Hare system
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And as for the scheme for allowing separate delegation to a number of sections, which is advocated under the name of the Hare system, it would be absolutely fatal.
From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by T. R. (Thomas Ramsden) Ashworth
The Liste Libre, or Free List system, is a far simpler and more practical method of proportional representation than the Hare system.
From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by T. R. (Thomas Ramsden) Ashworth
A Number of Votes are Wasted.—It is claimed for the Hare system that every vote cast is effective, because it counts for some one candidate.
From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by T. R. (Thomas Ramsden) Ashworth
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 John H. Humphreys
John Stuart Mill.—The great vogue which the Hare system has obtained is to be traced more to the influence of John Stuart Mill than to that of anyone else.
From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by T. R. (Thomas Ramsden) Ashworth
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