Hare system

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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 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.

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)

For the first of these Professor Brown recommends the Hare system, and for the second the study of history.

From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by Ashworth, T. R. (Thomas Ramsden)

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 Ashworth, T. R. (Thomas Ramsden)