Hare system
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In Victoria a fierce newspaper contest is being waged over the Block Vote and the Hare system, and the arguments, being mutually destructive, only go to prove that both are equally objectionable.
From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by Ashworth, T. R. (Thomas Ramsden)
Again, Professor Commons says that "the Hare system is advocated by those who, in a too doctrinaire fashion, wish to abolish political parties."
From Proportional Representation A Study in Methods of Election by Humphreys, John H.
Votes given to rejected candidates would be in effect just as much transferred to the successful candidates as by the Hare system.
From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by Ashworth, T. R. (Thomas Ramsden)
For, although the Hare system is not perfect, it does undoubtedly afford an opportunity for an absolutely fair representation.
From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by Ashworth, T. R. (Thomas Ramsden)
It is not necessary that every vote should be counted to some one candidate, as the advocates of the Hare system claim.
From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by Ashworth, T. R. (Thomas Ramsden)