yes (or at least a bit)
AV will make it more difficult for parties such as the BNP to get in (and they know that which is why they are against it)
under FPTP in an election with a low turn out an MP can end up being voted in with less than 30% of those that bothered to vote - because the other 70% is spread widely amongst the other candidates
the chances of the BNP getting enough 2nd or 3rd preference votes to get to 50%* is far, far less likely due to there being far more people that detest them
*a candidate can actually win with less than 50% of the vote as not everyone will give a preference for all candidates and so not every voting slip will necessarily go towards the count in every round
Posted By: Ralf Scrampton on March 31st 2011 at 20:35:46
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- Lembit Opik (General Chat) - shoddy, Mar 31, 19:42:49
- Aren't 4 and 5 the wrong way round? (n/m) (General Chat) - Dog, Mar 31, 19:43:56
- I thought that yes, but lets not let that get in the way of laughing at Opik (General Chat) - shoddy, Mar 31, 19:51:11
- and he shagged the Cheeky girl (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Mar 31, 19:53:28
- He actually thinks he is going to return to politics. (General Chat) - shoddy, Mar 31, 19:55:23
- I`m glad I don`t live in London (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Mar 31, 19:58:00
- No, there is still hope (General Chat) - shoddy, Mar 31, 20:05:28
- yeah right (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Mar 31, 20:19:52
- No, there is still hope (General Chat) - shoddy, Mar 31, 20:05:28
- I`m glad I don`t live in London (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Mar 31, 19:58:00
- He actually thinks he is going to return to politics. (General Chat) - shoddy, Mar 31, 19:55:23
- and he shagged the Cheeky girl (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Mar 31, 19:53:28
- Talking of the Alternative vote (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Mar 31, 19:49:04
- yes (or at least a bit) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 31, 20:35:46
- thanks that a bit more help than the media (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Mar 31, 20:47:10
- Not a bad article on it here (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, Mar 31, 21:12:54
- thanks that a bit more help than the media (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Mar 31, 20:47:10
- proper facts? (General Chat) - shoddy, Mar 31, 19:51:52
- I though so too (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Mar 31, 19:55:05
- yes (or at least a bit) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 31, 20:35:46
- I thought that yes, but lets not let that get in the way of laughing at Opik (General Chat) - shoddy, Mar 31, 19:51:11
- Aren't 4 and 5 the wrong way round? (n/m) (General Chat) - Dog, Mar 31, 19:43:56
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