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daveon ([personal profile] daveon) wrote2010-05-10 01:35 pm

Alternative Vote...

Has anybody done any number crunching on what the outcome of this election would have been under the Alternative Vote system that's apparently on the table? 

[identity profile] coalescent.livejournal.com 2010-05-10 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes. Not very different. So expect the Lib Dems to be keener on the Labour proposal (with AV now followed by referendum on other forms) than the Tory one, at the moment.

[identity profile] daveon.livejournal.com 2010-05-10 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, but I've always expected that that would be the case (in terms of Lib Dems generally being keener on a Labour alliance...)

Of course, there are some horrific risks there with public perception - although the Brown resignation has been handled magnificently.

I guess we'll see.

In the mean time I'd better remember to get a postal ballot for the re-run.