[Election-Methods] Local representation

[Juho]

I think already the basic open list provides a quite strong link  
between candidates and voters. Voters will decide which candidates  
will be elected, not the party (this is an important detail).  
(Extensions are needed to provide proportionality between different  
subgroups of the party.)

Juho


On Jul 17, 2008, at 19:43 , James Gilmour wrote:

> Diego Santos  > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 5:32 PM
>> 2008/7/17  <raphfrk at netscape.net>:
>>> The main issue is the party list vs PR-STV question.  The problem is
>>> that a party list system breaks the link between the candidate  
>>> and the
>>> elected member.  Party members must remain loyal to the
>>> party as the party has all the power.
>
>
>> It is not always true. Open list PR keeps the relation
>> between the candidate and the voter.
>
> This is true only of the most complicated versions of open-list  
> party-list PR voting systems.  Most open-list party-list voting
> systems do not give PR within each party.  The relation between the  
> candidate and the voter is remote.
>
> James Gilmour
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