Hare system
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A Number of Votes are Wasted.—It is claimed for the Hare system that every vote cast is effective, because it counts for some one candidate.
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)
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)
The actual result is that, in the long run, the Hare system is practically the same as the single untransferable vote.
From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by Ashworth, T. R. (Thomas Ramsden)
It is not necessary that every vote should be counted to some one candidate, as the advocates of the Hare system claim.
From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by Ashworth, T. R. (Thomas Ramsden)
