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Electoral system to be investigated

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  • 18-09-2009 11:20am
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    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0918/1224254802280.html

    A small bit of slightly more positive reading for a change, some good ideas that I like such as getting parish pump politics out of the Dail. I would also be in favour of a drop in the voting age myself.

    Of course under no illusions that a Oireachtas committee is any guarantee that positive changes will actually occur, but it is encouraging that a least a few of our elected representatives acknowledge that reform is badly needed.


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    Euro_Kraut
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    Very interestins. Hopefully we could see something along the lines of the German list system. Its appears that is the way they are thinking from this:
    The committee will consider whether or not proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote in multi-seat constituencies results in an inclusive and fully-representative parliament.

    Were they to lean towards a first past the post system they would have mentioned something about government stability.

    Marco polo, congrats on the 3,000th post.


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