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Re:Thoughtcrime by rmc on Monday May 18, 2015 @01:48PM (#9565818)
> The AV system we voted on wasn't actually PR

Yes it is. It's what Ireland uses (that and multi-seat constituancies) and it is called PR. (Technically PR-STV).

"PR" covers a lot of voting schemes.

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Re:Thoughtcrime by learnstats2 on Monday May 18, 2015 @05:11PM (#9566891)
Alternative Vote is a single member constituency version of STV, that is therefore not proportional in any way.

It is perhaps the only form of democracy that's typically less proportional than FPTP.

I support electoral reform wholeheartedly and I voted for AV only reluctantly.

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Re:Thoughtcrime by ZeroGravitas on Monday May 18, 2015 @02:01PM (#9565906)
It does cover multiple schemes, but not the one the UK voted to not introduce.

http://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/alternative-vote

"AV is not proportional representation and in certain electoral conditions, such as landslides, can produce a more disproportional result than First Past the Post (FPTP)"

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