Hare system
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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
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 Catherine Helen Spence
The single transferable vote, generally known as the Hare system, was first invented by a Danish statesman, M. Andrae, and was used for the election of a portion of the "Rigsraad" in 1855.
From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by T. R. (Thomas Ramsden) Ashworth
The objection against the Hare system is not so much that it is not suitable to present conditions as that it will speedily bring about altered conditions.
From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by T. R. (Thomas Ramsden) Ashworth
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 T. R. (Thomas Ramsden) Ashworth