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)

Professor Commons rejects the Hare system in favour of the Free List system.

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.

This is the method adopted in the Hare system, and we have already shown that it is very defective; in fact, it is no improvement at all.

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

Turning to the chapter on the Hare system, we find that Professor Brown believes that the electors would still divide themselves into two parties, even if given the opportunity to form small groups.

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