The purpose of this modest series is to propose a form of Proportional Representation that has not had a great deal of attention, but which I think has so many advantages that we should be seriously advocating it above all others.
I will start by analysing why we want democracy at all, and then why proportionality is the right way to do it. Then, on that basis, I will describe the Weighted Votes (WV) system, explain its benefits, and suggest how it might be implemented.
In brief, the Weighted Votes system applies to votes in parliament. Rather than making the number of MPs for a party reflect their share of the vote in the country, it makes their parliamentary voting strength equal their votes in the country.
I will put up a new post at noon every day from tomorrow, Monday 31st October until Saturday 5th November. The following week I will start to post a series of objections to WV, along with my responses to them.
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