Summary
'The
Governance of Britain - Review of Voting Systems' (Cm. 7304) examines the
experience of new voting systems in the United Kingdom since 1997.
In July 2007 the Government published the Green Paper
'The Governance of Britain' (Cm.
7170), which outlined proposals for a new and deeper phase of
constitutional renewal and included a commitment to complete and publish this
Review of Voting Systems.
The Review does not make any recommendations
for reform but describes the strengths and weaknesses of different voting
systems to inform the continuing debate on electoral reform.
Issues
discussed include:
- Summary of electoral systems operating in the
UK
- Arguments for and against different voting systems
- Recent
reviews of the UK's voting systems
- Use of new voting systems since
1997
- Assessing the experience of new voting systems since 1997
- International experience of various voting systems.
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