Hare system

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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.

But they are guilty of far more than that, for in another chapter of Mill's book we find that his conception of a representative assembly elected by the Hare system is a purely deliberative body.

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)

In Victoria a fierce newspaper contest is being waged over the Block Vote and the Hare system, and the arguments, being mutually destructive, only go to prove that both are equally objectionable.

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

Commenting on these results, the Argus declares that the Hare system does not pretend to reform or guide the people.

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