Hare system
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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)
The Liste Libre, or Free List system, is a far simpler and more practical method of proportional representation than the Hare system.
From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by Ashworth, T. R. (Thomas Ramsden)
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, although the Hare system is not perfect, it does undoubtedly afford an opportunity for an absolutely fair representation.
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.