2011-04-24 11:12 am (UTC)