Hare system
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Ballot Papers Must be Brought Together for Counting.—This is a practical objection to the Hare system, which puts it out of court for large electorates.
From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by Ashworth, T. R. (Thomas Ramsden)
He had attended my first lecture at Gawler, but saw difficulties in the way of accepting the Hare system as propounded by me.
From An Autobiography by Spence, Catherine Helen
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)
At the same time there is not so much incentive to split up the parties as by the Hare system.
From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by Ashworth, T. R. (Thomas Ramsden)
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 Ashworth, T. R. (Thomas Ramsden)
