Hare system
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Hare system has been in actual use in Tasmania for the last two elections.
From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by Ashworth, T. R. (Thomas Ramsden)
Hare system may be criticised from two points of view; first, as applied to the conditions prevailing when it is introduced, and, secondly, as regards the new conditions it would bring about.
From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by Ashworth, T. R. (Thomas Ramsden)
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)
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)
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 Ashworth, T. R. (Thomas Ramsden)
