Tories complain about AV leaflet
By Tony Grew - 5th April 2011
Conservative MP Alec Shelbrooke has complained about the way that some pro-AV leaflets were sent out.
On a point of order yesterday evening, after a mammoth four ministerial statements and an urgent question, Shelbrooke said many of his constituents and fellow MPs have come to him about the Yes to AV publication.
The basic thrust of his point was that as the leaflet was sent out at the same time as the polling card, giving the impression that it "looks to be official document sent out for electoral service" of the local council.
He asked for advice so that people understand this not part of the electoral service.
Fellow Tory Bernard Jenkin complained that the "leaflet is going to have an effect on public expediture" as it uses local authority freepost services.
He said the Commons should "engage" on this issue, which is about public money being wasted.
Deputy Speaker Lindsay Hoyle suggested the matter could be taken up with the electoral commission.
Article Comments
I say YES to fairer votes, which is why I am voting NO to AV!
Five candidates:
Tory
labour
liberal
UKIP
BNP.
First round, tory leads that round with 39%, labour close second, liberal third, BNP fourth, UKIP last. showing that the tories have more support than any other party and that UKIP have the least.
Next round second choice votes of those who voted for UKIP as a first choice are distributed among the remaining candidates. Tory still first, labour second, Liberal third BNP fourth.
BNP votes distributed among remaining candidates,
Conservatives still first, Just. Labour a very close second liberal third.
Liberal votes distributed amongst remaining candidates,
Labour win.
This is the story of two very different voters.
A conservative voter voted for the tories first then UKIP.
A BNP voter voted BNP then Liberal then labour.
After all the rounds, labour wins.
The tory had his first vote for the tories count, but his second choice for UKIP was not counted at all as by the time the count came to second choices, his second choice had already been eliminated.
A BNP supporter had his first choice count, then his second choice for liberal, then his third for labour helping labour to win the seat by having THREE of his votes count, compared to the ONE of the tory.
See how this is an unfair, multiple voting system of complete and utter rubbish?
AV less fair than FPTP.
misterned
6th Apr 2011 at 4:18 pm
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