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Party names on ballot papers
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The PCC voting papers gave the name of the candidate's political party. For something supposedly apolitical this made no sense, but when did the party's name first appear on ballot papers in General Elections? I'm almost certain the paper only had the names of the candidates, with no indication of their party, when I first voted.
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It was the Representati on of The People Act 1969 that introduced party names on ballot papers
11:46 Sat 17th Nov 2012
Hi Fred, same memory here
can't answer directly about when it was first actually done, but the Representation of the People Act 1983, Schedule 1, S19, covers the ballot paper's legal content, and refers to party emblems appearing.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/2
The '83 legislation was a consolidation Act though, so that makes me think it may have been practice before then. There's usually a boffin at the House of Commons library who can rattle that sort of thing off in their sleep if you give them a ring.
Hope that helps
can't answer directly about when it was first actually done, but the Representation of the People Act 1983, Schedule 1, S19, covers the ballot paper's legal content, and refers to party emblems appearing.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/2
The '83 legislation was a consolidation Act though, so that makes me think it may have been practice before then. There's usually a boffin at the House of Commons library who can rattle that sort of thing off in their sleep if you give them a ring.
Hope that helps
I can't follow the numbers with this one actually. First and second placed candidates gathered about twelve and six thousand extra votes respectively in the second round, but there were about seventy thousand votes for potential redistribution from eliminated candidates in the pot. So how does that work?
As an aside dt, grove was bloody lucky to get into the second round actually, and I'd agree with you on the final result' s reasons.
So (and sorry to get so far from your op Fred) we seem to have -locally at least- an electoral system that either voters don't understand or chose not to operate and, even as one of the better ones, an abysmally low turn out rate.
I'm not filled with confidence really.
So (and sorry to get so far from your op Fred) we seem to have -locally at least- an electoral system that either voters don't understand or chose not to operate and, even as one of the better ones, an abysmally low turn out rate.
I'm not filled with confidence really.
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