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January 24, 2008
Review is Published
At last. Review has been published. Read the written ministerial statement from this morning. And read the report.
More soon. Got some reading to do ......
Update:
(from the MoJ press release) The review finds that:
there is no clear causal relationship between proportional representation and a range of desirable outcomes;
the new voting systems have led to more proportional allocation of seats in devolved administrations, which has resulted in more parties being represented in the elected bodies and given rise to a tendency towards coalition government;
it has not been the experience of the UK that voter participation has risen with the introduction of proportional systems, although there is some evidence that proportional systems have a marginally higher turnout internationally;
positive action policies have a greater impact on increasing women's representation than more proportional voting systems;
there has been little change to party campaigning, with continued emphasis on winning constituency seats;
changes to voting systems require significant research, planning and testing to ensure voters understand the system and can use their vote.
Posted by malcolmclark on January 24, 2008
