Comment on Proportional Representation : The Single Transferable Vote by JimBo.

David,

It is you who does not understand PR.

Many Alternative Voting systems are commonly miscalled PR, but as you yourself admit, do not yield statistically proportional results, hence are not rationally PR.

I submit therefore, not even the most rabid LibDem cheerleader REALLY wants PR… they just want a larger slice of the cake for themselves.

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This is no “PR, it reads like Prof. Gerry Mander’s diary!!!

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