Tag Archives: First Past the Post

Sussex can benefit from this call by Caroline, Layla and Clive

Posted on May 30, 2021 by ianchisnall

Yesterday in the Guardian, this article appeared with a call from these three MPs for their parties to start to work together much more effectively in elections and in other settings. Inevitably there are many people in all three of … Continue reading →

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A democratically illiterate Government

Posted on June 13, 2015 by ianchisnall

I have written previously about the need for a different form of electoral system, made acute in the context of Mays General Election where Sussex elected 14 Conservative MPs, one Green and one Labour MP, yet a proportional result would have … Continue reading →

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We should express our outrage

Posted on January 25, 2015 by ianchisnall

There is a rather murky story in this mornings newspapers regarding Amjad Bashir who was until last week the communities spokesperson for UKIP and is now apparently a member of the Conservative Party. His change of party is apparently so important that he … Continue reading →

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We need credible electoral systems

Posted on May 25, 2014 by ianchisnall

There is no such thing as a perfect electoral system. Our various elected representatives are currently elected under three different mechanisms. The dominant first past the post arrangement in use in local government and British Parliamentary elections, is at variance from the … Continue reading →

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