Hare system
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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)
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.
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)
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)
At the same time there is not so much incentive to split up the parties as by the Hare system.
From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by Ashworth, T. R. (Thomas Ramsden)
