Hare system
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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)
Such was the Hare system as propounded by its author.
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)
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)
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)