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 T. R. (Thomas Ramsden) Ashworth
Turning to the chapter on the Hare system, we find that Professor Brown believes that the electors would still divide themselves into two parties, even if given the opportunity to form small groups.
From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by T. R. (Thomas Ramsden) Ashworth
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 actual result is that, in the long run, the Hare system is practically the same as the single untransferable vote.
From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by T. R. (Thomas Ramsden) Ashworth
Now, the advocates of the Hare system declare that each elector should have one effective vote only, no matter how many seats the party is entitled to.
From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by T. R. (Thomas Ramsden) Ashworth
