AV

[smart1]

I'm for it. Anyone else made a 'yes' or 'no' decision on AV?

[migane]

Yes and No

[Dodger666]

I'm all for it. At least everyone's vote wil count in one way or another.

[david51058]

The argument put forward by the 'no' campaign is that it would allow extremsits a foot in the door. So what they are saying is that they are against AV because people might vote for those they disagree with and we cant have that can we!?
They are only called extremists by those who disagree with them. It is no excuse whatsoever for voting against AV. If these parties have supporters then however unpleasant some might find this, they still have a right to be heard.

[Sqad]

Are you enjoying a Coalition Government....it yes, then vote for AV............if no, then vote against AV.

[starone]

I'm voting yes.

[nonomaybe]

I'm a resounding NO!!! It is an extremely messy way of getting a parliament.There are a lot of people elected by default. Interestingly of the 3 countries that operate this system one, Fiji are going to scrap it and the Australians would dearly love to, if surveys are to be believed.
My great worry is that the Populace that voted the Labour party into power, not just once but thrice - even knowing what shenanigans the Government was up to at the time - will vote yes..........if they can sleepwalk through that, they can sleepwalk into AV. God help us !!!!!

[boxtops]

I'm planning to vote no, there is nothing wrong with the system as it is.

[AB Editor]

I would support AV or a direct PR system in an elected second chamber, but not in the commons.

Hopefully one day a PM will have enough sense to fully rework the House of Lords into something a little more useful.

Also, good morning all!

Spare Ed

[david51058]

I think a lot of the British public are too thick to understand what it's all about and will either not vote at all or just guess. Now if they were voting on the X factor then it would be a different matter.

[Old_Geezer]

I suspect some folk are confusing the AV system with other forms of voting, that 'cements in' votes for parties rather than votes for your individual representative.

[Dodger666]

Perhaps, if using the system of electing MPs in UK was to mirror the Australian system whereby voting is mandatory, then whether or not we use the AV system of voting would be a whole new ball game.

[David90]

I shall vote yes without any great enthusiasm as I think we should have full PR. There's a lot of people I don't like supporting the no campaign including the BNP.

[mike11111]

Definitely NO! I consistently vote for one of the two major parties so am obviously not going to make the other major party my second choice. As in the majority of constituencies the two major parties occupy first and second place it means that effectively those who vote Labour or Conservative have only one vote as second and subsequent preferences will not be counted, unlike those of people who vote for minority parties, who tend to come lower down in the poll. Besides, even if introduced, it is not compulsory. I am sure that there will be many more people like me who will continue to vote for one candidate only. Therefore there is no guarantee that the 50% +1 majority will be achieved. What happens then?

[Teddy_boy]

I vote and i think AV is the right direction in england , where laziness and possibly apathy mean that a large percentage of voters dont bother.Gives my vote a second chance if theres a poor turnout.Which is evermore common nowadays.

[Teddy_boy]

I also believe in a use it or lose it policy. If people dont bother to vote then they should lose their right to vote.Its as simple as that. If they cant be bothered then make life easier for them and remove their right to vote permanantly.

[Sqad]

Teddyboy,,,,, Australia has a form of AV and the only way that it works is by slapping a fine on those that don't vote.

Can you just imagine that happening in the UK?

[New Judge]

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[mike11111]

The size of the turnout is totally irrelevant to the effectiveness of a second vote. Any candidate who achieves 50% + 1 of the votes cast, even in a tiny turnout, wins.